1971 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 10–13, 1971 |
| Location | Sutton, Massachusetts |
| Course(s) | Pleasant Valley Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,130 yards (5,605 m) |
| Field | 52 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 160 (+14) |
| Prize fund | $53,000 |
| Winner's share | $7,950 |
| Champion | |
 Kathy Whitworth | |
| 288 (−4) | |
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Location in the United States
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Location in Massachusetts
The 1971 LPGA Championship was the 17th LPGA Championship, held June 10–13 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.
Kathy Whitworth, the 1967 champion, won the second of her three LPGA Championship titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Kathy Ahern,[2] who won the following year. It was the fifth of Whitworth's six major titles.
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Whitworth |  United States |
1967 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 288 | −4 | 1 |
| Sandra Haynie | United States |
1965 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 293 | +1 | T3 |
| Sandra Post Elliott |  Canada |
1968 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 293 | +1 | T3 |
| Mickey Wright | United States |
1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 |
74 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 301 | +9 | T15 |
| Marlene Hagge | United States |
1956 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 70 | 303 | +11 | 19 |
| Mary Mills | United States |
1964 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 84 | 305 | +13 | 22 |
| Betsy Rawls | United States |
1959, 1969 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 78 | 307 | +15 | T26 |
Source:[2]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 13, 1971
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
71-73-70-74=288 | −4 | 7,950 |
| 2 | Kathy Ahern | United States |
70-74-73-75=292 | E | 5,800 |
| T3 | Jane Blalock | United States |
70-74-77-72=293 | +1 | 3,278 |
| Sandra Post Elliott | Canada |
73-73-75-72=293 | |||
| Sandra Haynie | United States |
75-73-71-74=293 | |||
| 6 | Susie Berning | United States |
75-74-74-71=294 | +2 | 2,200 |
| T7 | Carol Mann | United States |
75-77-72-71=295 | +3 | 1,750 |
| DeDe Owens | United States |
74-76-73-72=295 | |||
| Judy Rankin | United States |
77-71-72-75=295 | |||
| T10 | Debbie Austin | United States |
73-68-79-76=296 | +4 | 1,450 |
| Chako Higuchi |  Japan |
73-75-75-73=296 |
Source:[2]
References
- ^ "Debbie Austin sets LPGA pace". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 12, 1971. p. 12.
- ^ a b c "Kathy wins LPGA title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 14, 1971. p. 13.