1973 LPGA Tour

The 1973 LPGA Tour was the 24th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 4 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $82,864.

There were four first-time winners in 1973: Jocelyne Bourassa, Mary Lou Crocker, Sharon Miller, and Carole Jo Skala. Mickey Wright won the last of her 82 LPGA events in 1973.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1973 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 ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 7Burdine's InvitationalFlorida Jo Ann Prentice (4)212 (-4)30,0004,500
Feb 11Naples Lely ClassicFlorida Kathy Whitworth (65)219 (+3)25,0003,750
Feb 18Pompano Beach ClassicFlorida Sandra Palmer (4)215 (+2)35,0005,250
Mar 11S&H Green Stamp ClassicTexas Kathy Whitworth (66)214 (-2)100,00020,000
Mar 18Orange Blossom ClassicFlorida Sandra Haynie (27)216 (E)25,0003,750
Mar 25Sears Women's ClassicFlorida Carol Mann (32)68 (-5)100,00015,000
Apr 1Alamo Ladies ClassicTexas Betsy Cullen (2)218 (-1)30,0004,500
Apr 15Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's CircleCalifornia Mickey Wright (82)284 (-4)135,00025,000
Apr 29Birmingham ClassicAlabama Gloria Ehret (2)217 (+1)33,0004,950
May 6American Defender-Raleigh ClassicNorth Carolina Judy Rankin (8)217 (+1)30,0004,500
May 13Lady Carling OpenMaryland Judy Rankin (9)215 (-4)30,0004,500
May 20Bluegrass InvitationalKentucky Donna Caponi (5)216 (-3)30,0004,500
Jun 3Sealy-Faberge ClassicNevada Kathy Cornelius (6)217 (+1)100,00025,000
Jun 10LPGA ChampionshipMassachusetts Mary Mills (8)288 (-4)35,0005,250
Jun 17La CanadienneCanada Jocelyne Bourassa (1)214 (-5)50,00010,000
Jun 24Heritage Village OpenConnecticut Susie Berning (9)207 (-12)30,0004,500
Jul 1Lady Tara ClassicGeorgia Mary Mills (9)217 (-2)30,0004,500
Jul 8MARC Equity ClassicNew York Mary Lou Crocker (1)210 (-9)35,0005,250
Jul 15George Washington ClassicPennsylvania Carole Jo Skala (1)214 (-5)30,0004,500
Jul 22U.S. Women's OpenNew York Susie Berning (10)290 (+2)40,0006,000
Aug 5Pabst Ladies ClassicOhio Judy Rankin (10)212 (-4)35,0005,250
Aug 12Child & Family Services OpenIllinois Betty Burfeindt (3)212 (-7)30,0004,500
Aug 19St. Paul OpenMinnesota Sandra Palmer (5)209 (-10)30,0004,500
Aug 26National Jewish Hospital OpenColorado Sandra Palmer (6)210 (-3)30,0004,500
Sep 2Charity Golf ClassicTexas Sandra Haynie (28)208 (-8)30,0004,500
Sep 9Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Kathy Whitworth (67)213 (-3)33,0004,950
Sep 16Southgate Ladies OpenKansas Kathy Whitworth (68)142 (-2)^25,0003,750
Sep 23Portland Ladies OpenOregon Kathy Whitworth (69)144 (-2)^30,0004,500
Sep 30Cameron Park OpenCalifornia Sandra Palmer (7)212 (-7)30,0004,500
Oct 7Lincoln-Mercury OpenCalifornia Sandra Haynie (29)212 (-7)30,0004,500
Oct 14GAC ClassicArizona Judy Rankin (11)215 (-1)35,0005,250
Oct 21Waco Tribune Herald Ladies ClassicTexas Kathy Whitworth (70)209 (-7)25,0003,750
Oct 28Corpus Christi Civitan OpenTexas Sharon Miller (1)210 (-6)25,0003,750
Nov 4Lady Errol ClassicFlorida Kathy Whitworth (71)213 (-6)50,0007,500

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Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerKathy Whitworth (8) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Judy Rankin United States
Player of the YearKathy Whitworth (7) United States
Rookie of the YearLaura Baugh United States

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