The 1973 LPGA Tour was the 24th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 4 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $82,864.
There were four first-time winners in 1973: Jocelyne Bourassa, Mary Lou Crocker, Sharon Miller, and Carole Jo Skala. Mickey Wright won the last of her 82 LPGA events in 1973.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1973 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 7 Burdine's Invitational Florida Jo Ann Prentice (4) 212 (−4) 30,000 4,500 Feb 11 Naples Lely Classic Florida Kathy Whitworth (65) 219 (+3) 25,000 3,750 Feb 18 Pompano Beach Classic Florida Sandra Palmer (4) 215 (+2) 35,000 5,250 Mar 11 S&H Green Stamp Classic Texas Kathy Whitworth (66) 214 (−2) 100,000 20,000 Mar 18 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Sandra Haynie (27) 216 (E) 25,000 3,750 Mar 25 Sears Women's Classic Florida Carol Mann (32) 68 (−5) 100,000 15,000 Apr 1 Alamo Ladies Classic Texas Betsy Cullen (2) 218 (−1) 30,000 4,500 Apr 15 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Mickey Wright (82) 284 (−4) 135,000 25,000 Apr 29 Birmingham Classic Alabama Gloria Ehret (2) 217 (+1) 33,000 4,950 May 6 American Defender-Raleigh Classic North Carolina Judy Rankin (8) 217 (+1) 30,000 4,500 May 13 Lady Carling Open Maryland Judy Rankin (9) 215 (−4) 30,000 4,500 May 20 Bluegrass Invitational Kentucky Donna Caponi (5) 216 (−3) 30,000 4,500 Jun 3 Sealy-Faberge Classic Nevada Kathy Cornelius (6) 217 (+1) 100,000 25,000 Jun 10 LPGA Championship Massachusetts Mary Mills (8) 288 (−4) 35,000 5,250 Jun 17 La Canadienne Canada Jocelyne Bourassa (1) 214 (−5) 50,000 10,000 Jun 24 Heritage Village Open Connecticut Susie Berning (9) 207 (−12) 30,000 4,500 Jul 1 Lady Tara Classic Georgia Mary Mills (9) 217 (−2) 30,000 4,500 Jul 8 MARC Equity Classic New York Mary Lou Crocker (1) 210 (−9) 35,000 5,250 Jul 15 George Washington Classic Pennsylvania Carole Jo Skala (1) 214 (−5) 30,000 4,500 Jul 22 U.S. Women's Open New York Susie Berning (10) 290 (+2) 40,000 6,000 Aug 5 Pabst Ladies Classic Ohio Judy Rankin (10) 212 (−4) 35,000 5,250 Aug 12 Child & Family Services Open Illinois Betty Burfeindt (3) 212 (−7) 30,000 4,500 Aug 19 St. Paul Open Minnesota Sandra Palmer (5) 209 (−10) 30,000 4,500 Aug 26 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Sandra Palmer (6) 210 (−3) 30,000 4,500 Sep 2 Charity Golf Classic Texas Sandra Haynie (28) 208 (−8) 30,000 4,500 Sep 9 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Kathy Whitworth (67) 213 (−3) 33,000 4,950 Sep 16 Southgate Ladies Open Kansas Kathy Whitworth (68) 142 (−2)^ 25,000 3,750 Sep 23 Portland Ladies Open Oregon Kathy Whitworth (69) 144 (−2)^ 30,000 4,500 Sep 30 Cameron Park Open California Sandra Palmer (7) 212 (−7) 30,000 4,500 Oct 7 Lincoln-Mercury Open California Sandra Haynie (29) 212 (−7) 30,000 4,500 Oct 14 GAC Classic Arizona Judy Rankin (11) 215 (−1) 35,000 5,250 Oct 21 Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic Texas Kathy Whitworth (70) 209 (−7) 25,000 3,750 Oct 28 Corpus Christi Civitan Open Texas Sharon Miller (1) 210 (−6) 25,000 3,750 Nov 4 Lady Errol Classic Florida Kathy Whitworth (71) 213 (−6) 50,000 7,500 ^ - weather-shortened tournament
Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Kathy Whitworth (8) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Judy Rankin Player of the Year Kathy Whitworth (7) Rookie of the Year Laura Baugh
References
External links LPGA Tour official site 1973 season coverage at golfobserver.com