1974 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,[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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 3Burdine's InvitationalFlorida Sandra Palmer (8)215 (-4)33,0004,950
Feb 10Sears Women's ClassicFlorida Gail Denenberg (1)71 (-2)100,00015,000
Feb 17Naples Lely ClassicFlorida Carol Mann (33)209 (-10)38,0005,400
Mar 3Orange Blossom ClassicFlorida Kathy Whitworth (72)209 (-7)30,0004,250
Mar 10S&H Green Stamp ClassicTexas Carol Mann (34)219 (+3)100,00020,000
Mar 17Bing Crosby International ClassicMexico Jane Blalock (8)215 (-1)30,0004,250
Apr 21Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's CircleCalifornia Jo Ann Prentice (5)289 (+1)179,00032,000
Apr 28Birmingham ClassicAlabama Jane Blalock (9)211 (-5)35,0005,000
May 5Lady Tara ClassicGeorgia Sandra Spuzich (3)219 (E)35,0005,000
May 12American Defender-Raleigh ClassicNorth Carolina Jo Ann Prentice (6)137 (-7)^35,0005,000
May 19Bluegrass InvitationalKentucky JoAnne Carner (5)215 (-4)35,0005,000
May 26Hoosier LPGA ClassicIndiana JoAnne Carner (6)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Jun 2Baltimore ClassicMaryland Judy Rankin (12)144 (-2)^40,0005,700
Jun 9Desert Inn ClassicNevada JoAnne Carner (7)284 (-4)100,00020,000
Jun 16Lawson's LPGA OpenOhio Sandra Haynie (30)215 (-1)40,0005,700
Jun 23LPGA ChampionshipMassachusetts Sandra Haynie (31)288 (-4)50,0007,000
Jun 30Peter Jackson Ladies ClassicCanada Carole Jo Skala (2)208 (-11)60,00012,000
Jul 7Niagara Frontier ClassicNew York Sue Roberts (1)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Jul 14LPGA Borden ClassicOhio Sharon Miller (2)211 (-5)40,0005,700
Jul 21U.S. Women's OpenIllinois Sandra Haynie (32)295 (+7)40,0006,073
Jul 28Wheeling Ladies ClassicWest Virginia Carole Jo Skala (3)212 (-4)35,0005,000
Aug 4George Washington ClassicPennsylvania Sandra Haynie (33)213 (-6)40,0005,700
Aug 18St. Paul OpenMinnesota JoAnne Carner (8)212 (-7)35,0005,000
Aug 24National Jewish Hospital OpenColorado Sandra Haynie (34)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Sep 1Southgate Ladies OpenKansas Jane Blalock (10) (tie)
Sue Roberts (2)		142 (-2)^35,0004,375
each
Sep 8Dallas Civitan OpenTexas JoAnne Carner (9)217 (+1)40,0005,700
Sep 15Charity Golf ClassicTexas Sandra Haynie (35)208 (-11)40,0005,700
Sep 29Portland Ladies ClassicOregon JoAnne Carner (10)211 (-5)35,0005,000
Oct 6Sacramento Union Ladies ClassicCalifornia Carole Jo Skala (4)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Oct 21Cubic Corporation ClassicCalifornia Sandra Palmer (9)215 (-1)35,0005,000
Nov 17Bill Branch LPGA ClassicFlorida Bonnie Bryant (1)209 (-7)40,0005,700
Nov 24Lady Errol ClassicFlorida Jane Blalock (11)215 (-1)35,0005,000

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Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerJoAnne Carner United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)JoAnne Carner United States
Player of the YearJoAnne Carner United States
Rookie of the YearJan Stephenson Australia

References
  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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