1978 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1978 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (33rd) (July 20-23). Second-placed JoAnne Carner (USA) and Sally Little (RSA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Stacy (USA). [CC of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (24th) (June 8-11). Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) finished 6 shots behind 21-year-old LPGA Tour rookie Lopez (USA). [Grizzly course, The Golf Center at Kings Island, Mason, OH].
Amateur
LGU
Played as the Girls' British Open Amateur Championship. De Lorenzi (Fra) beat Miss D. Glenn 2 and 1 in the final match. [Largs GC, Ayrshire, Scotland].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (75th). Kennedy (Aus) beat Julia Greenhalgh (Eng) by 1 hole in the final. [Notts GC, Hollinwell, nr Mansfield, England].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Castillo (USA) beat Jenny Lidback (Peru/Swe/USA) 4 and 2 in the final. [North course, Wilmington CC, Wilmington, Delaware].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (78th). Sherk (Can), who was the runner-up in 1977, beat Judith Oliver (USA) 4 and 3 in the final. [Sunnybrook GC, Plymouth Meeting, PA].
America
American Defender
Played as the American Defender Classic. Alcott (USA) beat Hollis Stacy (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [North Ridge CC, Raleigh, North Carolina].
America
x
Played as the Birmingham Classic. Second-placed Pat Meyers (USA) and Jane Blalock (USA) finished 3 shots behind Stacy (USA). [Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
America
Borden
Played as the Borden Classic. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) and Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Carner (USA). [Riviera CC, Dublin, Ohio, which permanently closed in 2015].
America
Am Cancer Soc.
Played as the American Cancer Society Classic. Second-placed Beth Solomon (USA) and Nayoko Yoshikawa (USA) finished in second place behind Austin (USA). [Kendale Lakes CC, nr Miami, FL; now called Miccosukee G&CC].
America
Peter Jackson
Played as the Peter Jackson Classic (July 1-4; first year played as a 72-hole event). Second-placed Hollis Stacy (USA) finished 8 shots behind JoAnne Carner (USA). [St George's G&CC, Etobicoke, Ontario].
America
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Dinah Shore Winners Circle (7th) (Mar 30-Apr 2). Sandra Post (Can) beat Penny Pulz (Aus) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record her second LPGA Tour win. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
Coca-Cola
Played as the Coca-Cola Classic. Lopez (USA) beat JoAnne Carner (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Forsgate CC, Monroe Township, New Jersey].
America
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Triple Crown Match Play Championship (Jan 27-29; featuring the 16 leading players from Colgate's top sponsored women's events in 1977). JoAnne Carner (USA) beat Sandra Palmer (USA) 1-up in the 18-hole final. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
Natl Jewish Hosp.
Played as the National Jewish Hospital Open. Second-placed Gloria Ehret (USA), Pat Bradley (USA) and Jo Ann Washam (USA) finished 3 shots behind Whitworth (USA), who recorded her 80th LPGA Tour win. [Green Gables CC, Denver, Colorado; now permanently closed].
America
x
Played as the Women's International. Second-placed Beth Daniel (USA, amateur) finished 4 shots behind Stephenson (Aus). [Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head Island, SC; now called Moss Creek GC].
America
Civitan
Played as the Civitan Open. Second-placed Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bertolaccini (Arg), who claimed her second LPGA Tour win. [Trophy Club CC, Roanoke, nr Dallas, Texas].
America
Golden Lights
Played as the Golden Lights Championship. Hollis Stacy finished in second place behind Blalock.
America
Honda
Played as the Kathryn Crosby / Honda Civic Golf Classic. Nancy Lopez finished in second place behind Little.
Played as the Hoosier Classic. JoAnne Carner finished in second place behind Bradley.
Played as the Houston Exchange Clubs Classic. Alexandra Reinhart finished in second place behind Caponi.
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Winning team: Lon Hinkle (USA) & Pat Bradley (USA). Second place: Mike Hill (USA) & Vivian Brownlee (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
x
Played as the Greater Baltimore Classic. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) finished 3 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Pine Ridge GC, Baltimore, Maryland].
