The 1975 LPGA Tour was the 26th season since the

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officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 31 to November 23. The season consisted of 27 official money events.

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and

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won the most tournaments, four each. Sandra Palmer led the money list with earnings of $76,374. There were five first-time winners in 1975:

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Susie McAllister Mary H. "Susie" McAllister (born August 27, 1947) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. McAllister won once on the LPGA Tour in 1975. She was married to comedian Gary Morton Gary Morton (born Morton Goldaper; Decemb ...

, Mary Bea Porter, and

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. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1975 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.

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are shown in bold.

LPGA Tour settles Jane Blalock lawsuit

The LPGA Tour dropped its appeal and made settlement in the lawsuit

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filed against the Tour after they suspended her for one year due to cheating allegations that began at the 1972

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where Blalock was disqualified. Blalock, with the help of a court order, was allowed to continue playing LPGA tournaments while her suit was being resolved. In August 1974, a court had ruled in favor of Blalock and awarded her $4,500 in damages. Those damages were subsequently tripled in March 1975. The LPGA was also ordered to pay Blalock's legal fees, which totaled $95,303. After settling with Blalock, the LPGA Tour adopted a formal organization which included having a commissioner.Golf; Blalock looks forward to retirement in 1988
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Awards

References

External links

LPGA Tour official site1975 season coverage at golfobserver.com
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