This Day in Golf History: January 19

The first round of the first LPGA Tour event was played on this date in 1950. The Tampa Open was held at 6,093-yard Palma Ceia Country Club. An amateur, Polly Riley, would win with a 295 score; Louise Suggs was second at 300.  The first round was led by Bahe Zaharias, who was “clicking off pars like clockwork, led by two  strokes at the end of the first round of the Tampa women's open golf  tournament today. The walloping pro hit par 70 right on the nose par 35  out, par 35 in. She was even par on 14 of the 18 holes. Twice she was  one over, and twice she was one under. Amateur Polly Riley of Fort Worth  came second with golf of the opposite brand.” That was the opening paragaph of a national wire service report on the first round.