1979 LPGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 7–10, 1979 |
Location | Mason, Ohio |
Course(s) | Jack Nicklaus Golf Center |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,313 yards (5,773 m)[1] |
Cut | 152 (+8) |
Prize fund | $150,000 |
Winner's share | $22,500 |
Champion | |
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279 (−9) | |
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Location in OhioThe 1979 LPGA Championship was the 25th LPGA Championship, played June 7–10 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.
Donna Caponi Young won the first of her two LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jerilyn Britz.[2][3][4] It was the third of her four major titles; her previous major win was nine years earlier.
Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Nancy Lopez | ![]() |
1978 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 76 | 289 | +1 | T10 |
Sandra Post | ![]() |
1968 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 71 | 290 | +2 | T14 |
Marlene Hagge | ![]() |
1956 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 292 | +4 | T21 |
Kathy Ahern | ![]() |
1972 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 293 | +5 | T25 |
Judy Kimball | ![]() |
1962 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 78 | 294 | +6 | T29 |
Shirley Englehorn | ![]() |
1970 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 296 | +8 | T38 |
Betty Burfeindt | ![]() |
1976 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 303 | +15 | T65 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Kathy Whitworth | ![]() |
1967, 1971, 1975 | 77 | 76 | 153 | +9 |
Louise Suggs | ![]() |
1957 | 80 | 76 | 156 | +12 |
Source:[5]
Final leaderboard[]
Sunday, June 10, 1979
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Donna Caponi Young | ![]() |
69-70-70-70=279 | −9 | 22,500 |
2 | Jerilyn Britz | ![]() |
64-72-73-73=282 | −6 | 14,700 |
3 | Amy Alcott | ![]() |
69-72-69-74=284 | −4 | 10,500 |
4 | Sally Little | ![]() |
72-73-73-68=286 | −2 | 7,500 |
5 | Jo Ann Prentice | ![]() |
73-70-70-74=287 | −1 | 6,000 |
T6 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
69-70-72-77=288 | E | 4,612 |
Peggy Conley | ![]() |
71-76-71-70=288 | |||
Penny Pulz | ![]() |
68-74-69-77=288 | |||
Jan Stephenson | ![]() |
73-72-68-75=288 | |||
T10 | Laura Baugh | ![]() |
75-73-69-72=289 | +1 | 3,300 |
Pat Bradley | ![]() |
77-67-72-73=289 | |||
Nancy Lopez | ![]() |
73-71-69-76=289 | |||
Judy Rankin | ![]() |
72-71-70-76=289 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "LPGA cashers". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 11, 1979. p. 21.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (June 18, 1979). "She's Young at heart". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Young LPGA titlist". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 11, 1979. p. 23.
- ^ Caddes, George (June 11, 1979). "Young still has what it takes". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. B-2.
- ^ "Britz holds lead by staying calm". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 9, 1979. p. 4C.
External links[]
Categories:
- Women's PGA Championship
- Golf in Ohio
- 1979 in women's golf
- 1979 in American women's sports
- 1979 in sports in Ohio
- June 1979 sports events in the United States