1979 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1979 LPGA Tour 1979 2 15 – 1979 11 3 35 8 USA Nancy Lopez Money leader USA Nancy Lopez Player of the Year USA Nancy Lopez Vare Trophy USA Nancy Lopez Rookie of the Year USA Beth Daniel 1978 1980 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 $197,489. There were five first-time winners in 1979: Jerilyn Britz, Beth Daniel, Vicki Fergon, Pat Meyers, and Penny Pulz. This was the first year that the Peter Jackson Classic (now called the Canadian Women's Open) was classified as an LPGA major. Hall of famer Judy Rankin gained her 26th victory in August, which was her final tour win. The Women's Kemper Open saw the first ever five-way playoff in LPGA Tour history.http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/lmostinplayoff.htm Largest Sudden-Death Playoff on LPGA Tour 2011-09-24 2011-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016052826/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/lmostinplayoff.htm dead It was won by JoAnne Carner. Later in the year, The Coca-Cola Classic, was also decided in a five-way playoff. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1979 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20100102105959/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf January 2, 2010 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) Winner'sshare ($) Feb 18 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida USA Amy Alcott (6) 285 (−3) 100,000 15,000 Feb 25 Orange Blossom Classic Florida USA Jane Blalock (21) 205 (−11) 75,000 11,250 Mar 4 Bent Tree Classic Florida ZAF 1928 Sally Little (3) 278 (−10) 100,000 15,000 Mar 11 Sunstar Classic California USA Nancy Lopez (10) 280 (−8) 100,000 15,000 Mar 18 Honda Civic Classic California USA JoAnne Carner (23) 281 (−7) 150,000 22,500 Mar 25 Sahara National Pro-Am Nevada USA Nancy Lopez (11) 274 (−12) 100,000 15,000 Apr 1 Women's Kemper Open California USA JoAnne Carner (24) 286 (+2) 150,000 22,500 Apr 8 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California CAN Sandra Post (4) 276 (−12) 250,000 37,500 Apr 22 Florida Lady Citrus Florida USA Jane Blalock (22) 286 (−6) 100,000 15,000 Apr 29 Otey Crisman Classic Alabama USA Jane Blalock (23) 205 (−11) 100,000 15,000 May 6 Women's International South Carolina USA Nancy Lopez (12) 282 (−6) 80,000 12,000 May 13 Lady Michelob Georgia CAN Sandra Post (5) 210 (−6) 100,000 15,000 May 20 Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey USA Nancy Lopez (13) 216 (−3) 100,000 15,000 May 27 Corning Classic New York AUS Penny Pulz (1) 284 (+4) 100,000 15,000 Jun 3 Golden Lights Championship New York USA Nancy Lopez (14) 280 (−8) 100,000 15,000 Jun 10 LPGA Championship Ohio USA Donna Caponi (14) 279 (−9) 150,000 22,500 Jun 17 The Sarah Coventry New York USA Jane Blalock (24) 280 (−12) 100,000 15,000 Jun 24 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania USA Nancy Lopez (15) 212 (−4) 100,000 15,000 Jul 1 Lady Stroh's Open Michigan USA Vicki Fergon (1) 284 (−4) 150,000 22,500 Jul 8 Mayflower Classic Indiana USA Hollis Stacy (6) 213 (−3) 100,000 15,000 Jul 15 U.S. Women's Open Connecticut USA Jerilyn Britz (1) 284 (E) 125,000 19,000 Jul 22 Greater Baltimore Classic Maryland USA Pat Meyers (1) 210 (−9) 75,000 11,250 Jul 29 Peter Jackson Classic Canada USA Amy Alcott (7) 285 (−7) 150,000 22,500 Aug 5 Colgate European Open England USA Nancy Lopez (16) 282 (−14) 110,000 15,000 Aug 13 WUI Classic New York USA Judy Rankin (26) 288 (−4) 100,000 15,000 Aug 19 Barth Classic Indiana ZAF 1928 Sally Little (4) 208 (-8) 100,000 15,000 Aug 26 Patty Berg Classic Minnesota USA Beth Daniel (1) 208 (−11) 100,000 15,000 Sep 3 Rail Charity Classic Illinois USA Jo Ann Washam (3) 275 (−13) 100,000 15,000 Sep 9 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado ZAF 1928 Sally Little (5) 209 (−7) 100,000 15,000 Sep 23 ERA Real Estate Classic Kansas CAN Sandra Post (6) 284 (−8) 100,000 15,000 Sep 30 Mary Kay Classic Texas USA Nancy Lopez (17) 274 (−14) 130,000 19,500 Oct 7 Wheeling Classic West Virginia USA Debbie Massey (2) 219 (+3) 100,000 15,000 Oct 14 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia USA Amy Alcott (8) 286 (−2) 100,000 15,000 Oct 29 Colgate Far East Open Philippines ARG Silvia Bertolaccini (3) 213 (−6) 110,000 16,500 Nov 3 Mizuno Japan Classic Japan USA Amy Alcott (9) 211 (−11) 125,000 18,750 Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Nancy Lopez (2) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Nancy Lopez (2) Player of the Year Nancy Lopez (2) Rookie of the Year Beth Daniel References External links LPGA Tour official site 1979 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour