1971 LPGA Championship

1971 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 10–13, 1971
LocationSutton, Massachusetts
Course(s)Pleasant Valley Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par73
Length6,130 yards (5,605 m)[1]
Field52 after cut[2]
Cut160 (+14)
Prize fund$53,000
Winner's share$7,950
Champion
United States Kathy Whitworth
288 (−4)
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Sutton is located in the United States
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Sutton
Pleasant Valley Country Club  is located in Massachusetts
Pleasant Valley Country Club 
Pleasant Valley Country Club 

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,[3][4] who won the following year. It was the fifth of Whitworth's six major titles.

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, June 13, 1971

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Kathy Whitworth 71-73-70-74=288 −4 7,950
2 United States Kathy Ahern 70-74-73-75=292 E 5,800
T3 United States Jane Blalock 70-74-77-72=293 +1 3,278
Canada Sandra Post Elliott 73-73-75-72=293
United States Sandra Haynie 75-73-71-74=293
6 United States Susie Berning 75-74-74-71=294 +2 2,200
T7 United States Carol Mann 75-77-72-71=295 +3 1,750
United States DeDe Owens 74-76-73-72=295
United States Judy Rankin 77-71-72-75=295
T10 United States Debbie Austin 73-68-79-76=296 +4 1,450
Japan Chako Higuchi 73-75-75-73=296

Source:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ahern shares 1st round LPGA lead". Spartanburg Herald. (South Carolina). Associated Press. June 11, 1971. p. B3.
  2. ^ "Debbie Austin sets LPGA pace". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 12, 1971. p. 12.
  3. ^ O'Hara, Dave (June 14, 1971). "Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA as Blalock ties for third". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. p. 19.
  4. ^ a b "Kathy wins LPGA title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 14, 1971. p. 13.
  5. ^ "LPGA Championships". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 14, 1971. p. 5B.
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