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1979 LPGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1979 LPGA Championship |
| dates | June 7–10, [1979](1979-lpga-tour) |
| location | Mason, Ohio |
| course | Jack Nicklaus Golf Center |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 6313 yd |
| field | |
| format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| cut | 152 (+8) |
| purse | $150,000 |
| winners_share | $22,500 |
| champion | USA Donna Caponi Young |
| score | 279 (−9) |
| previous | [1978](1978-lpga-championship) |
| next | [1980](1980-lpga-championship) |
|USA |USA Ohio The 1979 LPGA Championship was the 25th LPGA Championship, played June 7–10 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.
Donna Caponi Young won the first of her two LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jerilyn Britz. It was the third of her four major titles; her previous major win was nine years earlier.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 10, 1979
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Donna Caponi Young** | 69-70-70-70=279 | −9 | 22,500 |
| 2 | USA Jerilyn Britz | 64-72-73-73=282 | −6 | 14,700 |
| 3 | USA Amy Alcott | 69-72-69-74=284 | −4 | 10,500 |
| 4 | ZAF Sally Little | 72-73-73-68=286 | −2 | 7,500 |
| 5 | USA Jo Ann Prentice | 73-70-70-74=287 | −1 | 6,000 |
| T6 | USA JoAnne Carner | 69-70-72-77=288 | E | 4,612 |
| USA Peggy Conley | 71-76-71-70=288 | |||
| AUS Penny Pulz | 68-74-69-77=288 | |||
| AUS Jan Stephenson | 73-72-68-75=288 | |||
| T10 | USA Laura Baugh | 75-73-69-72=289 | +1 | 3,300 |
| USA Pat Bradley | 77-67-72-73=289 | |||
| USA Nancy Lopez | 73-71-69-76=289 | |||
| USA Judy Rankin | 72-71-70-76=289 |
Source:
References
References
- (June 11, 1979). "LPGA cashers". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
- McDermott, Barry. (June 18, 1979). "She's Young at heart".
- (June 11, 1979). "Young LPGA titlist". Toledo Blade.
- Caddes, George. (June 11, 1979). "Young still has what it takes". Beaver County Times.
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