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.

1977 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 11, 1977 (1977-02-11) – November 13, 1977 (1977-11-13)
Number of official events32
Most wins5 United States Debbie Austin and United States Judy Rankin
Money leaderUnited States Judy Rankin
Player of the YearUnited States Judy Rankin
Rookie of the YearUnited States Debbie Massey
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1978

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

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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.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Feb 13 American Cancer Society Classic Florida   Pam Higgins (2) 212 (-4) 50,000 7,500
Feb 20 Orange Blossom Classic Florida   Judy Rankin (20) 208 (-8) 50,000 7,500
Feb 27 Bent Tree Classic Florida   Judy Rankin (21) 209 (-7) 100,000 15,000
Mar 27 Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic California   Sandra Palmer (15) 281 (-7) 150,000 22,500
Apr 3 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California   Kathy Whitworth (77) 289 (+1) 240,000 36,000
Apr 17 Women's International South Carolina   Sandra Palmer (16) 281 (-7) 80,000 12,000
Apr 24 American Defender Classic North Carolina   Kathy Whitworth (78) 206 (-10) 50,000 7,500
May 1 Birmingham Classic Alabama   Debbie Austin (1) 207 (-9) 60,000 9,000
May 8 Lady Tara Classic Georgia   Hollis Stacy (1) 209 (-10) 50,000 7,500
May 15 Greater Baltimore Golf Classic Maryland   Jane Blalock (15) 209 (-10) 55,000 8,250
May 22 LPGA Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey   Kathy Whitworth (79) 202 (-11) 77,000 11,500
May 29 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania   Sandra Spuzich (4) 201 (-9) 50,000 7,500
Jun 5 Talk Tournament '77 New York   JoAnne Carner (18) 284 (-4) 100,000 15,000
Jun 12 LPGA Championship South Carolina   Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (2) 279 (-9) 150,000 22,500
Jun 19 Mayflower Classic Indiana   Judy Rankin (22) 212 (-4) 50,000 7,500
Jun 26 Hoosier Classic Indiana   Debbie Austin (2) 207 (-9) 50,000 7,500
Jul 3 Peter Jackson Classic Canada   Judy Rankin (23) 212 (-4) 80,000 12,000
Jul 10 Bankers Trust Classic New York   Pat Bradley (2) 213 (-6) 75,000 11,000
Jul 17 Borden Classic Ohio   JoAnne Carner (19) 207 (-9) 80,000 12,000
Jul 24 U.S. Women's Open Minnesota   Hollis Stacy (2) 292 (+4) 75,000 11,040
Jul 31 Pocono Northeast Classic Pennsylvania   Debbie Austin (3) 213 (-6) 75,000 11,000
Aug 6 Colgate European Women's Open England   Judy Rankin (24) 281 (-15) 100,000 15,000
Aug 14 Long Island Charity Classic New York   Debbie Austin (4) 279 (-9) 100,000 15,000
Aug 21 Wheeling Classic West Virginia   Debbie Austin (5) 209 (-7) 50,000 7,500
Aug 28 Patty Berg Classic Minnesota   Bonnie Lauer (1) 212 (-7) 55,000 8,250
Sep 4 Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic Illinois   Hollis Stacy (3) 271 (-17) 100,000 15,000
Sep 11 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado   JoAnne Carner (20) 210 (-6) 50,000 7,500
Sep 25 The Sarah Coventry California   Jane Blalock (16) 282 (-10) 100,000 15,000
Oct 2 Dallas Civitan Open Texas   Vivian Brownlee (1) 217 (+1) 50,000 7,500
Oct 9 Houston Exchange Clubs Classic Texas   Amy Alcott (4) 208 (-8) 50,000 7,500
Nov 3 Mizuno Japan Classic Japan   Debbie Massey (1) 220 (-2) 100,000 15,000
Nov 13 Colgate Far East Open Singapore   Silvia Bertolaccini (1) 214 (-2) 100,000 15,000

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Judy Rankin (2)   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Judy Rankin (3)   United States
Player of the Year Judy Rankin (2)   United States
Rookie of the Year Debbie Massey   United States

References

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