1978 LPGA Tour

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1978 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 10, 1978 (1978-02-10) – November 12, 1978 (1978-11-12)
Number of official events34
Most wins9 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
← 1977
1979 →

The 1978 LPGA Tour was the 29th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 10 to November 12. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $189,814.

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There were four first-time winners in 1978: Janet Coles, Shelley Hamlin, Nancy Lopez, and Michiko Okada. Lopez was the first (and as of 2011, only) player to be named LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in the same year. She won 48 LPGA events in her career.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1978 season. [1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 12 American Cancer Society Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin (6)212 (−4)50,0007,500
Feb 20 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (17)212 (−4)60,0009,000
Feb 26 Bent Tree Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (1)289 (−1)100,00015,000
Mar 12 Sunstar Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (2)285 (−3)100,00015,000
Mar 19 Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic California Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sally Little (2)282 (−6)150,00022,500
Apr 2 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Post (2)283 (−5)240,00036,000
Apr 16 Birmingham Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (4)207 (−9)60,0009,000
Apr 23 American Defender Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (5)206 (−10)55,0008,250
Apr 30 Natural Light Lady Tara Classic Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Janet Coles (1)211 (−8)75,00011,250
May 8 Women's International South Carolina Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (3)283 (−5)80,00012,000
May 14 Greater Baltimore Classic Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (3)212 (−7)65,0009,750
May 21 Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (4)210 (−3)100,00015,000
May 29 Golden Lights Championship New York Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (5)277 (−11)100,00015,000
Jun 4 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (21)278 (−14)100,00015,000
Jun 11 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (6)275 (−13)150,00022,500
Jun 18 Bankers Trust Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (7)214 (−5)75,00011,250
Jun 25 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (3)206 (−10)50,0007,500
Jul 3 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (18)209 (−7)75,00011,250
Jul 9 Wheeling Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (19)207 (−9)75,00011,250
Jul 16 Borden Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (22)209 (−7)85,00012,750
Jul 23 U.S. Women's Open Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (5)289 (+5)100,00015,000
Jul 30 Hoosier Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (4)206 (−10)60,0009,000
Aug 6 Colgate European Open England Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (8)289 (−7)100,00015,000
Aug 13 WUI Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (25)283 (−9)100,00015,000
Aug 20 Lady Stroh's Open Michigan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Post (3)286 (−2)150,00022,500
Aug 27 Patty Berg Classic Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Shelley Hamlin (1)208 (−11)75,00011,250
Sep 4 Rail Charity Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (5)276 (−12)100,00015,000
Sep 10 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (80)211 (−5)60,0009,000
Sep 17 The Sarah Coventry California Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (12)282 (−10)100,00015,000
Oct 1 Golden Lights Championship California Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (20)276 (−12)100,00015,000
Oct 15 Civitan Open Texas Flag of Argentina.svg Silvia Bertolaccini (2)213 (−3)75,00011,250
Oct 22 Houston Exchange Clubs Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (13)207 (−9)50,0007,500
Nov 3 Mizuno-Japan Classic Japan Flag of Japan.svg Michiko Okada (1*)216 (−6)125,00018,750
Nov 12 Colgate Far East Open Malaysia Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (9)216 (E)100,00015,000

* - non-member at time of win

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Nancy Lopez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Nancy Lopez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Player of the Year Nancy Lopez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Nancy Lopez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

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References

  1. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
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