1974 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 1, 1974 (1974-02-01) – November 24, 1974 (1974-11-24)
Number of official events27
Most wins4 United States Sandra Haynie and United States JoAnne Carner
Money leaderUnited States JoAnne Carner
Player of the YearUnited States JoAnne Carner
Rookie of the YearAustralia Jan Stephenson
← 1973
1975 →

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] and through 2016 only, left-handed golfer to win on the LPGA Tour.

Kathy Whitworth won the LPGA's annual tour stop in St. Petersburg for a fifth time.[2] Only three other golfers in tour history have won the same event five times.[3]

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1974 season.[4] "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 3Burdine's InvitationalFloridaUnited States Sandra Palmer (8)215 (-4)33,0004,950
Feb 10Sears Women's ClassicFloridaUnited States Gail Denenberg (1)71 (-2)100,00015,000
Feb 17Naples Lely ClassicFloridaUnited States Carol Mann (33)209 (-10)38,0005,400
Mar 3Orange Blossom ClassicFloridaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (72)209 (-7)30,0004,250
Mar 10S&H Green Stamp ClassicTexasUnited States Carol Mann (34)219 (+3)100,00020,000
Mar 17Bing Crosby International ClassicMexicoUnited States Jane Blalock (8)215 (-1)30,0004,250
Apr 21Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's CircleCaliforniaUnited States Jo Ann Prentice (5)289 (+1)179,00032,000
Apr 28Birmingham ClassicAlabamaUnited States Jane Blalock (9)211 (-5)35,0005,000
May 5Lady Tara ClassicGeorgiaUnited States Sandra Spuzich (3)219 (E)35,0005,000
May 12American Defender-Raleigh ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States Jo Ann Prentice (6)137 (-7)^35,0005,000
May 19Bluegrass InvitationalKentuckyUnited States JoAnne Carner (5)215 (-4)35,0005,000
May 26Hoosier LPGA ClassicIndianaUnited States JoAnne Carner (6)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Jun 2Baltimore ClassicMarylandUnited States Judy Rankin (12)144 (-2)^40,0005,700
Jun 9Desert Inn ClassicNevadaUnited States JoAnne Carner (7)284 (-4)100,00020,000
Jun 16Lawson's LPGA OpenOhioUnited States Sandra Haynie (30)215 (-1)40,0005,700
Jun 23LPGA ChampionshipMassachusettsUnited States Sandra Haynie (31)288 (-4)50,0007,000
Jun 30Peter Jackson Ladies ClassicCanadaUnited States Carole Jo Skala (2)208 (-11)60,00012,000
Jul 7Niagara Frontier ClassicNew YorkUnited States Sue Roberts (1)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Jul 14LPGA Borden ClassicOhioUnited States Sharon Miller (2)211 (-5)40,0005,700
Jul 21U.S. Women's OpenIllinoisUnited States Sandra Haynie (32)295 (+7)40,0006,073
Jul 28Wheeling Ladies ClassicWest VirginiaUnited States Carole Jo Skala (3)212 (-4)35,0005,000
Aug 4George Washington ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States Sandra Haynie (33)213 (-6)40,0005,700
Aug 18St. Paul OpenMinnesotaUnited States JoAnne Carner (8)212 (-7)35,0005,000
Aug 24National Jewish Hospital OpenColoradoUnited States Sandra Haynie (34)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Sep 1Southgate Ladies OpenKansasUnited States Jane Blalock (10) (tie)
United States Sue Roberts (2)		142 (-2)^35,0004,375
each
Sep 8Dallas Civitan OpenTexasUnited States JoAnne Carner (9)217 (+1)40,0005,700
Sep 15Charity Golf ClassicTexasUnited States Sandra Haynie (35)208 (-11)40,0005,700
Sep 29Portland Ladies ClassicOregonUnited States JoAnne Carner (10)211 (-5)35,0005,000
Oct 6Sacramento Union Ladies ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Carole Jo Skala (4)213 (-6)35,0005,000
Oct 21Cubic Corporation ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Sandra Palmer (9)215 (-1)35,0005,000
Nov 17Bill Branch LPGA ClassicFloridaUnited States Bonnie Bryant (1)209 (-7)40,0005,700
Nov 24Lady Errol ClassicFloridaUnited States Jane Blalock (11)215 (-1)35,0005,000

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Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerJoAnne Carner United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)JoAnne Carner United States
Player of the YearJoAnne Carner United States
Rookie of the YearJan Stephenson Australia

References

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