1974 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1974 LPGA Tour 1974 2 1 – 1974 11 24 27 6 USA JoAnne Carner, USA Sandra Haynie Money leader USA JoAnne Carner Player of the Year USA JoAnne Carner Vare Trophy USA JoAnne Carner Rookie of the Year AUS Jan Stephenson 1973 1975 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 $87,094. The season saw the first tournament in Mexico, the Bing Crosby International Classic. There were three first-time winners in 1974: Bonnie Bryant, Gail Denenberg, and Sue Roberts. Bryant was the first,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wt5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5234,4517695&dq=bill+branch+bonnie+bryant&hl=en Bonnie Bryant, a leftie, wins ladies' pro golf championship The Bulletin Associated Press Bend, Oregon November 18, 1974 9 Google News Archives and through 2016 only, left-handed golfer to win on the LPGA Tour. Kathy Whitworth won the LPGA's annual tour stop in St. Petersburg for a fifth time.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Se0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CnIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1072,359591&dq=kathy+whitworth+orange+blossom+classic&hl=en Kathy Whitworth wins Orange Blossom Classic The Day Associated Press New London, Connecticut March 4, 1974 18 Google News Archives Only three other golfers in tour history have won the same event five times.http://lpga.com/content/Alltimerecords.pdf LPGA All-Time Records LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110902010731/http://lpga.com/content/Alltimerecords.pdf 2011-09-02 The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1974 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20100102105959/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf January 2, 2010 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Feb 3 Burdine's Invitational Florida USA Sandra Palmer (8) 215 (−4) 33,000 4,950 Feb 10 Sears Women's Classic Florida USA Gail Denenberg (1) 71 (−2) 100,000 15,000 Feb 17 Naples Lely Classic Florida USA Carol Mann (33) 209 (−10) 38,000 5,400 Mar 3 Orange Blossom Classic Florida USA Kathy Whitworth (72) 209 (−7) 30,000 4,250 Mar 10 S&H Green Stamp Classic Texas USA Carol Mann (34) 219 (+3) 100,000 20,000 Mar 17 Bing Crosby International Classic Mexico USA Jane Blalock (8) 215 (−1) 30,000 4,250 Apr 21 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California USA Jo Ann Prentice (5) 289 (+1) 179,000 32,000 Apr 28 Birmingham Classic Alabama USA Jane Blalock (9) 211 (−5) 35,000 5,000 May 5 Lady Tara Classic Georgia USA Sandra Spuzich (3) 219 (E) 35,000 5,000 May 12 American Defender-Raleigh Classic North Carolina USA Jo Ann Prentice (6) 137 (−7)^ 35,000 5,000 May 19 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky USA JoAnne Carner (5) 215 (−4) 35,000 5,000 May 26 Hoosier LPGA Classic Indiana USA JoAnne Carner (6) 213 (−6) 35,000 5,000 Jun 2 Baltimore Classic Maryland USA Judy Rankin (12) 144 (−2)^ 40,000 5,700 Jun 9 Desert Inn Classic Nevada USA JoAnne Carner (7) 284 (−4) 100,000 20,000 Jun 16 Lawson's LPGA Open Ohio USA Sandra Haynie (30) 215 (−1) 40,000 5,700 Jun 23 LPGA Championship Massachusetts USA Sandra Haynie (31) 288 (−4) 50,000 7,000 Jun 30 Peter Jackson Ladies Classic Canada USA Carole Jo Skala (2) 208 (−11) 60,000 12,000 Jul 7 Niagara Frontier Classic New York USA Sue Roberts (1) 213 (−6) 35,000 5,000 Jul 14 LPGA Borden Classic Ohio USA Sharon Miller (2) 211 (−5) 40,000 5,700 Jul 21 U.S. Women's Open Illinois USA Sandra Haynie (32) 295 (+7) 40,000 6,073 Jul 28 Wheeling Ladies Classic West Virginia USA Carole Jo Skala (3) 212 (−4) 35,000 5,000 Aug 4 George Washington Classic Pennsylvania USA Sandra Haynie (33) 213 (−6) 40,000 5,700 Aug 18 St. Paul Open Minnesota USA JoAnne Carner (8) 212 (−7) 35,000 5,000 Aug 24 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado USA Sandra Haynie (34) 213 (−6) 35,000 5,000 Sep 1 Southgate Ladies Open Kansas USA Jane Blalock (10) (tie)USA Sue Roberts (2) 142 (−2)^ 35,000 4,375each Sep 8 Dallas Civitan Open Texas USA JoAnne Carner (9) 217 (+1) 40,000 5,700 Sep 15 Charity Golf Classic Texas USA Sandra Haynie (35) 208 (−11) 40,000 5,700 Sep 29 Portland Ladies Classic Oregon USA JoAnne Carner (10) 211 (−5) 35,000 5,000 Oct 6 Sacramento Union Ladies Classic California USA Carole Jo Skala (4) 213 (−6) 35,000 5,000 Oct 21 Cubic Corporation Classic California USA Sandra Palmer (9) 215 (−1) 35,000 5,000 Nov 17 Bill Branch LPGA Classic Florida USA Bonnie Bryant (1) 209 (−7) 40,000 5,700 Nov 24 Lady Errol Classic Florida USA Jane Blalock (11) 215 (−1) 35,000 5,000 ^ - weather-shortened tournament Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner JoAnne Carner Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner Player of the Year JoAnne Carner Rookie of the Year Jan Stephenson References External links LPGA Tour official site 1974 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour