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1975 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1975
tour	LPGA Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	27
most_wins	4 USA Sandra Haynie and USA Carol Mann
honor1	Money leader
honoree1	USA Sandra Palmer
honor2	Player of the Year
honoree2	USA Sandra Palmer
honor3	Rookie of the Year
honoree3	USA Amy Alcott
prevseason	[1974](1974-lpga-tour)
nextseason	[1976](1976-lpga-tour)

The 1975 LPGA Tour was the 26th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 31 to November 23. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Sandra Haynie and Carol Mann won the most tournaments, four each. Sandra Palmer led the money list with earnings of $76,374.

There were five first-time winners in 1975: Amy Alcott, Maria Astrologes, Susie McAllister, Mary Bea Porter, and Jo Ann Washam.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1975 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 2	Burdine's Invitational	Florida	USA Donna Caponi (6)	208	40,000	5,700
Feb 9	Naples Lely Classic	Florida	USA Sandra Haynie (36)	211	40,000	5,700
Feb 23	Orange Blossom Classic	Florida	USA Amy Alcott (1)	207	35,000	5,000
Mar 23	Bing Crosby International Classic	Mexico	USA Sue Roberts (3)	214	45,000	6,400
Mar 29	Karsten-Ping Open	Arizona	USA Jane Blalock (12)	209	70,000	10,000
Apr 20	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	California	USA Sandra Palmer (10)	283	180,000	32,000
Apr 27	Charity Golf Classic	Texas	USA Sandra Haynie (37)	212	45,000	6,400
May 4	Birmingham Classic	Alabama	USA Maria Astrologes (1)	210	40,000	5,700
May 11	Lady Tara Classic	Georgia	USA Donna Caponi (7)	214	40,000	5,700
May 25	American Defender Classic	North Carolina	USA JoAnne Carner (11)	206	40,000	5,700
Jun 1	[LPGA Championship](1975-lpga-championship)	Maryland	USA Kathy Whitworth (73)	288	55,000	8,000
Jun 8	Girl Talk Classic	New York	USA JoAnne Carner (12)	213	50,000	7,000
Jun 15	Lawson's LPGA Classic	Ohio	USA Carol Mann (35)	217	50,000	7,000
Jun 22	Hoosier Classic	Indiana	USA Betsy Cullen (3)	211	40,000	5,700
Jun 29	Peter Jackson Classic	Canada	USA JoAnne Carner (13)	214	60,000	12,000
Jul 6	Wheeling Ladies Classic	West Virginia	USA Susie McAllister (1)	212	40,000	5,700
Jul 13	Borden Classic	Ohio	USA Carol Mann (36)	209	65,000	9,200
Jul 20	[U.S. Women's Open](1975-u-s-women-s-open)	New Jersey	USA Sandra Palmer (11)	295	55,000	8,044
Jul 27	George Washington Ladies Classic	Pennsylvania	USA Carol Mann (37)	206	40,000	5,700
Aug 17	Patty Berg Classic	Minnesota	USA Jo Ann Washam (1)	206	45,000	6,400
Aug 24	National Jewish Hospital Open	Colorado	USA Judy Rankin (13)	207	40,000	5,700
Sep 7	Dallas Civitan Open	Texas	USA Carol Mann (38)	208	40,000	6,200
Sep 14	Southgate Open	Kansas	USA Kathy Whitworth (74)	213	40,000	5,700
Sep 21	Portland Ladies Classic	Oregon	USA Jo Ann Washam (2)	215	40,000	5,700
Oct 26	Golf Inns of America	California	USA Mary Bea Porter (1)	287	40,000	5,700
Nov 16	Jacksonville Ladies Open	Florida	USA Sandra Haynie (38)	223	50,000	7,000
Nov 23	Greater Ft. Myers Classic	Florida	USA Sandra Haynie (39)	210	40,000	5,700

LPGA Tour settles Jane Blalock lawsuit

Main article: Jane Blalock cheating controversy

The LPGA Tour dropped its appeal and made settlement in the lawsuit Jane Blalock filed against the Tour after they suspended her for one year due to cheating allegations that began at the 1972 Bluegrass Invitational where Blalock was disqualified. Blalock, with the help of a court order, was allowed to continue playing LPGA tournaments while her suit was being resolved. In August 1974, a court had ruled in favor of Blalock and awarded her $4,500 in damages. Those damages were subsequently tripled in March 1975. The LPGA was also ordered to pay Blalock's legal fees, which totaled $95,303.

After settling with Blalock, the LPGA Tour adopted a formal organization which included having a commissioner.

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Sandra Palmer
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	JoAnne Carner (2)
Player of the Year	Sandra Palmer
Rookie of the Year	Amy Alcott

References

"LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979". LPGA.
(August 5, 1975). "Blalock vs. LPGA settled". [[Evening Independent]].
(June 2, 1972). "Jane Blalock suspended from LPGA". [[Schenectady Gazette]].
Weston, Bob. (May 22, 1972). "Drought over for Kathy Cornelius". [[Beaver County Times]].
(June 3, 1972). "Court order for Blalock". [[The Star-Phoenix]].
(August 28, 1974). "Court rules for golfer". [[Spokane Daily Chronicle]].
(March 27, 1975). "Jane Blalock a winner in court". [[Beaver County Times]].
White, Gordon S., Jr.. (April 5, 1987). "Golf; Blalock looks forward to retirement in 1988". [[The New York Times]].

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