1978 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1978 LPGA Tour 1978 2 10 – 1978 11 12 34 9 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 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 $189,814. There were four first-time winners in 1978: Janet Coles, Shelley Hamlin, Nancy Lopez, and Michiko Okada. Lopez was the first (and as of 2011, only) player to be named LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in the same year. She won 48 LPGA events in her career. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1978 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20100102105959/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf January 2, 2010 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Feb 12 American Cancer Society Classic Florida USA Debbie Austin (6) 212 (−4) 50,000 7,500 Feb 20 Orange Blossom Classic Florida USA Jane Blalock (17) 212 (−4) 60,000 9,000 Feb 26 Bent Tree Classic Florida USA Nancy Lopez (1) 289 (−1) 100,000 15,000 Mar 12 Sunstar Classic California USA Nancy Lopez (2) 285 (−3) 100,000 15,000 Mar 19 Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic California ZAF 1928 Sally Little (2) 282 (−6) 150,000 22,500 Apr 2 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California CAN Sandra Post (2) 283 (−5) 240,000 36,000 Apr 16 Birmingham Classic Alabama USA Hollis Stacy (4) 207 (−9) 60,000 9,000 Apr 23 American Defender Classic North Carolina USA Amy Alcott (5) 206 (−10) 55,000 8,250 Apr 30 Natural Light Lady Tara Classic Georgia USA Janet Coles (1) 211 (−8) 75,000 11,250 May 8 Women's International South Carolina AUS Jan Stephenson (3) 283 (−5) 80,000 12,000 May 14 Greater Baltimore Classic Maryland USA Nancy Lopez (3) 212 (−7) 65,000 9,750 May 21 Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey USA Nancy Lopez (4) 210 (−3) 100,000 15,000 May 29 Golden Lights Championship New York USA Nancy Lopez (5) 277 (−11) 100,000 15,000 Jun 4 Peter Jackson Classic Canada USA JoAnne Carner (21) 278 (−14) 100,000 15,000 Jun 11 LPGA Championship Ohio USA Nancy Lopez (6) 275 (−13) 150,000 22,500 Jun 18 Bankers Trust Classic New York USA Nancy Lopez (7) 214 (−5) 75,000 11,250 Jun 25 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania USA Pat Bradley (3) 206 (−10) 50,000 7,500 Jul 3 Mayflower Classic Indiana USA Jane Blalock (18) 209 (−7) 75,000 11,250 Jul 9 Wheeling Classic West Virginia USA Jane Blalock (19) 207 (−9) 75,000 11,250 Jul 16 Borden Classic Ohio USA JoAnne Carner (22) 209 (−7) 85,000 12,750 Jul 23 U.S. Women's Open Indiana USA Hollis Stacy (5) 289 (+5) 100,000 15,000 Jul 30 Hoosier Classic Indiana USA Pat Bradley (4) 206 (−10) 60,000 9,000 Aug 6 Colgate European Open England USA Nancy Lopez (8) 289 (−7) 100,000 15,000 Aug 13 WUI Classic New York USA Judy Rankin (25) 283 (−9) 100,000 15,000 Aug 20 Lady Stroh's Open Michigan CAN Sandra Post (3) 286 (−2) 150,000 22,500 Aug 27 Patty Berg Classic Minnesota USA Shelley Hamlin (1) 208 (−11) 75,000 11,250 Sep 4 Rail Charity Classic Illinois USA Pat Bradley (5) 276 (−12) 100,000 15,000 Sep 10 National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado USA Kathy Whitworth (80) 211 (−5) 60,000 9,000 Sep 17 The Sarah Coventry California USA Donna Caponi (12) 282 (−10) 100,000 15,000 Oct 1 Golden Lights Championship California USA Jane Blalock (20) 276 (−12) 100,000 15,000 Oct 15 Civitan Open Texas ARG Silvia Bertolaccini (2) 213 (−3) 75,000 11,250 Oct 22 Houston Exchange Clubs Classic Texas USA Donna Caponi (13) 207 (−9) 50,000 7,500 Nov 3 Mizuno-Japan Classic Japan JPN Michiko Okada (1*) 216 (−6) 125,000 18,750 Nov 12 Colgate Far East Open Malaysia USA Nancy Lopez (9) 216 (E) 100,000 15,000 * - non-member at time of win Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Nancy Lopez Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Nancy Lopez Player of the Year Nancy Lopez Rookie of the Year Nancy Lopez References External links LPGA Tour official site 1978 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour