1977 LPGA Tour

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.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1977 season.[1] "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 13American Cancer Society ClassicFlorida Pam Higgins (2)212 (-4)50,0007,500
Feb 20Orange Blossom ClassicFlorida Judy Rankin (20)208 (-8)50,0007,500
Feb 27Bent Tree ClassicFlorida Judy Rankin (21)209 (-7)100,00015,000
Mar 27Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic ClassicCalifornia Sandra Palmer (15)281 (-7)150,00022,500
Apr 3Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's CircleCalifornia Kathy Whitworth (77)289 (+1)240,00036,000
Apr 17Women's InternationalSouth Carolina Sandra Palmer (16)281 (-7)80,00012,000
Apr 24American Defender ClassicNorth Carolina Kathy Whitworth (78)206 (-10)50,0007,500
May 1Birmingham ClassicAlabama Debbie Austin (1)207 (-9)60,0009,000
May 8Lady Tara ClassicGeorgia Hollis Stacy (1)209 (-10)50,0007,500
May 15Greater Baltimore Golf ClassicMaryland Jane Blalock (15)209 (-10)55,0008,250
May 22LPGA Coca-Cola ClassicNew Jersey Kathy Whitworth (79)202 (-11)77,00011,500
May 29Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvania Sandra Spuzich (4)201 (-9)50,0007,500
Jun 5Talk Tournament '77New York JoAnne Carner (18)284 (-4)100,00015,000
Jun 12LPGA ChampionshipSouth Carolina Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (2)279 (-9)150,00022,500
Jun 19Mayflower ClassicIndiana Judy Rankin (22)212 (-4)50,0007,500
Jun 26Hoosier ClassicIndiana Debbie Austin (2)207 (-9)50,0007,500
Jul 3Peter Jackson ClassicCanada Judy Rankin (23)212 (-4)80,00012,000
Jul 10Bankers Trust ClassicNew York Pat Bradley (2)213 (-6)75,00011,000
Jul 17Borden ClassicOhio JoAnne Carner (19)207 (-9)80,00012,000
Jul 24U.S. Women's OpenMinnesota Hollis Stacy (2)292 (+4)75,00011,040
Jul 31Pocono Northeast ClassicPennsylvania Debbie Austin (3)213 (-6)75,00011,000
Aug 6Colgate European Women's OpenEngland Judy Rankin (24)281 (-15)100,00015,000
Aug 14Long Island Charity ClassicNew York Debbie Austin (4)279 (-9)100,00015,000
Aug 21Wheeling ClassicWest Virginia Debbie Austin (5)209 (-7)50,0007,500
Aug 28Patty Berg ClassicMinnesota Bonnie Lauer (1)212 (-7)55,0008,250
Sep 4Rail Muscular Dystrophy ClassicIllinois Hollis Stacy (3)271 (-17)100,00015,000
Sep 11National Jewish Hospital OpenColorado JoAnne Carner (20)210 (-6)50,0007,500
Sep 25The Sarah CoventryCalifornia Jane Blalock (16)282 (-10)100,00015,000
Oct 2Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Vivian Brownlee (1)217 (+1)50,0007,500
Oct 9Houston Exchange Clubs ClassicTexas Amy Alcott (4)208 (-8)50,0007,500
Nov 3Mizuno Japan ClassicJapan Debbie Massey (1)220 (-2)100,00015,000
Nov 13Colgate Far East OpenSingapore Silvia Bertolaccini (1)214 (-2)100,00015,000

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerJudy Rankin (2) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Judy Rankin (3) United States
Player of the YearJudy Rankin (2) United States
Rookie of the YearDebbie Massey United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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