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1974 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1974 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 27 |
| most_wins | 6 USA Sandra Haynie and USA JoAnne Carner |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA JoAnne Carner |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA JoAnne Carner |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | AUS Jan Stephenson |
| prevseason | [1973](1973-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1975](1975-lpga-tour) |
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 $87,094.
The season saw the first tournament in Mexico, the Bing Crosby International Classic. There were three first-time winners in 1974: Bonnie Bryant, Gail Denenberg, and Sue Roberts. Bryant was the first, and through 2016 only, left-handed golfer to win on the LPGA Tour.
Kathy Whitworth won the LPGA's annual tour stop in St. Petersburg for a fifth time. Only three other golfers in tour history have won the same event five times.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1974 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 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](1974-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](1974-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 | 4,375 | |||
| each | ||||||
| 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
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | JoAnne Carner | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | JoAnne Carner | |
| Player of the Year | JoAnne Carner | |
| Rookie of the Year | Jan Stephenson |
References
References
- (November 18, 1974). "Bonnie Bryant, a leftie, wins ladies' pro golf championship". The Bulletin.
- (March 4, 1974). "Kathy Whitworth wins Orange Blossom Classic". The Day.
- "LPGA All-Time Records". LPGA.
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979". LPGA.
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