1977 LPGA Championship

1977 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates June 9–12, 1977
Location North Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina
Course(s) Bay Tree Golf Plantation
Gold Course
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,074 yards (5,554 m) [1]
Field 99 players, 64 after cut
Cut 154 (+10)
Prize fund $150,000
Winner's share $22,500
Champion
Japan Chako Higuchi
287 (−5)
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Bay Tree Golf 
Plantation 
Location in the United States
Bay Tree GP
Location in South Carolina

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]

The Bay Tree Golf Plantation courses were closed and abandoned in 2006.[5][6]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 12, 1977

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Chako Higuchi Japan71-67-72-69=279−922,500
T2Pat Bradley United States71-71-68-72=282−610,953
Sandra Post Canada72-72-69-69=282
Judy Rankin United States68-73-69-72=282
T5JoAnne Carner United States71-77-70-65=283−55,715
Joyce Kazmierski United States69-76-71-67=283
T7Silvia Bertolaccini Argentina75-69-70-70=284−44,376
Donna Caponi Young United States77-67-73-67=284
Sandra Palmer United States72-71-71-70=284
10Kathy McMullen United States75-79-65-69=288E3,170

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. Timms, Leslie (June 10, 1977). "Little, Kazmierski tied at the top". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (South Carolina). p. D1.
  2. 1 2 Timms, Leslie (June 13, 1977). "Higuchi has 69 to rule LPGA". Spartanburg Herald-Journal (South Carolina). p. B1.
  3. 1 2 "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-Journal (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. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

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