Year
Winner
Location
Purse
Year
1978
Winner
Nancy Lopez
Jack Nicklaus Sports Center
Kings Island, Ohio
Purse
$150,000
$22,500
Money Earned
3
PGA Champ. Wins
6
Winning Margins
275 (-13)
Score
Year
1977
Winner
Chako Higuchi
Bay Tree Golf Plantation
N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Purse
$150,000
$22,500
Money Earned
1
PGA Champ. Wins
3
Winning Margins
279 (-9)
Score
Year
1976
Winner
Betty Burfeindt
Pine Ridge Golf Course
Baltimore, Maryland
Purse
$55,000
$8,000
Money Earned
1
PGA Champ. Wins
1
Winning Margins
287 (-5)
Score
Year
1975
Winner
Kathy Whitworth
Pine Ridge Golf Course
Baltimore, Maryland
Purse
$55,000
$8,000
Money Earned
3
PGA Champ. Wins
1
Winning Margins
288 (-4)
Score
Year
1974
Winner
Sandra Haynie
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
Purse
$50,000
$7,000
Money Earned
2
PGA Champ. Wins
2
Winning Margins
287 (-5)
Score
Year
1973
Winner
Mary Mills
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
Purse
$35,000
$5,250
Money Earned
2
PGA Champ. Wins
1
Winning Margins
288 (-4)
Score
Year
1972
Winner
Kathy Ahern
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
Purse
$50,000
$7,500
Money Earned
1
PGA Champ. Wins
6
Winning Margins
293 (+1)
Score
Year
1971
Winner
Kathy Whitworth
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
Purse
$53,000
$7,950
Money Earned
3
PGA Champ. Wins
4
Winning Margins
288 (-4)
Score
Year
1970
Winner
Shirley Englehorn
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts
Purse
$30,000
$4,500
Money Earned
1
PGA Champ. Wins
Playoff
Winning Margins
285 (-7)
Score
Year
1969
Winner
Betsy Rawls
Concord Golf Club
Kiamesha Lake, New York
Purse
$35,000
$5,250
Money Earned
2
PGA Champ. Wins
4
Winning Margins
293 (+1)
Score