1977 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season

1977 LPGA Tour seasonDuration| February 11, 1977 (1977-02-11) – November 13, 1977 (1977-11-13)

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Number of official events| 32
Most wins| 5  Debbie Austin and  Judy Rankin
Money leader|  Judy Rankin
Player of the Year|  Judy Rankin
Rookie of the Year|  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.

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

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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.

Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($)

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Feb 13 | American Cancer Society Classic | Florida |  Pam Higgins (2) | 212 (−4) | 50,000 | 7,500
Feb 20 | Orange Blossom Classic | Florida |  Judy Rankin (20) | 208 (−8) | 50,000 | 7,500
Feb 27 | Bent Tree Classic | Florida |  Judy Rankin (21) | 209 (−7) | 100,000 | 15,000
Mar 27 | Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic | California |  Sandra Palmer (15) | 281 (−7) | 150,000 | 22,500
Apr 3 | Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle | California |  Kathy Whitworth (77) | 289 (+1) | 240,000 | 36,000
Apr 17 | Women's International | South Carolina |  Sandra Palmer (16) | 281 (−7) | 80,000 | 12,000
Apr 24 | American Defender Classic | North Carolina |  Kathy Whitworth (78) | 206 (−10) | 50,000 | 7,500
May 1 | Birmingham Classic | Alabama |  Debbie Austin (1) | 207 (−9) | 60,000 | 9,000
May 8 | Lady Tara Classic | Georgia |  Hollis Stacy (1) | 209 (−10) | 50,000 | 7,500
May 15 | Greater Baltimore Golf Classic | Maryland |  Jane Blalock (15) | 209 (−10) | 55,000 | 8,250
May 22 | LPGA Coca-Cola Classic | New Jersey |  Kathy Whitworth (79) | 202 (−11) | 77,000 | 11,500
May 29 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania |  Sandra Spuzich (4) | 201 (−9) | 50,000 | 7,500
Jun 5 | Talk Tournament '77 | New York |  JoAnne Carner (18) | 284 (−4) | 100,000 | 15,000
Jun 12 | LPGA Championship | South Carolina |  Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (2) | 279 (−9) | 150,000 | 22,500
Jun 19 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana |  Judy Rankin (22) | 212 (−4) | 50,000 | 7,500
Jun 26 | Hoosier Classic | Indiana |  Debbie Austin (2) | 207 (−9) | 50,000 | 7,500
Jul 3 | Peter Jackson Classic | Canada |  Judy Rankin (23) | 212 (−4) | 80,000 | 12,000
Jul 10 | Bankers Trust Classic | New York |  Pat Bradley (2) | 213 (−6) | 75,000 | 11,000
Jul 17 | Borden Classic | Ohio |  JoAnne Carner (19) | 207 (−9) | 80,000 | 12,000
Jul 24 | U.S. Women's Open | Minnesota |  Hollis Stacy (2) | 292 (+4) | 75,000 | 11,040
Jul 31 | Pocono Northeast Classic | Pennsylvania |  Debbie Austin (3) | 213 (−6) | 75,000 | 11,000
Aug 6 | Colgate European Women's Open | England |  Judy Rankin (24) | 281 (−15) | 100,000 | 15,000
Aug 14 | Long Island Charity Classic | New York |  Debbie Austin (4) | 279 (−9) | 100,000 | 15,000
Aug 21 | Wheeling Classic | West Virginia |  Debbie Austin (5) | 209 (−7) | 50,000 | 7,500
Aug 28 | Patty Berg Classic | Minnesota |  Bonnie Lauer (1) | 212 (−7) | 55,000 | 8,250
Sep 4 | Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic | Illinois |  Hollis Stacy (3) | 271 (−17) | 100,000 | 15,000
Sep 11 | National Jewish Hospital Open | Colorado |  JoAnne Carner (20) | 210 (−6) | 50,000 | 7,500
Sep 25 | The Sarah Coventry | California |  Jane Blalock (16) | 282 (−10) | 100,000 | 15,000
Oct 2 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas |  Vivian Brownlee (1) | 217 (+1) | 50,000 | 7,500
Oct 9 | Houston Exchange Clubs Classic | Texas |  Amy Alcott (4) | 208 (−8) | 50,000 | 7,500
Nov 3 | Mizuno Japan Classic | Japan |  Debbie Massey (1) | 220 (−2) | 100,000 | 15,000
Nov 13 | Colgate Far East Open | Singapore |  Silvia Bertolaccini (1) | 214 (−2) | 100,000 | 15,000

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Country

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Money winner | Judy Rankin (2) |  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Judy Rankin (3) |  United States
Player of the Year | Judy Rankin (2) |  United States
Rookie of the Year | Debbie Massey |  United States

## References

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

## External links

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* LPGA Tour official site
* 1977 season coverage at golfobserver.com

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