1974 LPGA Tour

1974 LPGA Tour season
Duration	February 1, 1974 – November 24, 1974
Number of official events	27
Most wins	6 Sandra Haynie and JoAnne Carner
Money leader	JoAnne Carner
Player of the Year	JoAnne Carner
Rookie of the Year	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,^[1] 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.^[2] Only three other golfers in tour history have won the same event five times.^[3]

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1974 season.^[4] "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	Sandra Palmer (8)	215 (-4)	33,000	4,950
Feb 10	Sears Women's Classic	Florida	Gail Denenberg (1)	71 (-2)	100,000	15,000
Feb 17	Naples Lely Classic	Florida	Carol Mann (33)	209 (-10)	38,000	5,400
Mar 3	Orange Blossom Classic	Florida	Kathy Whitworth (72)	209 (-7)	30,000	4,250
Mar 10	S&H Green Stamp Classic	Texas	Carol Mann (34)	219 (+3)	100,000	20,000
Mar 17	Bing Crosby International Classic	Mexico	Jane Blalock (8)	215 (-1)	30,000	4,250
Apr 21	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	California	Jo Ann Prentice (5)	289 (+1)	179,000	32,000
Apr 28	Birmingham Classic	Alabama	Jane Blalock (9)	211 (-5)	35,000	5,000
May 5	Lady Tara Classic	Georgia	Sandra Spuzich (3)	219 (E)	35,000	5,000
May 12	American Defender-Raleigh Classic	North Carolina	Jo Ann Prentice (6)	137 (-7)^	35,000	5,000
May 19	Bluegrass Invitational	Kentucky	JoAnne Carner (5)	215 (-4)	35,000	5,000
May 26	Hoosier LPGA Classic	Indiana	JoAnne Carner (6)	213 (-6)	35,000	5,000
Jun 2	Baltimore Classic	Maryland	Judy Rankin (12)	144 (-2)^	40,000	5,700
Jun 9	Desert Inn Classic	Nevada	JoAnne Carner (7)	284 (-4)	100,000	20,000
Jun 16	Lawson's LPGA Open	Ohio	Sandra Haynie (30)	215 (-1)	40,000	5,700
Jun 23	LPGA Championship	Massachusetts	Sandra Haynie (31)	288 (-4)	50,000	7,000
Jun 30	Peter Jackson Ladies Classic	Canada	Carole Jo Skala (2)	208 (-11)	60,000	12,000
Jul 7	Niagara Frontier Classic	New York	Sue Roberts (1)	213 (-6)	35,000	5,000
Jul 14	LPGA Borden Classic	Ohio	Sharon Miller (2)	211 (-5)	40,000	5,700
Jul 21	U.S. Women's Open	Illinois	Sandra Haynie (32)	295 (+7)	40,000	6,073
Jul 28	Wheeling Ladies Classic	West Virginia	Carole Jo Skala (3)	212 (-4)	35,000	5,000
Aug 4	George Washington Classic	Pennsylvania	Sandra Haynie (33)	213 (-6)	40,000	5,700
Aug 18	St. Paul Open	Minnesota	JoAnne Carner (8)	212 (-7)	35,000	5,000
Aug 24	National Jewish Hospital Open	Colorado	Sandra Haynie (34)	213 (-6)	35,000	5,000
Sep 1	Southgate Ladies Open	Kansas	Jane Blalock (10) (tie) Sue Roberts (2)	142 (-2)^	35,000	4,375 each
Sep 8	Dallas Civitan Open	Texas	JoAnne Carner (9)	217 (+1)	40,000	5,700
Sep 15	Charity Golf Classic	Texas	Sandra Haynie (35)	208 (-11)	40,000	5,700
Sep 29	Portland Ladies Classic	Oregon	JoAnne Carner (10)	211 (-5)	35,000	5,000
Oct 6	Sacramento Union Ladies Classic	California	Carole Jo Skala (4)	213 (-6)	35,000	5,000
Oct 21	Cubic Corporation Classic	California	Sandra Palmer (9)	215 (-1)	35,000	5,000
Nov 17	Bill Branch LPGA Classic	Florida	Bonnie Bryant (1)	209 (-7)	40,000	5,700
Nov 24	Lady Errol Classic	Florida	Jane Blalock (11)	215 (-1)	35,000	5,000

^ - weather-shortened tournament

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	JoAnne Carner	United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	JoAnne Carner	United States
Player of the Year	JoAnne Carner	United States
Rookie of the Year	Jan Stephenson	Australia

References

^ Bonnie Bryant, a leftie, wins ladies' pro golf championship
^ Kathy Whitworth wins Orange Blossom Classic
^ LPGA All-Time Records Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] Bonnie Bryant, a leftie, wins ladies' pro golf championship

[2] Kathy Whitworth wins Orange Blossom Classic

[3] LPGA All-Time Records Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine

[4] LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

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