1977 LPGA Tour

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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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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 13American Cancer Society ClassicFloridaUnited States Pam Higgins (2)212 (-4)50,0007,500
Feb 20Orange Blossom ClassicFloridaUnited States Judy Rankin (20)208 (-8)50,0007,500
Feb 27Bent Tree ClassicFloridaUnited States Judy Rankin (21)209 (-7)100,00015,000
Mar 27Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Sandra Palmer (15)281 (-7)150,00022,500
Apr 3Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's CircleCaliforniaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (77)289 (+1)240,00036,000
Apr 17Women's InternationalSouth CarolinaUnited States Sandra Palmer (16)281 (-7)80,00012,000
Apr 24American Defender ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (78)206 (-10)50,0007,500
May 1Birmingham ClassicAlabamaUnited States Debbie Austin (1)207 (-9)60,0009,000
May 8Lady Tara ClassicGeorgiaUnited States Hollis Stacy (1)209 (-10)50,0007,500
May 15Greater Baltimore Golf ClassicMarylandUnited States Jane Blalock (15)209 (-10)55,0008,250
May 22LPGA Coca-Cola ClassicNew JerseyUnited States Kathy Whitworth (79)202 (-11)77,00011,500
May 29Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Sandra Spuzich (4)201 (-9)50,0007,500
Jun 5Talk Tournament '77New YorkUnited States JoAnne Carner (18)284 (-4)100,00015,000
Jun 12LPGA ChampionshipSouth CarolinaJapan Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (2)279 (-9)150,00022,500
Jun 19Mayflower ClassicIndianaUnited States Judy Rankin (22)212 (-4)50,0007,500
Jun 26Hoosier ClassicIndianaUnited States Debbie Austin (2)207 (-9)50,0007,500
Jul 3Peter Jackson ClassicCanadaUnited States Judy Rankin (23)212 (-4)80,00012,000
Jul 10Bankers Trust ClassicNew YorkUnited States Pat Bradley (2)213 (-6)75,00011,000
Jul 17Borden ClassicOhioUnited States JoAnne Carner (19)207 (-9)80,00012,000
Jul 24U.S. Women's OpenMinnesotaUnited States Hollis Stacy (2)292 (+4)75,00011,040
Jul 31Pocono Northeast ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States Debbie Austin (3)213 (-6)75,00011,000
Aug 6Colgate European Women's OpenEnglandUnited States Judy Rankin (24)281 (-15)100,00015,000
Aug 14Long Island Charity ClassicNew YorkUnited States Debbie Austin (4)279 (-9)100,00015,000
Aug 21Wheeling ClassicWest VirginiaUnited States Debbie Austin (5)209 (-7)50,0007,500
Aug 28Patty Berg ClassicMinnesotaUnited States Bonnie Lauer (1)212 (-7)55,0008,250
Sep 4Rail Muscular Dystrophy ClassicIllinoisUnited States Hollis Stacy (3)271 (-17)100,00015,000
Sep 11National Jewish Hospital OpenColoradoUnited States JoAnne Carner (20)210 (-6)50,0007,500
Sep 25The Sarah CoventryCaliforniaUnited States Jane Blalock (16)282 (-10)100,00015,000
Oct 2Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States Vivian Brownlee (1)217 (+1)50,0007,500
Oct 9Houston Exchange Clubs ClassicTexasUnited States Amy Alcott (4)208 (-8)50,0007,500
Nov 3Mizuno Japan ClassicJapanUnited States Debbie Massey (1)220 (-2)100,00015,000
Nov 13Colgate Far East OpenSingaporeArgentina Silvia Bertolaccini (1)214 (-2)100,00015,000

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerJudy Rankin (2) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Judy Rankin (3) United States
Player of the YearJudy Rankin (2) United States
Rookie of the YearDebbie Massey United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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