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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 .
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 References External links
Debbie Austin and
United States