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1973 LPGA Tour
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. ''^ - weather-shortened tournament'' Awards References External linksLPGA Tour official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Whitworth
Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up 93 times, giving her 181 top-two finishes. In 1981, she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early life and amateur career Whitworth was born on September 27, 1939, in Monahans, Texas, the youngest of three daughters of Morris Whitworth, a hardware store owner and later mayor in Jal, New Mexico, where she grew up. She attended Odessa College. Initially a tennis player, Whitworth began playing golf at 14. After working with Hardy Loudermilk, she won the 1957 and 1958 New Mexico State Amateur Championships. At 19, she changed coaches to Harvey Penick and turned pro, joining the LPGA in December 1958. Professional career In 1962, Whitworth won her fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Palmer (golfer)
Sandra Palmer (born March 10, 1943) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964 and won 19 LPGA Tour events, including two major championships, during her career. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and will be inducted in 2024. Amateur career Palmer was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but grew up (and first played golf) in Bangor, Maine. She attended North Texas State University where she was a cheerleader and Homecoming Queen. Palmer attended North Texas State University, where she was runner-up in the 1961 National Collegiate Championship. While at North Texas State, Palmer joined Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She was a four-time winner of the West Texas Amateur and won the Texas State Amateur in 1963. Professional career Palmer turned professional and became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964. She won 19 events on the Tour, and also several other professional events, including some as a senior. Her two wins in major championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Defender-Raleigh Classic
The American Defender Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1966 to 1981. It was played in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Raleigh Country Club from 1966 to 1974 and at the North Ridge Country Club from 1975 to 1981. The tournament was the LPGA's first tournament in North Carolina. In 1975, purse was $5,700. Winners ;American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic *1981 Donna Caponi ;American Defender/WRAL Classic *1980 Amy Alcott ;American Defender Classic *1978 Amy Alcott *1977 Kathy Whitworth *1976 Sue Roberts *1975 JoAnne Carner ;American Defender-Raleigh Classic *1974 Jo Ann Prentice *1973 Judy Rankin ;Raleigh Golf Classic *1972 Kathy Whitworth *1971 Kathy Whitworth ;Raleigh Ladies Invitational *1970 Sandra Haynie *1969 Carol Mann *1968 Carol Mann *1967 Kathy Whitworth *1966 Carol Mann Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two women's major golf championships, major cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Ehret
Gloria Jean Ehret (born August 23, 1941) is an American former professional golfer. In the 1966, she won the LPGA Championship. Early life and education Ehret was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1941, and attended St. Petersburg Junior College in St. Petersburg, Florida. Golf career Ehret turned professional in 1965. She finished fifth in the LPGA Championship in her rookie season and won it the following year. After over six years on tour without another victory, she won the Birmingham Classic in 1973. Her most lucrative year on the LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ... was 1978 when she earned $42,470.60, placed 22nd on the final money list, and had three 2nd or T-2 finishes. Amateur wins (4) *1963 Tri-State Amateur Championship *1964 Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 30th largest by area, and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 24th-most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, 50 U.S. states. Alabama is nicknamed the ''Northern flicker, Yellowhammer State'', after the List of U.S. state birds, state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state has diverse geography, with the north dominated by the mountainous Tennessee Valley and the south by Mobile Bay, a historically significant port. Alabama's capital is Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, and its largest city by population and area is Huntsville, Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Classic (golf)
The Birmingham Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1972 to 1982. It was played at the Green Valley Country Club in . Winners ;Birmingham Classic *1982 *1981 Beth Solomon *1980 Barbara Barrow ;Otey Crisman Classic *1979 |
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an international border with the Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40million residents across an area of , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, largest state by population and List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-largest by area. Prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following Mexican War of Independence, its successful war for independence, but Mexican Cession, was ceded to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season since its elevation to major status in 1983. Since 2023, it has been played on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. Founded in 1972 by singer and actress Dinah Shore and Colgate-Palmolive chairman David Foster, it was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, from its inception through 2022. Sometimes referred to as ''The Dinah Shore'' in deference to its founder, the tournament has had many official sponsored titles, all of which included Shore's name until 2000. The tournament relocated to the Greater Houston area in 2023 due to a new sponsorship agreement with Chevron Corporation. The championship's time at Mission Hills is associated with several traditions; in 1988, Amy Alcott established a tradition o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Cullen
Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Cullen (born August 14, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Cullen was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1960 with a degree in Physical Education. She turned professional in 1962 and became a teaching pro. In 1965, she joined the LPGA Tour. Cullen won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1972 and 1975. After her playing career, Cullen became a club professional. Professional wins (3) LPGA Tour wins (3) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Betsy American female golfers Oklahoma Sooners women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Oklahoma Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma 1938 births Living people 20th-century American sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo Ladies Classic
The Alamo Ladies Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1960 to 1973. It was played at several different courses in . Tournament locations Winners ;Alamo Ladies Classic *1973 ;Alamo Ladies Open *1972 ;San Antonio Alamo Open *1971 |
Carol Mann
Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two women's major golf championships, major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Amateur career Mann was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Chicago, Illinois. She started playing golf at the age of 9. She won the Western Junior and the Chicago Junior in 1958, and the Chicago Women's Amateur in 1960. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Professional career Mann turned pro in 1960 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won her first tournament in 1964 at the Women's Western Open, a major championship at the time. She would go on to win a total of 38 events on the LPGA Tour, including two Women's major golf championships, major championships. She earned the LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards, LPGA Vare Trophy in 1968 for lowest scoring average a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sears Women's Classic
The Sears Women's Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1971 to 1974. It was played at the Port St. Lucie Country Club, Sinners Course in Port St. Lucie, Florida. In 1971, the format was 54 holes of stroke play. From 1972 to 1974, the format changed to two rounds of match play to reduce the field from 64 to 16 players, followed by one round of stroke play. Winners ;Sears Women's Classic *1974 Gail Denenberg *1973 Carol Mann ;Sears Women's World Classic *1972 Betsy Cullen *1971 Ruth Jessen Mary Ruth Jessen (November 12, 1936 – September 21, 2007) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1956 and won 11 LPGA Tour victories in all. Amateur career Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Jessen g ... References Former LPGA Tour events Golf tournaments in Florida Women's sports in Florida Recurring sporting events established in 1971 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1974 1971 establishments in Florida 1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
