1973 - Women America
The winners in the category "1973 - Women America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
Alamo
Played as the Alamo Ladies Classic. Betty Burfeindt (USA) finished 2 shots behind Cullen (USA). [Woodlake GC, San Antonio, Texas].
America
American Defender
Played as the American Defender Raleigh Classic. Second-placed Chako Higuchi (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Rankin (USA). [Raleigh CC, Raleigh, North Carolina].
America
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Played as the Birmingham Classic. Ehret (USA) beat Betty Burfeindt (USA) and Clifford Ann Creed (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
Played as the Bluegrass Invitational. Sandra Spuzich finished in second place behind Caponi.
America
Pabst
Played as the Pabst Ladies Classic. Second-placed Debbie Austin (USA) finished 3 shots behind Rankin (USA), who recorded her 10th LPGA Tour win. [Riviera CC, Dublin, Ohio, which permanently closed in 2015].
America
Burdine's
Played as Burdine's Invitational. Second-placed Beth Stone (USA) finished 1 shot behind Prentice (USA). [Red course, Trump Natl Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
Played as the Cameron Park Open. Susie Berning and Gail Denenberg finished in second place behind Palmer.
America
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The inaugural La Canadienne Golf Championship (June 15-17; renamed the Peter Jackson Classic in 1974, then du Maurier Classic in 1983; an LPGA major championship from 1979 to 2000). 26-year-old home-country winner Jocelyne Bourassa (Can) beat Sandra Haynie (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to claim her first and only LPGA Tour win. Judy Rankin (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Golf municipal de Montréal, Parc Maisonneuve, Montréal, Québec. Original 18-hole course now closed].
Played as the Charity Golf Classic. Murle Breer, Carole Jo Skala, Judy Rankin and Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Haynie.
America
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Dinah Shore Winners Circle (2nd) (April 12-15). Second-placed Joyce Kazmierski (USA) finished 2 shots behind Mickey Wright (USA). [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
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Played as the Child & Family Services Open. Laura Baugh and Debbie Austin finished in second place behind Burfeindt.
America
Natl Jewish Hosp.
Played as the National Jewish Hospital Open. Second-placed Betty Burfeindt (USA) finished 1 shot behind Palmer (USA). [Green Gables CC, Denver, Colorado; now permanently closed].
America
Civitan
Played as the Corpus Christi Civitan Open. First-time LPGA Tour winner Miller (USA) beat Judy Rankin (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Corpus Christi CC, Corpus Christi, Texas].
America
Civitan
Played as the Dallas Civitan Open. Whitworth (USA) beat Mary Mills (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Brookhaven CC, Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas].
America
GAC
Played as the GAC Classic. Rankin (USA) beat Sandra Palmer (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole. Gerda Boykin (Ger) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Forty Niner CC, Tucson, AZ].
America
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Played as the George Washington Ladies Classic. Second-placed Sandra Haynie (USA) and Kathy McMullen (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Skala (USA, née Kabler). [Hidden Spring GC, Horsham, Pennsylvania; now called Commonwealth Natl GC].
America
x
Played as the Heritage Village Open. Second-placed Sandra Haynie (USA) finished 4 shots behind Berning (USA, née Maxwell). [Heritage Village CC, Southbury, Connecticut].
America
Angelo's
Played as Lady Angelo's LPGA Four-Ball (July 26-28). Defending champions Jane Blalock (USA) & Sandra Palmer (USA) beat Sally Little (RSA) & Jan Ferraris (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [New Seabury CC, Mashpee, MA; first round played at Oyster Harbors CC, Osterville, MA].
America
Angelo's
Played as Lady Angelo's LPGA Four-Ball (July 26-28). Defending champions Jane Blalock (USA) & Sandra Palmer (USA) beat Sally Little (RSA) & Jan Ferraris (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [New Seabury CC, Mashpee, MA; first round played at Oyster Harbors CC, Osterville, MA].
America
Carling
Played as the Lady Carling Open. Second-placed Sandra Haynie (USA) finished 4 shots behind Rankin (USA). [Pine Ridge GC, Baltimore, Maryland].
America
x
Played as the Lady Errol Classic. Gloria Ehret (USA) and Shelley Hamlin (USA) finished 2 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Apopka G&TC, Apopka, FL; at the time known as Errol Estates CC].
America
Tara
Played as the Lady Tara Classic. Second-placed Sharon Miller (USA), Sandra Haynie (USA), Laura Baugh (USA) and Judy Rankin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mills (USA), who recorded the last of her nine LPGA Tour wins. [Indian Hills CC, Marietta, Georgia].
America
Lincoln
Played as the Lincoln-Mercury Open. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) and JoAnne Carner (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Haynie (USA). [Round Hill CC, Alamo, California].
America
x
Played as the MARC Equity Classic. Jane Blalock finished in second place behind Crocker.
America
x
Played as the Naples Lely Classic. JoAnne Carner finished in second place behind Whitworth.
Played as the Pompano Beach Classic. Betty Burfeindt finished in second place behind Palmer.
America
x
Played as the Portland Ladies Tournament (Sept 21-23). Second-placed Sandra Palmer (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Kathy Whitworth (USA). Reduced to 36 holes following cancellation of second round due to bad weather. [Portland GC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Waco TH
Played as the Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Classic. Second-placed Marilynn Smith (USA), Sharon Miller (USA), Pam Higgins (USA) and Kathy Cornelius (USA) finished 4 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Lake Waco CC, Waco, Texas].
America
Faberge
Played as the Sealy-Faberge Classic. Judy Rankin finished in second place behind Cornelius.
Played as the Sears Women's Classic. Joyce Kazmierski finished in second place behind Mann.
America
S&H Stamps
Played as the S&H Green Stamp Classic. Second-placed Mary Mills (USA) finished 2 shots behind Whitworth (USA). [Westwood GC, Houston, TX; at the time Westwood CC].
America
x
Played as the Southgate Ladies Open. Gerda Boykin finished in second place behind Whitworth.
Played as the St Paul Open. Judy Rankin and Jane Blalock finished in second place behind Palmer.
America
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Played as the Orange Blossom Classic. Second-placed Marlene Hagge (USA) finished 1 shot behind Haynie (USA). [Seminole Lake CC, Seminole, nr St Petersburg, FL].
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