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.

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 21Sears Women's World ClassicFlorida Ruth Jessen (11)220 (+1)60,00010,000
Mar 21Orange Blossom ClassicFlorida Jan Ferraris (1)218 (+2)20,0003,000
Apr 18Raleigh Golf ClassicNorth Carolina Kathy Whitworth (56)212 (-4)20,0003,000
Apr 25Burdine's InvitationalFlorida Sandra Haynie (20)219 (-3)30,0004,500
May 2Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Sandra Haynie (21)201 (-12)31,5004,725
May 9San Antonio Alamo OpenTexas Sandra Haynie (22)206 (-13)20,0003,000
May 16Sealy LPGA ClassicNevada Sandra Palmer (1)289 (-3)50,00010,000
May 23Suzuki Golf InternationaleCalifornia Kathy Whitworth (57)217 (+1)38,0005,700
Jun 6Lady Carling OpenMaryland Kathy Whitworth (58)210 (-9)25,0003,750
Jun 13Eve-LPGA ChampionshipMassachusetts Kathy Whitworth (59)288 (-4)53,0007,950
Jun 20Heritage OpenConnecticut Sandra Palmer (2)211 (-8)25,0003,750
Jun 27U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvania JoAnne Carner (3)288 (E)31,0005,000
Jul 11George Washington ClassicPennsylvania Jane Blalock (2)208 (-11)25,0003,750
Jul 25O'Sullivan Ladies OpenVirginia Judy Kimball (3)211 (-4)20,0003,000
Aug 1Bluegrass InvitationalKentucky JoAnne Carner (4)210 (-6)25,0003,750
Aug 8Lady Pepsi OpenGeorgia Jane Blalock (3)214 (-5)20,0003,000
Aug 15Len Immke Buick OpenOhio Sandra Haynie (23)206 (-10)25,0003,750
Aug 22Southgate OpenKansas Pam Barnett (1)210 (-6)20,0003,000
Sep 26Lincoln-Mercury OpenCalifornia Pam Higgins (1)215 (-4)25,0003,750
Oct 17Quality First ClassicTexas Judy Rankin (5)214 (-5)20,0003,000

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerKathy Whitworth (6) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Kathy Whitworth (6) United States
Player of the YearKathy Whitworth (5) United States
Rookie of the YearSally Little South Africa

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