1971 LPGA Tour

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1971 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 18, 1971 (1971-02-18) – October 17, 1971 (1971-10-17)
Number of official events20
Most wins5 Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Vare Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sally Little
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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.

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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

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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 21 Sears Women's World Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Ruth Jessen (11)220 (+1)60,00010,000
Mar 21 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jan Ferraris (1)218 (+2)20,0003,000
Apr 18 Raleigh Golf Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (56)212 (−4)20,0003,000
Apr 25 Burdine's Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (20)219 (−3)30,0004,500
May 2 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (21)201 (−12)31,5004,725
May 9 San Antonio Alamo Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (22)206 (−13)20,0003,000
May 16 Sealy LPGA Classic Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (1)289 (−3)50,00010,000
May 23 Suzuki Golf Internationale California Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (57)217 (+1)38,0005,700
Jun 6 Lady Carling Open Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (58)210 (−9)25,0003,750
Jun 13 Eve-LPGA Championship Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (59)288 (−4)53,0007,950
Jun 20 Heritage Open Connecticut Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (2)211 (−8)25,0003,750
Jun 27 U.S. Women's Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (3)288 (E)31,0005,000
Jul 11 George Washington Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (2)208 (−11)25,0003,750
Jul 25 O'Sullivan Ladies Open Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Judy Kimball (3)211 (−4)20,0003,000
Aug 1 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (4)210 (−6)25,0003,750
Aug 8 Lady Pepsi Open Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (3)214 (−5)20,0003,000
Aug 15 Len Immke Buick Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (23)206 (−10)25,0003,750
Aug 22 Southgate Open Kansas Flag of the United States.svg Pam Barnett (1)210 (−6)20,0003,000
Sep 26 Lincoln-Mercury Open California Flag of the United States.svg Pam Higgins (1)215 (−4)25,0003,750
Oct 17 Quality First Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (5)214 (−5)20,0003,000

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Kathy Whitworth (6)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Kathy Whitworth (6)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth (5)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Sally Little Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa

References

  1. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
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