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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 $100,000 in a season.
There were six first-time winners in 1977: Debbie Austin , Silvia Bertolaccini , Vivian Brownlee , Bonnie Lauer , Debbie Massey , and Hollis Stacy .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1977 season.[ 1] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
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
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