1974 LPGA Tour

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1974 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 1, 1974 (1974-02-01) – November 24, 1974 (1974-11-24)
Number of official events27
Most wins6 Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie and Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson
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The 1974 LPGA Tour was the 25th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 24. The season consisted of 32 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Sandra Haynie won the most tournaments, six each. Carner led the money list with earnings of $87,094.

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The season saw the first tournament in Mexico, the Bing Crosby International Classic. There were three first-time winners in 1974: Bonnie Bryant, Gail Denenberg, and Sue Roberts. Bryant was the first, [1] and through 2016 only, left-handed golfer to win on the LPGA Tour.

Kathy Whitworth won the LPGA's annual tour stop in St. Petersburg for a fifth time. [2] Only three other golfers in tour history have won the same event five times. [3]

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1974 season. [4] "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 3 Burdine's Invitational Florida Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (8)215 (−4)33,0004,950
Feb 10 Sears Women's Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Gail Denenberg (1)71 (−2)100,00015,000
Feb 17 Naples Lely Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (33)209 (−10)38,0005,400
Mar 3 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (72)209 (−7)30,0004,250
Mar 10 S&H Green Stamp Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Carol Mann (34)219 (+3)100,00020,000
Mar 17 Bing Crosby International Classic Mexico Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (8)215 (−1)30,0004,250
Apr 21 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Flag of the United States.svg Jo Ann Prentice (5)289 (+1)179,00032,000
Apr 28 Birmingham Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (9)211 (−5)35,0005,000
May 5 Lady Tara Classic Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Spuzich (3)219 (E)35,0005,000
May 12 American Defender-Raleigh Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Jo Ann Prentice (6)137 (−7)^35,0005,000
May 19 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (5)215 (−4)35,0005,000
May 26 Hoosier LPGA Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (6)213 (−6)35,0005,000
Jun 2 Baltimore Classic Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (12)144 (−2)^40,0005,700
Jun 9 Desert Inn Classic Nevada Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (7)284 (−4)100,00020,000
Jun 16 Lawson's LPGA Open Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (30)215 (−1)40,0005,700
Jun 23 LPGA Championship Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (31)288 (−4)50,0007,000
Jun 30 Peter Jackson Ladies Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Carole Jo Skala (2)208 (−11)60,00012,000
Jul 7 Niagara Frontier Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Sue Roberts (1)213 (−6)35,0005,000
Jul 14 LPGA Borden Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Miller (2)211 (−5)40,0005,700
Jul 21 U.S. Women's Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (32)295 (+7)40,0006,073
Jul 28 Wheeling Ladies Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Carole Jo Skala (3)212 (−4)35,0005,000
Aug 4 George Washington Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (33)213 (−6)40,0005,700
Aug 18 St. Paul Open Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (8)212 (−7)35,0005,000
Aug 24 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (34)213 (−6)35,0005,000
Sep 1 Southgate Ladies Open Kansas Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (10) (tie)
Flag of the United States.svg Sue Roberts (2)		142 (−2)^35,0004,375
each
Sep 8 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (9)217 (+1)40,0005,700
Sep 15 Charity Golf Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (35)208 (−11)40,0005,700
Sep 29 Portland Ladies Classic Oregon Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (10)211 (−5)35,0005,000
Oct 6 Sacramento Union Ladies Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Carole Jo Skala (4)213 (−6)35,0005,000
Oct 21 Cubic Corporation Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (9)215 (−1)35,0005,000
Nov 17 Bill Branch LPGA Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Bonnie Bryant (1)209 (−7)40,0005,700
Nov 24 Lady Errol Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (11)215 (−1)35,0005,000

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Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner JoAnne Carner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Player of the Year JoAnne Carner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Jan Stephenson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

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References

  1. ↑ "Bonnie Bryant, a leftie, wins ladies' pro golf championship". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. November 18, 1974. p. 9 – via Google News Archives.
  2. ↑ "Kathy Whitworth wins Orange Blossom Classic". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. March 4, 1974. p. 18 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ↑ "LPGA All-Time Records" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
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