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.

1973 LPGA Tour season

Duration	January 4, 1973 (1973-01-04) – November 4, 1973 (1973-11-04)
Number of official events	34
Most wins	7 Kathy Whitworth
Money leader	Kathy Whitworth
Player of the Year	Kathy Whitworth
Rookie of the Year	Laura Baugh
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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.^[1] "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

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Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Kathy Whitworth (8)	United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Judy Rankin	United States
Player of the Year	Kathy Whitworth (7)	United States
Rookie of the Year	Laura Baugh	United States