1977 LPGA Championship

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1977 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 9–12, 1977
LocationNorth Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina
Course(s)Bay Tree Golf Plantation
Gold Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,074 yards (5,554 m) [1]
Field99 players, 64 after cut
Cut154 (+10)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
Japan Chako Higuchi
287 (−5)
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North Myrtle Beach  is located in the United States
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Bay Tree GP is located in South Carolina
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The 1977 LPGA Championship was the 23rd LPGA Championship, played June 9–12 at the Gold Course of Bay Tree Golf Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Chako Higuchi won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley, Sandra Post, and Judy Rankin.[2][3]

The purse was nearly tripled this year to $150,000, up from $55,000 in 1976.[4]

It was the first golf major to be held in South Carolina. The Bay Tree Golf Plantation courses were closed and abandoned in 2006. Since then, the Senior PGA Championship (2007), PGA Championship (2012, 2021), and the U.S. Women's Open (2019) have been held or are scheduled to be conducted in the state, with all four in the Charleston market.[5][6]

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Sandra Post  Canada 1968 72 72 69 69 282 −6 T2
Kathy Whitworth  United States 1967, 1971, 1975 73 70 71 72 286 −2 T10
Mickey Wright  United States 1958, 1960,
1961, 1963		 75 76 73 70 294 +6 T21
Mary Mills  United States 1964, 1973 71 77 76 74 298 +10 T37
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 76 73 78 73 300 +12 T44
Gloria Ehret  United States 1966 76 76 76 73 301 +13 T47

Source:[2][3]

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Kathy Ahern  United States 1972 82 74 156 +12
Betty Burfeindt  United States 1976 80 79 159 +15

Source:[7]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, June 12, 1977

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Chako Higuchi  Japan 71-67-72-69=279 −9 22,500
T2 Pat Bradley  United States 71-71-68-72=282 −6 10,953
Sandra Post  Canada 72-72-69-69=282
Judy Rankin  United States 68-73-69-72=282
T5 JoAnne Carner  United States 71-77-70-65=283 −5 5,715
Joyce Kazmierski  United States 69-76-71-67=283
T7 Silvia Bertolaccini  Argentina 75-69-70-70=284 −4 4,376
Donna Caponi Young  United States 77-67-73-67=284
Sandra Palmer  United States 72-71-71-70=284
10 Kathy Whitworth  United States 73-70-71-72=286 E 3,170

Source:[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Timms, Leslie (June 10, 1977). "Little, Kazmierski tied at the top". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). p. D1.
  2. ^ a b c Timms, Leslie (June 13, 1977). "Higuchi has 69 to rule LPGA". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). p. B1.
  3. ^ a b c "All Japan cheers for Chako Higuchi". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 13, 1977. p. 20.
  4. ^ Gaillard, Luther (October 30, 1976). "LPGA Championship officially announced with $150,000 purse". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. p. B3.
  5. ^ Leslie, Jacques (March 13, 2014). "Fairway to heaven: What happens to an abandoned golf course". Salon. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Spring, Jake (April 4, 2010). "Golf courses caught in crossfire after real estate goes bust". Myrtle Beach Online. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  7. ^ Timms, Leslie (June 13, 1977). "Little rally ties Higuchi at Beach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). p. B2.

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