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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 $82,864.
There were four first-time winners in 1973: Jocelyne Bourassa , Mary Lou Crocker , Sharon Miller , and Carole Jo Skala . Mickey Wright won the last of her 82 LPGA events in 1973.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1973 season.[ 1] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 7
Burdine's Invitational Florida Jo Ann Prentice (4)212 (-4)
30,000
4,500
Feb 11
Naples Lely Classic Florida Kathy Whitworth (65)219 (+3)
25,000
3,750
Feb 18
Pompano Beach Classic Florida Sandra Palmer (4)215 (+2)
35,000
5,250
Mar 11
S&H Green Stamp Classic Texas Kathy Whitworth (66)214 (-2)
100,000
20,000
Mar 18
Orange Blossom Classic Florida Sandra Haynie (27)216 (E)
25,000
3,750
Mar 25
Sears Women's Classic Florida Carol Mann (32)68 (-5)
100,000
15,000
Apr 1
Alamo Ladies Classic Texas Betsy Cullen (2)218 (-1)
30,000
4,500
Apr 15
Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Mickey Wright (82)284 (-4)
135,000
25,000
Apr 29
Birmingham Classic Alabama Gloria Ehret (2)217 (+1)
33,000
4,950
May 6
American Defender-Raleigh Classic North Carolina Judy Rankin (8)217 (+1)
30,000
4,500
May 13
Lady Carling Open Maryland Judy Rankin (9)215 (-4)
30,000
4,500
May 20
Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky Donna Caponi (5)216 (-3)
30,000
4,500
Jun 3
Sealy-Faberge Classic Nevada Kathy Cornelius (6)217 (+1)
100,000
25,000
Jun 10
LPGA Championship Massachusetts Mary Mills (8)288 (-4)
35,000
5,250
Jun 17
La Canadienne Canada Jocelyne Bourassa (1)214 (-5)
50,000
10,000
Jun 24
Heritage Village Open Connecticut Susie Berning (9)207 (-12)
30,000
4,500
Jul 1
Lady Tara Classic Georgia Mary Mills (9)217 (-2)
30,000
4,500
Jul 8
MARC Equity Classic New York Mary Lou Crocker (1)210 (-9)
35,000
5,250
Jul 15
George Washington Classic Pennsylvania Carole Jo Skala (1)214 (-5)
30,000
4,500
Jul 22
U.S. Women's Open New York Susie Berning (10)290 (+2)
40,000
6,000
Aug 5
Pabst Ladies Classic Ohio Judy Rankin (10)212 (-4)
35,000
5,250
Aug 12
Child & Family Services Open Illinois Betty Burfeindt (3)212 (-7)
30,000
4,500
Aug 19
St. Paul Open Minnesota Sandra Palmer (5)209 (-10)
30,000
4,500
Aug 26
National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Sandra Palmer (6)210 (-3)
30,000
4,500
Sep 2
Charity Golf Classic Texas Sandra Haynie (28)208 (-8)
30,000
4,500
Sep 9
Dallas Civitan Open Texas Kathy Whitworth (67)213 (-3)
33,000
4,950
Sep 16
Southgate Ladies Open Kansas Kathy Whitworth (68)142 (-2)^
25,000
3,750
Sep 23
Portland Ladies Open Oregon Kathy Whitworth (69)144 (-2)^
30,000
4,500
Sep 30
Cameron Park Open California Sandra Palmer (7)212 (-7)
30,000
4,500
Oct 7
Lincoln-Mercury Open California Sandra Haynie (29)212 (-7)
30,000
4,500
Oct 14
GAC Classic Arizona Judy Rankin (11)215 (-1)
35,000
5,250
Oct 21
Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic Texas Kathy Whitworth (70)209 (-7)
25,000
3,750
Oct 28
Corpus Christi Civitan Open Texas Sharon Miller (1)210 (-6)
25,000
3,750
Nov 4
Lady Errol Classic Florida Kathy Whitworth (71)213 (-6)
50,000
7,500
^ - weather-shortened tournament
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