1973 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1973 LPGA Tour 1973 1 4 – 1973 11 4 34 7 USA Kathy Whitworth Money leader USA Kathy Whitworth Player of the Year USA Kathy Whitworth Vare Trophy USA Judy Rankin Rookie of the Year USA Laura Baugh 1972 1974 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 $82,864. There were four first-time winners in 1973: Jocelyne Bourassa, Mary Lou Crocker, Sharon Miller, and Carole Jo Skala. Mickey Wright won the last of her 82 LPGA events in 1973. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1973 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20100102105959/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf January 2, 2010 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 7 Burdine's Invitational Florida USA Jo Ann Prentice (4) 212 (−4) 30,000 4,500 Feb 11 Naples Lely Classic Florida USA Kathy Whitworth (65) 219 (+3) 25,000 3,750 Feb 18 Pompano Beach Classic Florida USA Sandra Palmer (4) 215 (+2) 35,000 5,250 Mar 11 S&H Green Stamp Classic Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (66) 214 (−2) 100,000 20,000 Mar 18 Orange Blossom Classic Florida USA Sandra Haynie (27) 216 (E) 25,000 3,750 Mar 25 Sears Women's Classic Florida USA Carol Mann (32) 68 (−5) 100,000 15,000 Apr 1 Alamo Ladies Classic Texas USA Betsy Cullen (2) 218 (−1) 30,000 4,500 Apr 15 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California USA Mickey Wright (82) 284 (−4) 135,000 25,000 Apr 29 Birmingham Classic Alabama USA Gloria Ehret (2) 217 (+1) 33,000 4,950 May 6 American Defender-Raleigh Classic North Carolina USA Judy Rankin (8) 217 (+1) 30,000 4,500 May 13 Lady Carling Open Maryland USA Judy Rankin (9) 215 (−4) 30,000 4,500 May 20 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky USA Donna Caponi (5) 216 (−3) 30,000 4,500 Jun 3 Sealy-Faberge Classic Nevada USA Kathy Cornelius (6) 217 (+1) 100,000 25,000 Jun 10 LPGA Championship Massachusetts USA Mary Mills (8) 288 (−4) 35,000 5,250 Jun 17 La Canadienne Canada CAN Jocelyne Bourassa (1) 214 (−5) 50,000 10,000 Jun 24 Heritage Village Open Connecticut USA Susie Berning (9) 207 (−12) 30,000 4,500 Jul 1 Lady Tara Classic Georgia USA Mary Mills (9) 217 (−2) 30,000 4,500 Jul 8 MARC Equity Classic New York USA Mary Lou Crocker (1) 210 (−9) 35,000 5,250 Jul 15 George Washington Classic Pennsylvania USA Carole Jo Skala (1) 214 (−5) 30,000 4,500 Jul 22 U.S. Women's Open New York USA Susie Berning (10) 290 (+2) 40,000 6,000 Aug 5 Pabst Ladies Classic Ohio USA Judy Rankin (10) 212 (−4) 35,000 5,250 Aug 12 Child & Family Services Open Illinois USA Betty Burfeindt (3) 212 (−7) 30,000 4,500 Aug 19 St. Paul Open Minnesota USA Sandra Palmer (5) 209 (−10) 30,000 4,500 Aug 26 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado USA Sandra Palmer (6) 210 (−3) 30,000 4,500 Sep 2 Charity Golf Classic Texas USA Sandra Haynie (28) 208 (−8) 30,000 4,500 Sep 9 Dallas Civitan Open Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (67) 213 (−3) 33,000 4,950 Sep 16 Southgate Ladies Open Kansas USA Kathy Whitworth (68) 142 (−2)^ 25,000 3,750 Sep 23 Portland Ladies Open Oregon USA Kathy Whitworth (69) 144 (−2)^ 30,000 4,500 Sep 30 Cameron Park Open California USA Sandra Palmer (7) 212 (−7) 30,000 4,500 Oct 7 Lincoln-Mercury Open California USA Sandra Haynie (29) 212 (−7) 30,000 4,500 Oct 14 GAC Classic Arizona USA Judy Rankin (11) 215 (−1) 35,000 5,250 Oct 21 Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic Texas USA Kathy Whitworth (70) 209 (−7) 25,000 3,750 Oct 28 Corpus Christi Civitan Open Texas USA Sharon Miller (1) 210 (−6) 25,000 3,750 Nov 4 Lady Errol Classic Florida USA Kathy Whitworth (71) 213 (−6) 50,000 7,500 ^ - weather-shortened tournament Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Kathy Whitworth (8) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Judy Rankin Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth (7) Rookie of the Year Laura Baugh References External links LPGA Tour official site 1973 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour