1978 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1978 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates July 20–23, 1978
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
Course(s) Country Club of Indianapolis
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71
Length 6,115 yards (5,592 m)
Cut 154 (+12)
Prize fund $100,000
Winner's share $15,000
Champion
United States Hollis Stacy
289 (+5)
«1977
1979»
Country Club 
of Indianapolis
Location in the United States
Country Club
of Indianapolis
Location in Indiana

The 1978 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 33rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 20–23 at Country Club of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Defending champion Hollis Stacy won the second of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Sally Little.[1] She sank a five-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the 72nd green to secure the win,[2] the second of her four major titles.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 TotalTo parFinish
Hollis Stacy United States 1977 70757272289+51
JoAnne Carner United States 1971, 1976 73727372290+6T2
Donna Caponi Young  United States 1969, 197068787375294+10T6
Mickey Wright United States 1958, 1959,
1961, 1964
74777771299+15T23
Mary Mills  United States 196376767375300+16T28
Sandra Palmer  United States 1975 77777573302+18T34
Sandra Spuzich  United States 196674777478303+19T39

Source:[1]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Kathy Cornelius  United States 19567680156+14
Carol Mann United States 19658181162+20
Patty Berg  United States 19468385168+26

Source:[3][4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 23, 1978

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Hollis Stacy United States70-75-72-72=289+515,000
T2JoAnne Carner United States73-72-73-72=290+67,000
Sally Little South Africa75-75-75-65=290
T4Jane Blalock United States74-74-71-74=293+94,650
Pam Higgins United States74-73-75-71=293
T6Donna Caponi Young United States68-78-73-75=294+103,260
Donna White United States72-72-79-71=294
Kathy Martin United States76-74-71-73=294
T9Nancy Lopez United States71-73-79-72=295+11$2,533
Peggy Conley United States75-76-70-74=295
Sandra Post Canada78-73-74-70=295

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stacy makes it two straight". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 24, 1978. p. 1B.
  2. "Hollis Stacy defends Open title with 1-stroke win". Bangor Daily News. Maine. UPI. July 24, 1978. p. 10.
  3. "Young sets mark, Lopez sets sights". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 21, 1978. p. 3D.
  4. "Lopez teeters, but doesn't topple to share Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 22, 1978. p. 2C.

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