The Sears Women's Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1971 to 1974.[1] It was played at the Port St. Lucie Country Club, Sinners Course in Port St. Lucie, Florida. In 1971, the format was 54 holes of stroke play.[2] From 1972 to 1974, the format changed to two rounds of match play to reduce the field from 64 to 16 players, followed by one round of stroke play.[3][4][5]
Winners
edit- Sears Women's Classic
- 1974 Gail Denenberg[5]
- 1973 Carol Mann[4]
- Sears Women's World Classic
- 1972 Betsy Cullen[3][6]
- 1971 Ruth Jessen[2]
References
edit- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ a b "Ruth Jessen Wins Richest Women's Golf Tournament". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. AP. February 22, 1971. p. 11. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "Pro-Am Sets Stage for Sears Women's Golf Classic". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. March 23, 1972. p. 11. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "Carol Mann Wins Sears Open". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. UPI. March 26, 1973. p. 2-C. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "First Pro Win". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. AP. February 11, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Cullen Wins Women's Golf". The Gadsden Times. Gadsden, Alabama. AP. March 27, 1972. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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