1971 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 18, 1971 (1971-02-18) – October 17, 1971 (1971-10-17)
Number of official events20
Most wins5 United States Kathy Whitworth
Money leaderUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Player of the YearUnited States Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Sally Little
← 1970
1972 →

The 1971 LPGA Tour was the 22nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 18 to October 17. The season consisted of 20 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, five. She also led the money list with earnings of $41,181.

The season saw the first $10,000 first prize at the Sears Women's World Classic won by Ruth Jessen. There were four first-time winners in 1971: Pam Barnett, Jan Ferraris, Pam Higgins, and Sandra Palmer.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1971 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 21Sears Women's World ClassicFloridaUnited States Ruth Jessen (11)220 (+1)60,00010,000
Mar 21Orange Blossom ClassicFloridaUnited States Jan Ferraris (1)218 (+2)20,0003,000
Apr 18Raleigh Golf ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (56)212 (-4)20,0003,000
Apr 25Burdine's InvitationalFloridaUnited States Sandra Haynie (20)219 (-3)30,0004,500
May 2Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Sandra Haynie (21)201 (-12)31,5004,725
May 9San Antonio Alamo OpenTexasUnited States Sandra Haynie (22)206 (-13)20,0003,000
May 16Sealy LPGA ClassicNevadaUnited States Sandra Palmer (1)289 (-3)50,00010,000
May 23Suzuki Golf InternationaleCaliforniaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (57)217 (+1)38,0005,700
Jun 6Lady Carling OpenMarylandUnited States Kathy Whitworth (58)210 (-9)25,0003,750
Jun 13Eve-LPGA ChampionshipMassachusettsUnited States Kathy Whitworth (59)288 (-4)53,0007,950
Jun 20Heritage OpenConnecticutUnited States Sandra Palmer (2)211 (-8)25,0003,750
Jun 27U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States JoAnne Carner (3)288 (E)31,0005,000
Jul 11George Washington ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States Jane Blalock (2)208 (-11)25,0003,750
Jul 25O'Sullivan Ladies OpenVirginiaUnited States Judy Kimball (3)211 (-4)20,0003,000
Aug 1Bluegrass InvitationalKentuckyUnited States JoAnne Carner (4)210 (-6)25,0003,750
Aug 8Lady Pepsi OpenGeorgiaUnited States Jane Blalock (3)214 (-5)20,0003,000
Aug 15Len Immke Buick OpenOhioUnited States Sandra Haynie (23)206 (-10)25,0003,750
Aug 22Southgate OpenKansasUnited States Pam Barnett (1)210 (-6)20,0003,000
Sep 26Lincoln-Mercury OpenCaliforniaUnited States Pam Higgins (1)215 (-4)25,0003,750
Oct 17Quality First ClassicTexasUnited States Judy Rankin (5)214 (-5)20,0003,000

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerKathy Whitworth (6) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Kathy Whitworth (6) United States
Player of the YearKathy Whitworth (5) United States
Rookie of the YearSally Little South Africa

References

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