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 $87,094.
The season saw the first tournament in Mexico , the Bing Crosby International Classic . There were three first-time winners in 1974: Bonnie Bryant , Gail Denenberg , and Sue Roberts . Bryant was the first,[1]
Kathy Whitworth won the LPGA's annual tour stop in St. Petersburg for a fifth time.[2] [3]
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1974 season.[4] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Feb 3
Burdine's Invitational Florida Sandra Palmer (8)215 (-4)
33,000
4,950
Feb 10
Sears Women's Classic Florida Gail Denenberg (1)71 (-2)
100,000
15,000
Feb 17
Naples Lely Classic Florida Carol Mann (33)209 (-10)
38,000
5,400
Mar 3
Orange Blossom Classic Florida Kathy Whitworth (72)209 (-7)
30,000
4,250
Mar 10
S&H Green Stamp Classic Texas Carol Mann (34)219 (+3)
100,000
20,000
Mar 17
Bing Crosby International Classic Mexico Jane Blalock (8)215 (-1)
30,000
4,250
Apr 21
Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Jo Ann Prentice (5)289 (+1)
179,000
32,000
Apr 28
Birmingham Classic Alabama Jane Blalock (9)211 (-5)
35,000
5,000
May 5
Lady Tara Classic Georgia Sandra Spuzich (3)219 (E)
35,000
5,000
May 12
American Defender-Raleigh Classic North Carolina Jo Ann Prentice (6)137 (-7)^
35,000
5,000
May 19
Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky JoAnne Carner (5)215 (-4)
35,000
5,000
May 26
Hoosier LPGA Classic Indiana JoAnne Carner (6)213 (-6)
35,000
5,000
Jun 2
Baltimore Classic Maryland Judy Rankin (12)144 (-2)^
40,000
5,700
Jun 9
Desert Inn Classic Nevada JoAnne Carner (7)284 (-4)
100,000
20,000
Jun 16
Lawson's LPGA Open Ohio Sandra Haynie (30)215 (-1)
40,000
5,700
Jun 23
LPGA Championship Massachusetts Sandra Haynie (31)288 (-4)
50,000
7,000
Jun 30
Peter Jackson Ladies Classic Canada Carole Jo Skala (2)208 (-11)
60,000
12,000
Jul 7
Niagara Frontier Classic New York Sue Roberts (1)213 (-6)
35,000
5,000
Jul 14
LPGA Borden Classic Ohio Sharon Miller (2)211 (-5)
40,000
5,700
Jul 21
U.S. Women's Open Illinois Sandra Haynie (32)295 (+7)
40,000
6,073
Jul 28
Wheeling Ladies Classic West Virginia Carole Jo Skala (3)212 (-4)
35,000
5,000
Aug 4
George Washington Classic Pennsylvania Sandra Haynie (33)213 (-6)
40,000
5,700
Aug 18
St. Paul Open Minnesota JoAnne Carner (8)212 (-7)
35,000
5,000
Aug 24
National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Sandra Haynie (34)213 (-6)
35,000
5,000
Sep 1
Southgate Ladies Open Kansas Jane Blalock (10) (tie) Sue Roberts (2)142 (-2)^
35,000
4,375
Sep 8
Dallas Civitan Open Texas JoAnne Carner (9)217 (+1)
40,000
5,700
Sep 15
Charity Golf Classic Texas Sandra Haynie (35)208 (-11)
40,000
5,700
Sep 29
Portland Ladies Classic Oregon JoAnne Carner (10)211 (-5)
35,000
5,000
Oct 6
Sacramento Union Ladies Classic California Carole Jo Skala (4)213 (-6)
35,000
5,000
Oct 21
Cubic Corporation Classic California Sandra Palmer (9)215 (-1)
35,000
5,000
Nov 17
Bill Branch LPGA Classic Florida Bonnie Bryant (1)209 (-7)
40,000
5,700
Nov 24
Lady Errol Classic Florida Jane Blalock (11)215 (-1)
35,000
5,000
^ - weather-shortened tournament
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