America
x
Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Second-placed Jane Blalock (USA) finished 4 shots behind Bradley (USA). [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Natural Light
Played as the Natural Light Lady Tara Classic. First-time LPGA Tour winner Coles (USA) beat Gloria Ehret (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. Hollis Stacy (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Brookfield CC, Roswell, Georgia; at the time Brookfield West G&CC].
America
Stroh's
Played as the Lady Stroh's Open. Post (Can) beat Pat Meyers (USA) and Kathy Whitworth (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Dearborn CC, Dearborn, Detroit, Michigan].
America
Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Second-placed Joyce Kazmierski (USA) finished 3 shots behind Blalock (USA). [Harbour Trees GC, Noblesville, Indiana].
America
x
Played as the Patty Berg Golf Classic. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Hamlin.
America
PING
Played as the PING Classic Team Championship (Sept 22-24; unofficial LPGA Tr team event). Donna Caponi (USA) & Kathy Whitworth (USA) beat Murle Breer (USA) & Barbara Moxness (USA) with a 20-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
PING
Played as the PING Classic Team Championship (Sept 22-24; unofficial LPGA Tr team event). Donna Caponi (USA) & Kathy Whitworth (USA) beat Murle Breer (USA) & Barbara Moxness (USA) with a 20-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Sarah Coventry
Played as the Sarah Coventry championship. Second-placed and defending champion Jane Blalock (USA) finished 5 shots behind Caponi (USA). [Round Hill CC, Alamo, CA]. Note: from 1979 to 1981 The Sarah Coventry moved to Locust Hill CC, to be renamed the Rochester International in 1982 and then Wegmans LPGA in 2006. See "Wegmans LPGA" history for the 1979-81 Sarah Coventry results.
America
x
Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed Jo Ann Washam (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Lopez (USA), who went on to record another eight LPGA Tour wins in 1978. [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
x
Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Sharon Miller (USA) finished 4 shots behind Bradley (USA). [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
x
Played as the Orange Blossom Classic. Second-placed Gloria Ehret (USA) finished 2 shots behind Blalock (USA). [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
x
Played as the inaugural Sunstar Classic (March 9-12). Second-placed Debbie Massey (USA) and Debbie Austin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lopez (USA), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
Bankers Trust
Played as the Bankers Trust Classic. Second-placed Debbie Massey (USA) and Jane Blalock (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
x
Played as the Wheeling Classic. Second-placed Kathy Martin (USA) finished 7 shots behind Blalock (USA). [Jones course, Speidel GC, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV].
America
Western Union Intl
Played as the WUI Classic (sponsor: Western Union Intl). Debbie Massey (USA) and Pam Higgins (USA) finished 2 shots behind Rankin (USA). [North Hills CC, Manhasset, Long Island, NY].
Europe
Pretty Polly
Played as the Pretty Polly Women's British Open (July 26-28). Second-placed Wilma Aitken (Scot, amateur) finished 2 shots behind 20-year-old Melville (Eng, amateur), who became the youngest player to win this championship. Defending champion Vivien Saunders (Eng) finished a shot behind Aitken in third place, and took the professional's first prize of £1,000. [Foxhills, Ottershaw, Surrey].
Europe
Colgate
Played as the Colgate European Women's Open (Aug 3-6; LPGA Tr event). Mary Dwyer (USA), JoAnne Carner (USA) and Sally Little (RSA) finished in second place behind Nancy Lopez (USA), who recorded her eighth win of the year. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Asia
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Far East Open (Nov 10-12; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Kathy Whitworth (USA) and defending champion Silvia Bertolaccini (Arg) finished 2 shots behind Nancy Lopez (USA), who recorded her ninth LPGA Tour win of 1978. [Old course, Royal Selangor GC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia].
Asia
Mizuno
Played as the Mizuno Japan Classic (LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Okada (Jpn) beat Nancy Lopez (USA) and Ai-yu Tu (Taiw) in a playoff. [Hanayashiki GC, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Aus/NZ
Wills/Qantas
Played as the Wills-Qantas Australian Ladies Open (March 3-5; next played in 1994). Second-placed Donna Caponi Young (USA) finished 10 shots behind Austin (USA). [Manly GC, Manly, nr Sydney, Aus].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1978 Money List, with earnings of $189,813 on the Tour. Pat Bradley (USA) was second on the money list.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won the LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Lopez (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1978 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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