1977 LPGA Tour
The 1977 LPGA Tour was the 28th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 11 to November 13. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Debbie Austin and Judy Rankin won the most tournaments, five each. Rankin led the money list with earnings of $122,890, becoming the first player to win $100,000 in a season.
There were six first-time winners in 1977: Debbie Austin, Silvia Bertolaccini, Vivian Brownlee, Bonnie Lauer, Debbie Massey, and Hollis Stacy.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1977 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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| Feb 13 | American Cancer Society Classic | Florida |  Pam Higgins (2) | 212 (-4) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Feb 20 | Orange Blossom Classic | Florida | Judy Rankin (20) | 208 (-8) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Feb 27 | Bent Tree Classic | Florida | Judy Rankin (21) | 209 (-7) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Mar 27 | Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic | California | Sandra Palmer (15) | 281 (-7) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Apr 3 | Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle | California | Kathy Whitworth (77) | 289 (+1) | 240,000 | 36,000 |
| Apr 17 | Women's International | South Carolina | Sandra Palmer (16) | 281 (-7) | 80,000 | 12,000 |
| Apr 24 | American Defender Classic | North Carolina | Kathy Whitworth (78) | 206 (-10) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| May 1 | Birmingham Classic | Alabama | Debbie Austin (1) | 207 (-9) | 60,000 | 9,000 |
| May 8 | Lady Tara Classic | Georgia | Hollis Stacy (1) | 209 (-10) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| May 15 | Greater Baltimore Golf Classic | Maryland | Jane Blalock (15) | 209 (-10) | 55,000 | 8,250 |
| May 22 | LPGA Coca-Cola Classic | New Jersey | Kathy Whitworth (79) | 202 (-11) | 77,000 | 11,500 |
| May 29 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | Sandra Spuzich (4) | 201 (-9) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Jun 5 | Talk Tournament '77 | New York | JoAnne Carner (18) | 284 (-4) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Jun 12 | LPGA Championship | South Carolina |  Hisako "Chako" Higuchi (2) | 279 (-9) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Jun 19 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | Judy Rankin (22) | 212 (-4) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Jun 26 | Hoosier Classic | Indiana | Debbie Austin (2) | 207 (-9) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Jul 3 | Peter Jackson Classic | Canada | Judy Rankin (23) | 212 (-4) | 80,000 | 12,000 |
| Jul 10 | Bankers Trust Classic | New York | Pat Bradley (2) | 213 (-6) | 75,000 | 11,000 |
| Jul 17 | Borden Classic | Ohio | JoAnne Carner (19) | 207 (-9) | 80,000 | 12,000 |
| Jul 24 | U.S. Women's Open | Minnesota | Hollis Stacy (2) | 292 (+4) | 75,000 | 11,040 |
| Jul 31 | Pocono Northeast Classic | Pennsylvania | Debbie Austin (3) | 213 (-6) | 75,000 | 11,000 |
| Aug 6 | Colgate European Women's Open | England | Judy Rankin (24) | 281 (-15) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Aug 14 | Long Island Charity Classic | New York | Debbie Austin (4) | 279 (-9) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Aug 21 | Wheeling Classic | West Virginia | Debbie Austin (5) | 209 (-7) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Aug 28 | Patty Berg Classic | Minnesota | Bonnie Lauer (1) | 212 (-7) | 55,000 | 8,250 |
| Sep 4 | Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic | Illinois | Hollis Stacy (3) | 271 (-17) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Sep 11 | National Jewish Hospital Open | Colorado | JoAnne Carner (20) | 210 (-6) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Sep 25 | The Sarah Coventry | California | Jane Blalock (16) | 282 (-10) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Oct 2 | Dallas Civitan Open | Texas | Vivian Brownlee (1) | 217 (+1) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Oct 9 | Houston Exchange Clubs Classic | Texas | Amy Alcott (4) | 208 (-8) | 50,000 | 7,500 |
| Nov 3 | Mizuno Japan Classic | Japan | Debbie Massey (1) | 220 (-2) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Nov 13 | Colgate Far East Open | Singapore |  Silvia Bertolaccini (1) | 214 (-2) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
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