1971 LPGA Championship

The 1971 LPGA Championship was the 17th LPGA Championship, held June 10–13 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.

1971 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 10–13, 1971
LocationSutton, Massachusetts
Course(s)Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,130 yards (5,605 m)[1]
Field52 after cut[2]
Cut160 (+14)
Prize fund$53,000
Winner's share$7,950
Champion
Kathy Whitworth
288 (−4)
Sutton
Location in the United States
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

Kathy Whitworth, the 1967 champion, won the second of her three LPGA Championship titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Ahern,[3][4] who won the following year. It was the fifth of Whitworth's six major titles.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Kathy Whitworth United States196771737074288−41
Sandra Haynie United States196575737174293+1T3
Sandra Post Elliott Canada196873737572293+1T3
Mickey Wright United States1958, 1960,
1961, 1963
74737076301+9T15
Marlene Hagge United States195675778170303+1119
Mary Mills United States196479787484305+1322
Betsy Rawls United States1959, 196978787378307+15T26

Source:[4][5]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Judy Kimball United States196281

Source:[1]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 13, 1971

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Kathy Whitworth United States71-73-70-74=288−47,950
2Kathy Ahern United States70-74-73-75=292E5,800
T3Jane Blalock United States70-74-77-72=293+13,278
Sandra Post Elliott Canada73-73-75-72=293
Sandra Haynie United States75-73-71-74=293
6Susie Berning United States75-74-74-71=294+22,200
T7Carol Mann United States75-77-72-71=295+31,750
DeDe Owens United States74-76-73-72=295
Judy Rankin United States77-71-72-75=295
T10Debbie Austin United States73-68-79-76=296+41,450
Chako Higuchi Japan73-75-75-73=296

Source:[4][5]

References

  1. "Ahern shares 1st round LPGA lead". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). Associated Press. June 11, 1971. p. B3.
  2. "Debbie Austin sets LPGA pace". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 12, 1971. p. 12.
  3. O'Hara, Dave (June 14, 1971). "Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA as Blalock ties for third". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. p. 19.
  4. "Kathy wins LPGA title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 14, 1971. p. 13.
  5. "LPGA Championships". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 14, 1971. p. 5B.

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