1977 LPGA Tour

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1977 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 11, 1977 (1977-02-11) – November 13, 1977 (1977-11-13)
Number of official events32
Most wins5 Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin, Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin
Vare Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Massey
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The 1977 LPGA Tour was the 28th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 11 to November 13. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Debbie Austin and Judy Rankin won the most tournaments, five each. Rankin led the money list with earnings of $122,890, becoming the first player to win $100,000 in a season.

Contents

There were six first-time winners in 1977: Debbie Austin, Silvia Bertolaccini, Vivian Brownlee, Bonnie Lauer, Debbie Massey, and Hollis Stacy.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1977 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 13 American Cancer Society Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Pam Higgins (2)212 (−4)50,0007,500
Feb 20 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (20)208 (−8)50,0007,500
Feb 27 Bent Tree Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (21)209 (−7)100,00015,000
Mar 27 Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (15)281 (−7)150,00022,500
Apr 3 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (77)289 (+1)240,00036,000
Apr 17 Women's International South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (16)281 (−7)80,00012,000
Apr 24 American Defender Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (78)206 (−10)50,0007,500
May 1 Birmingham Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin (1)207 (−9)60,0009,000
May 8 Lady Tara Classic Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (1)209 (−10)50,0007,500
May 15 Greater Baltimore Golf Classic Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (15)209 (−10)55,0008,250
May 22 LPGA Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (79)202 (−11)77,00011,500
May 29 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Spuzich (4)201 (−9)50,0007,500
Jun 5 Talk Tournament '77 New York Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (18)284 (−4)100,00015,000
Jun 12 LPGA Championship South Carolina Flag of Japan.svg Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (2)279 (−9)150,00022,500
Jun 19 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (22)212 (−4)50,0007,500
Jun 26 Hoosier Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin (2)207 (−9)50,0007,500
Jul 3 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (23)212 (−4)80,00012,000
Jul 10 Bankers Trust Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (2)213 (−6)75,00011,000
Jul 17 Borden Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (19)207 (−9)80,00012,000
Jul 24 U.S. Women's Open Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (2)292 (+4)75,00011,040
Jul 31 Pocono Northeast Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin (3)213 (−6)75,00011,000
Aug 6 Colgate European Women's Open England Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (24)281 (−15)100,00015,000
Aug 14 Long Island Charity Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin (4)279 (−9)100,00015,000
Aug 21 Wheeling Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin (5)209 (−7)50,0007,500
Aug 28 Patty Berg Classic Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Bonnie Lauer (1)212 (−7)55,0008,250
Sep 4 Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (3)271 (−17)100,00015,000
Sep 11 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (20)210 (−6)50,0007,500
Sep 25 The Sarah Coventry California Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (16)282 (−10)100,00015,000
Oct 2 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Flag of the United States.svg Vivian Brownlee (1)217 (+1)50,0007,500
Oct 9 Houston Exchange Clubs Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (4)208 (−8)50,0007,500
Nov 3 Mizuno Japan Classic Japan Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Massey (1)220 (−2)100,00015,000
Nov 13 Colgate Far East Open Singapore Flag of Argentina.svg Silvia Bertolaccini (1)214 (−2)100,00015,000

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Judy Rankin (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Judy Rankin (3)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Player of the Year Judy Rankin (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Debbie Massey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

References

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