1971 Eve-LPGA Championship: Kathy Whitworth wins at Pleasant Valley Country Club

Kathy Whitworth won the 1971 Eve-LPGA Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts, United States with 288 (−4), by 4 strokes over Kathy Ahern.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.

Dates: June 10, 1971 to June 13, 1971
Course: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
Edition: 17th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,130 yards
Made the cut: 52 (cut at 160)
Purse: $53,000 · winner's share $7,950
Champion: Kathy Whitworth · age 31 · United States · born Monahans, Texas, United States
Champion's title: 2nd title at this event · 5th major
Winning score: 71-73-70-74 = 288 (−4) · won by 4 strokes
Runner-up: Kathy Ahern (292)
54-hole leader: Kathy Whitworth

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Kathy Whitworth	71	73	70	74	288	−4
2	Kathy Ahern					292

What happened at the 1971 Eve-LPGA Championship

Kathy Whitworth took a three-stroke lead over Kathy Ahern into the final round and won by four for her second LPGA Championship.

Runner-up Kathy Ahern came back to win the championship the following year at the same course.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA 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).

1971 Eve-LPGA Championship: Kathy Whitworth wins at Pleasant Valley Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1971 Eve-LPGA Championship

How this was built

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