The 1975 LPGA Tour was the 26th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 31 to November 23. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Sandra Haynie and Carol Mann won the most tournaments, four each. Sandra Palmer led the money list with earnings of $76,374.
There were five first-time winners in 1975: Amy Alcott, Maria Astrologes, Susie McAllister, Mary Bea Porter, and Jo Ann Washam.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1975 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Feb 2 Burdine's Invitational Florida Donna Caponi (6) 208 40,000 5,700 Feb 9 Naples Lely Classic Florida Sandra Haynie (36) 211 40,000 5,700 Feb 23 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Amy Alcott (1) 207 35,000 5,000 Mar 23 Bing Crosby International Classic Mexico Sue Roberts (3) 214 45,000 6,400 Mar 29 Karsten-Ping Open Arizona Jane Blalock (12) 209 70,000 10,000 Apr 20 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Sandra Palmer (10) 283 180,000 32,000 Apr 27 Charity Golf Classic Texas Sandra Haynie (37) 212 45,000 6,400 May 4 Birmingham Classic Alabama Maria Astrologes (1) 210 40,000 5,700 May 11 Lady Tara Classic Georgia Donna Caponi (7) 214 40,000 5,700 May 25 American Defender Classic North Carolina JoAnne Carner (11) 206 40,000 5,700 Jun 1 LPGA Championship Maryland Kathy Whitworth (73) 288 55,000 8,000 Jun 8 Girl Talk Classic New York JoAnne Carner (12) 213 50,000 7,000 Jun 15 Lawson's LPGA Classic Ohio Carol Mann (35) 217 50,000 7,000 Jun 22 Hoosier Classic Indiana Betsy Cullen (3) 211 40,000 5,700 Jun 29 Peter Jackson Classic Canada JoAnne Carner (13) 214 60,000 12,000 Jul 6 Wheeling Ladies Classic West Virginia Susie McAllister (1) 212 40,000 5,700 Jul 13 Borden Classic Ohio Carol Mann (36) 209 65,000 9,200 Jul 20 U.S. Women's Open New Jersey Sandra Palmer (11) 295 55,000 8,044 Jul 27 George Washington Ladies Classic Pennsylvania Carol Mann (37) 206 40,000 5,700 Aug 17 Patty Berg Classic Minnesota Jo Ann Washam (1) 206 45,000 6,400 Aug 24 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Judy Rankin (13) 207 40,000 5,700 Sep 7 Dallas Civitan Open Texas Carol Mann (38) 208 40,000 6,200 Sep 14 Southgate Open Kansas Kathy Whitworth (74) 213 40,000 5,700 Sep 21 Portland Ladies Classic Oregon Jo Ann Washam (2) 215 40,000 5,700 Oct 26 Golf Inns of America California Mary Bea Porter (1) 287 40,000 5,700 Nov 16 Jacksonville Ladies Open Florida Sandra Haynie (38) 223 50,000 7,000 Nov 23 Greater Ft. Myers Classic Florida Sandra Haynie (39) 210 40,000 5,700
LPGA Tour settles Jane Blalock lawsuit
The LPGA Tour dropped its appeal and made settlement in the lawsuit Jane Blalock filed against the Tour after they suspended her for one year due to cheating allegations that began at the 1972 Bluegrass Invitational where Blalock was disqualified. Blalock, with the help of a court order, was allowed to continue playing LPGA tournaments while her suit was being resolved. In August 1974, a court had ruled in favor of Blalock and awarded her $4,500 in damages. Those damages were subsequently tripled in March 1975. The LPGA was also ordered to pay Blalock's legal fees, which totaled $95,303.
After settling with Blalock, the LPGA Tour adopted a formal organization which included having a commissioner.
Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Sandra Palmer Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (2) Player of the Year Sandra Palmer Rookie of the Year Amy Alcott
References
External links LPGA Tour official site 1975 season coverage at golfobserver.com