1978 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 20–23, 1978 |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Course(s) | Country Club of Indianapolis |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,115 yards (5,592 m) |
Cut | 154 (+12) |
Prize fund | $100,000 |
Winner's share | $15,000 |
Champion | |
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289 (+5) | |
«1977 1979» |
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Country Club
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Location in the United States
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Country Club
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Location in Indiana
The 1978 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 33rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 20–23 at Country Club of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Defending champion Hollis Stacy won the second of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Sally Little.[1] She sank a five-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the 72nd green to secure the win,[2] the second of her four major titles.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Hollis Stacy | ![]() | 1977 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 289 | +5 | 1 |
JoAnne Carner | ![]() | 1971, 1976 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 290 | +6 | T2 |
Donna Caponi Young | ![]() | 1969, 1970 | 68 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 294 | +10 | T6 |
Mickey Wright | ![]() | 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 299 | +15 | T23 |
Mary Mills | ![]() | 1963 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 300 | +16 | T28 |
Sandra Palmer | ![]() | 1975 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 302 | +18 | T34 |
Sandra Spuzich | ![]() | 1966 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 303 | +19 | T39 |
Source:[1]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Kathy Cornelius | ![]() | 1956 | 76 | 80 | 156 | +14 |
Carol Mann | ![]() | 1965 | 81 | 81 | 162 | +20 |
Patty Berg | ![]() | 1946 | 83 | 85 | 168 | +26 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 23, 1978
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Hollis Stacy | ![]() | 70-75-72-72=289 | +5 | 15,000 |
T2 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() | 73-72-73-72=290 | +6 | 7,000 |
Sally Little | ![]() | 75-75-75-65=290 | |||
T4 | Jane Blalock | ![]() | 74-74-71-74=293 | +9 | 4,650 |
Pam Higgins | ![]() | 74-73-75-71=293 | |||
T6 | Donna Caponi Young | ![]() | 68-78-73-75=294 | +10 | 3,260 |
Donna White | ![]() | 72-72-79-71=294 | |||
Kathy Martin | ![]() | 76-74-71-73=294 | |||
T9 | Nancy Lopez | ![]() | 71-73-79-72=295 | +11 | $2,533 |
Peggy Conley | ![]() | 75-76-70-74=295 | |||
Sandra Post | ![]() | 78-73-74-70=295 |
Source:[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Stacy makes it two straight". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 24, 1978. p. 1B.
- ↑ "Hollis Stacy defends Open title with 1-stroke win". Bangor Daily News. Maine. UPI. July 24, 1978. p. 10.
- ↑ "Young sets mark, Lopez sets sights". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 21, 1978. p. 3D.
- ↑ "Lopez teeters, but doesn't topple to share Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 22, 1978. p. 2C.
External links
Coordinates: 39°48′25″N 86°18′18″W / 39.807°N 86.305°W
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