1979 LPGA Tour

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1979 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 15, 1979 (1979-02-15) – November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03)
Number of official events35
Most wins8 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
Vare Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
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The 1979 LPGA Tour was the 30th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 15 to November 3 and consisted of 35 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, eight, and led the money list with earnings of $197,489.

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There were five first-time winners in 1979: Jerilyn Britz, Beth Daniel, Vicki Fergon, Pat Meyers, and Penny Pulz. This was the first year that the Peter Jackson Classic (now called the Canadian Women's Open) was classified as an LPGA major.

Hall of famer Judy Rankin gained her 26th victory in August, which was her final tour win.

The Women's Kemper Open saw the first ever five-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. [1] It was won by JoAnne Carner. Later in the year, The Coca-Cola Classic, was also decided in a five-way playoff.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1979 season. [2] "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 ($)Winner's
share ($)
Feb 18 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (6)285 (−3)100,00015,000
Feb 25 Orange Blossom Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (21)205 (−11)75,00011,250
Mar 4 Bent Tree Classic Florida Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sally Little (3)278 (−10)100,00015,000
Mar 11 Sunstar Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (10)280 (−8)100,00015,000
Mar 18 Honda Civic Classic California Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (23)281 (−7)150,00022,500
Mar 25 Sahara National Pro-Am Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (11)274 (−12)100,00015,000
Apr 1 Women's Kemper Open California Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (24)286 (+2)150,00022,500
Apr 8 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Post (4)276 (−12)250,00037,500
Apr 22 Florida Lady Citrus Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (22)286 (−6)100,00015,000
Apr 29 Otey Crisman Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (23)205 (−11)100,00015,000
May 6 Women's International South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (12)282 (−6)80,00012,000
May 13 Lady Michelob Georgia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Post (5)210 (−6)100,00015,000
May 20 Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (13)216 (−3)100,00015,000
May 27 Corning Classic New York Flag of Australia (converted).svg Penny Pulz (1)284 (+4)100,00015,000
Jun 3 Golden Lights Championship New York Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (14)280 (−8)100,00015,000
Jun 10 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (14)279 (−9)150,00022,500
Jun 17 The Sarah Coventry New York Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (24)280 (−12)100,00015,000
Jun 24 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (15)212 (−4)100,00015,000
Jul 1 Lady Stroh's Open Michigan Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Fergon (1)284 (−4)150,00022,500
Jul 8 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (6)213 (−3)100,00015,000
Jul 15 U.S. Women's Open Connecticut Flag of the United States.svg Jerilyn Britz (1)284 (E)125,00019,000
Jul 22 Greater Baltimore Classic Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Pat Meyers (1)210 (−9)75,00011,250
Jul 29 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (7)285 (−7)150,00022,500
Aug 5 Colgate European Open England Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (16)282 (−14)110,00015,000
Aug 13 WUI Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Judy Rankin (26)288 (−4)100,00015,000
Aug 19 Barth Classic Indiana Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sally Little (4)208 (-8)100,00015,000
Aug 26 Patty Berg Classic Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (1)208 (−11)100,00015,000
Sep 3 Rail Charity Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Jo Ann Washam (3)275 (−13)100,00015,000
Sep 9 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sally Little (5)209 (−7)100,00015,000
Sep 23 ERA Real Estate Classic Kansas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Post (6)284 (−8)100,00015,000
Sep 30 Mary Kay Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (17)274 (−14)130,00019,500
Oct 7 Wheeling Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Massey (2)219 (+3)100,00015,000
Oct 14 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (8)286 (−2)100,00015,000
Oct 29 Colgate Far East Open Philippines Flag of Argentina.svg Silvia Bertolaccini (3)213 (−6)110,00016,500
Nov 3 Mizuno Japan Classic Japan Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (9)211 (−11)125,00018,750

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Nancy Lopez (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Nancy Lopez (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Player of the Year Nancy Lopez (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Beth Daniel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

References

  1. ↑ "Largest Sudden-Death Playoff on LPGA Tour". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
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