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1978 LPGA Championship

FieldValue
name1978 LPGA Championship
datesJune 8–11, [1978](1978-lpga-tour)
locationMason, Ohio
courseJack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course
tourLPGA Tour
par72
yardage6312 yd
field
formatStroke play - 72 holes
cut151 (+7)
purse$150,000
winners_share$22,500
championUSA Nancy Lopez
score275 (−13)
previous[1977](1977-lpga-championship)
next[1979](1979-lpga-championship)

Grizzly Course |USA |USA Ohio The 1978 LPGA Championship was the 24th LPGA Championship, held June 8–11 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Nancy Lopez, a 21-year-old tour rookie, won the first of her three major titles, all at the LPGA Championship at Kings Island. She finished at 275 (−13), six strokes ahead of runner-up Amy Alcott.

It was the sixth tour win for Lopez and her fourth consecutive in 1978, and she won the following week to run the streak to five.

This was the first of twelve consecutive LPGA Championships at Kings Island; the last one in 1989 was also won by Lopez.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 11, 1978

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
**1**USA **Nancy Lopez**71-65-69-70=275−1322,500
2USA Amy Alcott68-68-74-71=281−714,650
3USA Judy Rankin67-73-71-72=283−510,510
4USA JoAnne Carner71-72-70-71=284−47,700
5USA Jo Ann Washam67-69-74-75=285−36,080
T6USA Donna Caponi Young73-72-71-70=286−24,813
USA Susan Lynn Grams73-73-71-69=286
ZAF Sally Little73-71-74-68=286
T9USA Jane Blalock72-73-73-69=287−13,750
USA Dot Germain73-69-75-70=287
USA Hollis Stacy69-75-72-71=287

Source:

References

References

  1. (June 12, 1978). "LPGA golf". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  2. (June 10, 1978). "Lopez fires 65 to tie in LPGA". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  3. McDermott, Barry. (June 19, 1978). "All smiles while she tears up the tour".
  4. (June 12, 1978). "Lopez strikes again, wins LPGA, 4 in a row". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  5. Strode, George. (June 12, 1978). "Lopez clips mark in LPGA title rout". Youngstown Vindicator.
  6. (June 12, 1978). "Lopez wins 4th straight, and wants a fifth". Eugene Register-Guard.
  7. (June 12, 1978). "Lopez shatters records on romp to LPGA crown". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  8. (June 19, 1978). "Lopez wins fifth straight". Milwaukee Sentinel.
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