1978 LPGA Championship

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.

1978 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 8–11, 1978
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,312 yards (5,772 m)[2]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
Nancy Lopez
275 (−13)
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in Ohio

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.[3][4][5][6]

It was the sixth tour win for Lopez and her fourth consecutive in 1978,[3][7] and she won the following week to run the streak to five.[8]

This was the first of twelve consecutive LPGA Championships at Kings Island; the last one in 1989 was also won by Lopez.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Chako Higuchi Japan197775736973290+214
Gloria Ehret United States196672727870292+4T17
Kathy Ahern United States197271757275293+5T25
Sandra Post Canada196874727374293+5T25
Mickey Wright United States1958, 1960,
1961, 1963
69827369293+5T25
Kathy Whitworth United States1967, 1971, 197573767373295+7T33
Betty Burfeindt United States197673777374297+944

Source:[1][5][6]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Marlene Hagge United States19567578153+9
Judy Kimball United States19627678154+10
Shirley Englehorn United States19707976155+11
Mary Mills United States1964, 19738079159+15
Louise Suggs United States19578282164+20

Source:[9]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 11, 1978

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Nancy Lopez United States71-65-69-70=275−1322,500
2Amy Alcott United States68-68-74-71=281−714,650
3Judy Rankin United States67-73-71-72=283−510,510
4JoAnne Carner United States71-72-70-71=284−47,700
5Jo Ann Washam United States67-69-74-75=285−36,080
T6Donna Caponi Young United States73-72-71-70=286−24,813
Susan Lynn Grams United States73-73-71-69=286
Sally Little South Africa73-71-74-68=286
T9Jane Blalock United States72-73-73-69=287−13,750
Dot Germain United States73-69-75-70=287
Hollis Stacy United States69-75-72-71=287

Source:[1][5][6]

References

  1. "LPGA golf". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 12, 1978. p. 22.
  2. "Lopez fires 65 to tie in LPGA". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. June 10, 1978. p. 1, part 2.
  3. McDermott, Barry (June 19, 1978). "All smiles while she tears up the tour". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  4. "Lopez strikes again, wins LPGA, 4 in a row". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 12, 1978. p. 18.
  5. Strode, George (June 12, 1978). "Lopez clips mark in LPGA title rout". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 18.
  6. "Lopez wins 4th straight, and wants a fifth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 12, 1978. p. 3D.
  7. "Lopez shatters records on romp to LPGA crown". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. June 12, 1978. p. 1, part 2.
  8. "Lopez wins fifth straight". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. June 19, 1978. p. 2, part 2.
  9. "Eagles and birdies fly Lopez toward No. 4". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 10, 1978. p. 2C.

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