1977 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle: Kathy Whitworth wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Kathy Whitworth won the 1977 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 289 (+1), by 1 stroke over JoAnne Carner and Sally Little.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- March 31, 1977 to April 3, 1977
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 6th edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $240,000 · winner's share $36,000
- Champion
- Kathy Whitworth · age 37 · United States · born Monahans, Texas, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 76-70-72-71 = 289 (+1) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- JoAnne Carner, Sally Little (290 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Betty Burfeindt, Judy Rankin, Pat Bradley · Kathy Whitworth was 1 stroke back
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Whitworth | 76 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T2 | JoAnne Carner | 290 | |||||
| T2 | Sally Little | 290 |
What happened at the 1977 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Whitworth recovered from an opening 76 to win at 1-over-par 289, one stroke ahead of JoAnne Carner and Sally Little.
Third-round co-leaders Judy Rankin and Pat Bradley fell back almost immediately on Sunday, Rankin shooting a 39 and Bradley a 41 on the front nine, and JoAnne Carner and Carol Mann each made a double bogey.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Chevron Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).