1971 LPGA Tour


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. "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 ClassicFlorida Ruth Jessen 220 60,00010,000
Mar 21Orange Blossom ClassicFlorida Jan Ferraris 218 20,0003,000
Apr 18Raleigh Golf ClassicNorth Carolina Kathy Whitworth 212 20,0003,000
Apr 25Burdine's InvitationalFlorida Sandra Haynie 219 30,0004,500
May 2Dallas Civitan OpenTexas Sandra Haynie 201 31,5004,725
May 9San Antonio Alamo OpenTexas Sandra Haynie 206 20,0003,000
May 16Sealy LPGA ClassicNevada Sandra Palmer 289 50,00010,000
May 23Suzuki Golf InternationaleCalifornia Kathy Whitworth 217 38,0005,700
Jun 6Lady Carling OpenMaryland Kathy Whitworth 210 25,0003,750
Jun 13Eve-LPGA ChampionshipMassachusetts Kathy Whitworth 288 53,0007,950
Jun 20Heritage OpenConnecticut Sandra Palmer 211 25,0003,750
Jun 27U.S. Women's OpenPennsylvania JoAnne Carner 288 31,0005,000
Jul 11George Washington ClassicPennsylvania Jane Blalock 208 25,0003,750
Jul 25O'Sullivan Ladies OpenVirginia Judy Kimball 211 20,0003,000
Aug 1Bluegrass InvitationalKentucky JoAnne Carner 210 25,0003,750
Aug 8Lady Pepsi OpenGeorgia Jane Blalock 214 20,0003,000
Aug 15Len Immke Buick OpenOhio Sandra Haynie 206 25,0003,750
Aug 22Southgate OpenKansas Pam Barnett 210 20,0003,000
Sep 26Lincoln-Mercury OpenCalifornia Pam Higgins 215 25,0003,750
Oct 17Quality First ClassicTexas Judy Rankin 214 20,0003,000

Awards