1972 Eve-LPGA Championship: Kathy Ahern wins at Pleasant Valley Country Club

Kathy Ahern won the 1972 Eve-LPGA Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts, United States with 293 (+1), by 6 strokes over Jane Blalock.

Updated October 23, 2026

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

Dates: June 8, 1972 to June 11, 1972
Course: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts, United States
Edition: 18th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,130 yards
Field: 82
Made the cut: 52 (cut at 160)
Purse: $50,000 · winner's share $7,500
Champion: Kathy Ahern · age 23 · United States · born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 75-73-76-69 = 293 (+1) · won by 6 strokes
Runner-up: Jane Blalock (299)
54-hole leader: Kathy Ahern

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Kathy Ahern	75	73	76	69	293	+1
2	Jane Blalock					299

What happened at the 1972 Eve-LPGA Championship

Kathy Ahern carried a one-stroke lead into the final round, then made five straight birdies on the front nine to go six clear.

Ahern's closing 69 (-4) gave her a six-stroke win over Jane Blalock; three weeks later she finished one shot behind at the U.S. Women's Open at Winged Foot.

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).

1972 Eve-LPGA Championship: Kathy Ahern wins at Pleasant Valley Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1972 Eve-LPGA Championship

How this was built

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