1975 LPGA Championship

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1975 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 29 – June 1, 1975
LocationLutherville, Maryland
Course(s)Pine Ridge Golf Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Field96 players, 53 after cut[1]
Cut152 (+6)
Prize fund$55,000
Winner's share$8,000
Champion
United States Kathy Whitworth
288 (−4)
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Lutherville is located in the United States
Lutherville
Lutherville
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Location in the United States
Pine Ridge GC is located in Maryland
Pine Ridge GC
Pine Ridge GC
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Location in Maryland

The 1975 LPGA Championship was the 21st LPGA Championship, held May 29 to June 1 at Pine Ridge Golf Course in Lutherville, Maryland, a suburb north of Baltimore.

Kathy Whitworth won her third LPGA Championship, a stroke ahead of defending champion Sandra Haynie.[2][3][4] It was Whitworth's sixth and final major title.

Past champions in the field[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Kathy Whitworth  United States 1967, 1971 70 70 75 73 288 −4 1
Sandra Haynie  United States 1965, 1974 72 72 71 74 289 −3 2
Sandra Post  Canada 1968 73 73 76 73 295 +3 T11
Mary Mills  United States 1964, 1973 78 74 71 75 298 +6 T20
Gloria Ehret  United States 1966 77 73 77 76 303 +11 T38
Judy Kimball  United States 1962 78 74 75 76 303 +11 T38
Kathy Ahern  United States 1972 76 76 76 80 308 +16 T47

Source:[3][4][5][6]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, June 1, 1975

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Kathy Whitworth  United States 70-70-75-73=288 −4 8,000
2 Sandra Haynie  United States 72-72-71-74=289 −3 5,650
3 Jo Ann Washam  United States 71-76-72-71=290 −2 4,300
4 Donna Caponi Young  United States 72-72-73-74=291 −1 3,300
5 Carol Mann  United States 71-77-72-72=292 E 2,550
T6 Jocelyne Bourassa  Canada 74-74-72-73=293 +1 1,875
Sandra Palmer  United States 74-71-73-75=293
Sandra Spuzich  United States 68-78-75-72=293
T9 JoAnne Carner  United States 73-77-74-70=294 +2 1,475
Chako Higuchi  Japan 75-74-74-71=294

Source:[3][4][5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Whitworth in charge of LPGA". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. May 31, 1975. p. 6-C.
  2. ^ "Whitworth wet, but the winner". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. June 2, 1975. p. 26.
  3. ^ a b c "Whitworth's LPGA champ". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). AP, UPI wires. June 2, 1975. p. 3-C.
  4. ^ a b c "Whitworth rallies in LPGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 2, 1975. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b "Whitworth wins LPGA crown by 1". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 2, 1975. p. 4B.
  6. ^ a b "Final standings". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. June 2, 1975. p. 21.

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