Year
Champion
Location
Purse
Year
1978
Champion
Nancy
Lopez
Location
Purse
$150,000
![Nancy Lopez](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5bcd7a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5319x2992+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F41%2F66%2F8fd917464ba08097d89bf7377e18%2Fhttps-delivery.gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F865772210.jpg)
$22,500
Money Earned
3
PGA Championship Wins
6
Winning Margin
275 (-13)
Overall
Year
1977
Champion
Chako
Higuchi
Location
Purse
$150,000
![Chako Higuchi](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a865eb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3418x1923+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2Fef%2F58%2Ff4149c5d423780b21236948522f8%2Fhttps-delivery.gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F83949648.jpg)
$22,500
Money Earned
1
PGA Championship Wins
3
Winning Margin
279 (-9)
Overall
Year
1976
Champion
Betty
Burfeindt
Location
Purse
$55,000
![Betty Burfeindt](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c40240e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2325x1308+0+401/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F83%2F30%2F8d141a4e4a31868272aa5514225e%2Fburfeindt-00002921.jpg)
$8,000
Money Earned
1
PGA Championship Wins
1
Winning Margin
287 (-5)
Overall
Year
1975
Champion
Kathy
Whitworth
Location
Purse
$55,000
![Kathy Whitworth](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1077e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2814x1583+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F42%2Fcf%2Fee67c6a74160b26e4e6676f88799%2Fhttps-delivery.gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F52733905.jpg)
$8,000
Money Earned
3
PGA Championship Wins
1
Winning Margin
288 (-4)
Overall
Year
1974
Champion
Sandra
Haynie
Location
Purse
$50,000
![Portrait of Sandra Haynie](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bf64b0e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3243x1825+0+643/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F1a%2F40%2Fd31b93d04caaa77c1b9dc836b1d1%2Fhttps-delivery.gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F3159122.jpg)
$7,000
Money Earned
2
PGA Championship Wins
2
Winning Margin
287 (-5)
Overall
Year
1973
Champion
Mary
Mills
Location
Purse
$35,000
![KPMG Women's PGA Championship - Final Round](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7285e31/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4236x2383+0+251/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F08%2Fbe%2F4a9829b0407db89024aeb12dd389%2Fhttps-delivery.gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F988865334.jpg)
$5,250
Money Earned
2
PGA Championship Wins
1
Winning Margin
288 (-4)
Overall
Year
1972
Champion
Kathy
Ahern
Location
Purse
$50,000
![Kathy Ahern](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/adc646d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2325x1308+0+609/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F77%2Fe7%2F90b89b1b4fc8b9e2ab3d6807cd60%2Fahern-00002707.jpg)
$7,500
Money Earned
1
PGA Championship Wins
6
Winning Margin
293 (+1)
Overall
Year
1971
Champion
Kathy
Whitworth
Location
Purse
$53,000
![Kathy Whitworth](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1077e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2814x1583+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F42%2Fcf%2Fee67c6a74160b26e4e6676f88799%2Fhttps-delivery.gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F52733905.jpg)
$7,950
Money Earned
3
PGA Championship Wins
4
Winning Margin
288 (-4)
Overall
Year
1970
Champion
Shirley
Englehorn
Location
Purse
$30,000
![Shirley Englehorn](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/25f4404/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2407x1354+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2Ffd%2F44%2F1759a8f6480ebc3422e75e367c6e%2Fenglehorn-00002478.jpg)
$4,500
Money Earned
1
PGA Championship Wins
Playoff
Winning Margin
285 (-7)
Overall
Year
1969
Champion
Betsy
Rawls
Location
Purse
$35,000
![Portrait of Betsy Rawls](https://pgachampionship.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79ca85f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3156x1776+0+0/resize/599x337!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgolf-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpga%2F56%2F96%2F90a796b14f09b1264b368506afbd%2Fhttps-delivery.gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F3159707.jpg)
$5,250
Money Earned
2
PGA Championship Wins
4
Winning Margin
293 (+1)
Overall