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1971 LPGA Tour

The 1971 LPGA Tour was the 22nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 18 to October 17. The season consisted of 20 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, five. She also led the money list with earnings of $41,181.

1971 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 18, 1971 (1971-02-18) – October 17, 1971 (1971-10-17)
Number of official events20
Most wins5 Kathy Whitworth
Money leader Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the Year Sally Little
1970
1972

The season saw the first $10,000 first prize at the Sears Women's World Classic won by Ruth Jessen. There were four first-time winners in 1971: Pam Barnett, Jan Ferraris, Pam Higgins, and Sandra Palmer.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results edit

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1971 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Feb 21 Sears Women's World Classic Florida   Ruth Jessen (11) 220 (+1) 60,000 10,000
Mar 21 Orange Blossom Classic Florida   Jan Ferraris (1) 218 (+2) 20,000 3,000
Apr 18 Raleigh Golf Classic North Carolina   Kathy Whitworth (56) 212 (-4) 20,000 3,000
Apr 25 Burdine's Invitational Florida   Sandra Haynie (20) 219 (-3) 30,000 4,500
May 2 Dallas Civitan Open Texas   Sandra Haynie (21) 201 (-12) 31,500 4,725
May 9 San Antonio Alamo Open Texas   Sandra Haynie (22) 206 (-13) 20,000 3,000
May 16 Sealy LPGA Classic Nevada   Sandra Palmer (1) 289 (-3) 50,000 10,000
May 23 Suzuki Golf Internationale California   Kathy Whitworth (57) 217 (+1) 38,000 5,700
Jun 6 Lady Carling Open Maryland   Kathy Whitworth (58) 210 (-9) 25,000 3,750
Jun 13 Eve-LPGA Championship Massachusetts   Kathy Whitworth (59) 288 (-4) 53,000 7,950
Jun 20 Heritage Open Connecticut   Sandra Palmer (2) 211 (-8) 25,000 3,750
Jun 27 U.S. Women's Open Pennsylvania   JoAnne Carner (3) 288 (E) 31,000 5,000
Jul 11 George Washington Classic Pennsylvania   Jane Blalock (2) 208 (-11) 25,000 3,750
Jul 25 O'Sullivan Ladies Open Virginia   Judy Kimball (3) 211 (-4) 20,000 3,000
Aug 1 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky   JoAnne Carner (4) 210 (-6) 25,000 3,750
Aug 8 Lady Pepsi Open Georgia   Jane Blalock (3) 214 (-5) 20,000 3,000
Aug 15 Len Immke Buick Open Ohio   Sandra Haynie (23) 206 (-10) 25,000 3,750
Aug 22 Southgate Open Kansas   Pam Barnett (1) 210 (-6) 20,000 3,000
Sep 26 Lincoln-Mercury Open California   Pam Higgins (1) 215 (-4) 25,000 3,750
Oct 17 Quality First Classic Texas   Judy Rankin (5) 214 (-5) 20,000 3,000

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  • LPGA Tour official site

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