The 1971 LPGA Championship was the 17th LPGA Championship, held June 10–13 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 10–13, 1971 |
Location | Sutton, Massachusetts |
Course(s) | Pleasant Valley Country Club |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 73 |
Length | 6,130 yards (5,605 m)[1] |
Field | 52 after cut[2] |
Cut | 160 (+14) |
Prize fund | $53,000 |
Winner's share | $7,950 |
Champion | |
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288 (−4) | |
Location in the United States
Location in Massachusetts
Kathy Whitworth, the 1967 champion, won the second of her three LPGA Championship titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Ahern,[3][4] who won the following year. It was the fifth of Whitworth's six major titles.
Final leaderboard
editSunday, June 13, 1971
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Kathy Whitworth | 71-73-70-74=288 | −4 | 7,950 |
2 | Kathy Ahern | 70-74-73-75=292 | E | 5,800 |
T3 | Jane Blalock | 70-74-77-72=293 | +1 | 3,278 |
Sandra Post Elliott | 73-73-75-72=293 | |||
Sandra Haynie | 75-73-71-74=293 | |||
6 | Susie Berning | 75-74-74-71=294 | +2 | 2,200 |
T7 | Carol Mann | 75-77-72-71=295 | +3 | 1,750 |
DeDe Owens | 74-76-73-72=295 | |||
Judy Rankin | 77-71-72-75=295 | |||
T10 | Debbie Austin | 73-68-79-76=296 | +4 | 1,450 |
Chako Higuchi | 73-75-75-73=296 |
References
edit- ^ "Ahern shares 1st round LPGA lead". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). Associated Press. June 11, 1971. p. B3.
- ^ "Debbie Austin sets LPGA pace". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 12, 1971. p. 12.
- ^ O'Hara, Dave (June 14, 1971). "Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA as Blalock ties for third". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Kathy wins LPGA title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 14, 1971. p. 13.
- ^ "LPGA Championships". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 14, 1971. p. 5B.