1979 LPGA Championship

August 2023 September 2026 1979 LPGA Championship June 7–10, 1979 Mason, Ohio Jack Nicklaus Golf Center LPGA Tour 72 6313 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VtNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6390%2C2924955 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press LPGA cashers June 11, 1979 21 Stroke play - 72 holes 152 (+8) $150,000 $22,500 USA Donna Caponi Young 279 (−9) 1978 1980 USA 1 Jack Nicklaus Golf Center left 39.349 -84.278 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Ohio 1 Jack Nicklaus Golf Center 39.349 -84.278 Location in Ohio 5 140 The 1979 LPGA Championship was the 25th LPGA Championship, played June 7–10 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Donna Caponi Young won the first of her two LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jerilyn Britz.https://www.si.com/vault/1979/06/18/823732/shes-young-at-heart-and-so-she-should-be-the-former-donna-caponi-a-15-year-veteran-won-the-lpga-title-by-beating-out-an-unflappable-Minnesotan Sports Illustrated McDermott Barry She's Young at heart June 18, 1979 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sz9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7016%2C2519393 Toledo Blade Ohio Young LPGA titlist Associated Press June 11, 1979 23 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e4IkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9NkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3097%2C2521922 Beaver County Times Pennsylvania Young still has what it takes Caddes George UPI June 11, 1979 B-2 It was the third of her four major titles; her previous major win was nine years earlier. Final leaderboard Sunday, June 10, 1979 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Donna Caponi Young69-70-70-70=279−922,500 2 USA Jerilyn Britz64-72-73-73=282−614,700 3 USA Amy Alcott69-72-69-74=284−410,500 4 ZAF 1928 Sally Little72-73-73-68=286−27,500 5 USA Jo Ann Prentice73-70-70-74=287−16,000 T6 USA JoAnne Carner69-70-72-77=288E4,612 USA Peggy Conley71-76-71-70=288 AUS Penny Pulz68-74-69-77=288 AUS Jan Stephenson73-72-68-75=288T10 USA Laura Baugh75-73-69-72=289+13,300 USA Pat Bradley77-67-72-73=289 USA Nancy Lopez73-71-69-76=289 USA Judy Rankin72-71-70-76=289 Source: References External links Golf Observer leaderboard The Golf Center at Kings Island 1979 39.349 -84.278 type:event title Category:Women's PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Women's sports in Ohio LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship