1978 LPGA Championship

August 2023 September 2026 1978 LPGA Championship June 8–11, 1978 Mason, Ohio Jack Nicklaus Golf CenterGrizzly Course https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l_pLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4404%2C3043237 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press LPGA golf June 12, 1978 22 LPGA Tour 72 6312 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PAQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1950%2C2005815 Milwaukee Sentinel wire services Lopez fires 65 to tie in LPGA June 10, 1978 1, part 2 Stroke play - 72 holes 151 (+7) $150,000 $22,500 USA Nancy Lopez 275 (−13) 1977 1979 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 1978 LPGA Championship was the 24th LPGA Championship, held June 8–11 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Nancy Lopez, a 21-year-old tour rookie, won the first of her three major titles, all at the LPGA Championship at Kings Island. She finished at 275 (−13), six strokes ahead of runner-up Amy Alcott.https://www.si.com/vault/1978/06/19/822731/all-smiles-while-she-tears-up-the-tour-nancy-lopez-the-amazing-21-year-old-rookie-won-her-fourth-straight-tournament-by-routing-the-field-in-the-lpga-championship Sports Illustrated McDermott Barry All smiles while she tears up the tour June 19, 1978 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lcpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3494%2C1946344 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Lopez strikes again, wins LPGA, 4 in a row June 12, 1978 18 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ae9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n4QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1378%2C4894373 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Strode George Lopez clips mark in LPGA title rout June 12, 1978 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ofZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4449%2C3723423 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Lopez wins 4th straight, and wants a fifth June 12, 1978 3D It was the sixth tour win for Lopez and her fourth consecutive in 1978,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PQQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3370%2C2301671 Milwaukee Sentinel wire services Lopez shatters records on romp to LPGA crown June 12, 1978 1, part 2 and she won the following week to run the streak to five.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QwQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7187%2C3958053 Milwaukee Sentinel wire services Lopez wins fifth straight June 19, 1978 2, part 2 This was the first of twelve consecutive LPGA Championships at Kings Island; the last one in 1989 was also won by Lopez. Final leaderboard Sunday, June 11, 1978 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Nancy Lopez71-65-69-70=275−1322,500 2 USA Amy Alcott68-68-74-71=281−714,650 3 USA Judy Rankin67-73-71-72=283−510,510 4 USA JoAnne Carner71-72-70-71=284−47,700 5 USA Jo Ann Washam67-69-74-75=285−36,080 T6 USA Donna Caponi Young73-72-71-70=286−24,813 USA Susan Lynn Grams73-73-71-69=286 ZAF 1928 Sally Little73-71-74-68=286T9 USA Jane Blalock72-73-73-69=287−13,750 USA Dot Germain73-69-75-70=287 USA Hollis Stacy69-75-72-71=287 Source: References External links Golf Observer leaderboard The Golf Center at Kings Island 1978 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