1979 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1979 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
Peter Jackson
Played as the Peter Jackson Classic (7th) (July 26-29; first year designated an LPGA Tour major championship). Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 3 shots behind Amy Alcott (USA), who recorded her seventh LPGA Tour win, and her first major championship title. [Vallée du Richelieu GC, Sainte-Julie, nr Montreal, Québec].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (34th) (July 12-15). Second-placed Debbie Massey (USA) and Sandra Palmer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Britz (USA), who recorded her first and only major championship win. [Brooklawn CC, Fairfield, Conn.].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (25th) (June 7-10). Second-placed Jerilyn Britz (USA) finished 3 shots behind Caponi (USA), who claimed her third major championship win. [Grizzly course, The Golf Center at Kings Island, Mason, OH].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (76th). Madill (N.Ire) beat Jane Lock (Aus) 2 and 1 in the final. [Nairn GC, Nairnshire, Scotland].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Hammel (USA) beat Amy Benz (USA) 2 and 1 in the final. [Pleasant Valley CC, Little Rock, Arkansas].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (79th). Hill (USA) beat Patty Sheehan (USA) 7 and 6 in the final. [Memphis CC, Memphis, TN].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Castillo (USA) beat Becky Pearson (USA) by 2 holes in the 18-hole final. [Braemar GC, Edina, nr Minneapolis, Minnesota].
Played as the Barth Classic. Pat Bradley finished in second place behind Little.
America
Otey Crisman
Played as the Otey Crisman Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 6 shots behind Blalock (USA). [Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
America
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Dinah Shore Winners Circle (8th) (April 5-8). Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Sandra Post (Can). [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
Coca-Cola
Played as the Coca-Cola Classic. Defending champion Lopez (USA) beat Mickey Wright (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Jo Ann Washam (USA), Hollis Stacy (USA) and Bonnie Bryant (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, New Jersey].
America
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Triple Crown Match Play Championship (Feb 1-4; featuring the 16 leading players from Colgate's top sponsored women's events in 1978). Defending champion JoAnne Carner (USA) beat Pat Bradley (USA) 4 and 3 in the 18-hole final. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
Columbia Savings
Played as the Columbia Savings LPGA Classic (formerly Natl Jewish Hospital Open). Second-placed Judy Rankin (USA) and Beth Daniel (USA) finished 2 shots behind Little (RSA). [Green Gables CC, Denver, Colorado; now permanently closed].
America
x
Played as the Women's International. Second-placed Donna White (USA) finished 3 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head Island, SC; now called Moss Creek GC].
America
Utd Virginia Bank
Played as the inaugural United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. Second-placed Susie McAllister (USA) finished 1 shot behind Alcott (USA). [Elizabeth Manor G&CC, Portsmouth, Virginia].
America
Mary Kay
Played as the Mary Kay Classic. Second-placed Sandra Post (Can) finished 2 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Bent Tree CC, Dallas, Texas].
America
Elizabeth Arden
Played as the inaugural Elizabeth Arden Classic. Amy Alcott (USA) beat Sandra Post (Can) with a 25-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole. [Soffer course, Miami Turnberry Resort, Aventura, FL; at the time called the South course, Turnberry Isle Resort].
America
ERA Real Estate
Played as the ERA Real Estate Classic. Donna Caponi finished in second place behind Post.
America
Golden Lights
Played as the Golden Lights Championship. Pat Bradley finished in second place behind Lopez.
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Civic Golf Classic. Pat Bradley and Sandra Post finished in second place behind Carner.
America
Sahara
Played as the Sahara National Pro-Am. Second-placed Donna Caponi Young (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Sahara CC, Las Vegas, Nevada; now called Las Vegas National GC. Earlier rounds also at Las Vegas CC].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Winning team: Dave Eichelberger (USA) & Murle Breer (USA, formerly Lindstrom, née MacKenzie). Second place: Jim Colbert (USA) & Silvia Bertolaccini (Arg). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
x
Played as the Greater Baltimore Classic. Second-placed Sally Little (RSA) and Dot Germain (USA) finished 1 shot behind Meyers (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Pine Ridge GC, Baltimore, Maryland].
America
x
Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Second-placed Sally Little (RSA) and Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lopez (USA). [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Michelob
Played as the Lady Michelob. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 2 shots behind Post (Can). [Brookfield CC, Roswell, Georgia; at the time Brookfield West G&CC].
America
Stroh's
Played as the Lady Stroh's Open. Second-placed Judy Rankin (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Fergon (USA). [Dearborn CC, Dearborn, Detroit, Michigan].
America
Corning
Played as the inaugural LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed Judy Rankin (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Pulz (Aus). [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Stacy (USA) beat Laura Baugh (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. Judy Rankin (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Harbour Trees GC, Noblesville, Indiana].
America
x
Played as the inaugural Florida Lady Citrus. Blalock (USA) beat JoAnne Carner (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, Florida].
Played as the Patty Berg Golf Classic. Hollis Stacy finished in second place behind Daniel.
America
PING
Played as the Portland PING Team Championship (unofficial LPGA Tr team event). Second-placed Susie Berning (USA) & Carole Jo Skala (USA) finished 1 shot behind Nancy Lopez (USA) & Jo Ann Washam (USA). [Portland GC, Portland, Oregon].
America
PING
Played as the Portland PING Team Championship (unofficial LPGA Tr team event). Second-placed Susie Berning (USA) & Carole Jo Skala (USA) finished 1 shot behind Nancy Lopez (USA) & Jo Ann Washam (USA). [Portland GC, Portland, Oregon].
America
x
Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed and defending champion Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 2 shots behind Little (RSA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
x
Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Silvia Bertolaccini (Arg) finished 1 shot behind Washam (USA), who recorded the last of her three LPGA Tour wins. [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
x
Played as the Orange Blossom Classic. Second-placed Sandra Post (Can) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Blalock (USA). [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
x
Played as the Sunstar Classic (March 8-11). Second-placed Hollis Stacy (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Lopez (USA). [Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
Sarah Coventry
Played as the Sarah Coventry Classic (formerly Bankers Trust Classic). Second-placed Alice Ritzman (USA) finished 6 shots behind Blalock (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
x
Played as the Wheeling Classic. Massey (USA) beat Betsy King (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record her second LPGA Tour win. [Jones course, Speidel GC, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV].
America
Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Carner (USA) beat Chako Higuchi (Jpn) with a par at the second playoff hole. Donna Caponi (USA), Nancy Lopez (USA) and Jan Stephenson (Aus) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Mesa Verde CC, Costa Mesa, nr Newport Beach, CA].
America
Western Union Intl
Played as the WUI Classic. Beth Daniel (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Rankin (USA), who recorded the last of her 26 LPGA Tour wins. [Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, Long Island, NY].
Europe
Lambert & Butler
Played as the Lambert & Butler British Women's Matchplay Championship (Oct 25-27; final event in the WPGA tour's first season). 21-year-old Panter (Eng) beat Muriel Thomson 2 up in the 18-hole final. [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Pretty Polly
Played as the Pretty Polly Women's British Open (July 26-29). Second-placed Michelle "Mickey" Walker (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Sheard (RSA). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (June 21/22; ninth of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Langford (Eng) beat Jenny Lee Smith (Eng) with a par at the first playoff hole. [St Annes Old Links GC, Lytham St Annes, Lancs].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the inaugural Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (April 26/27; first of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979; this event launched the newly created WPGA Tour). Second-placed Jane Chapman (Eng) finished 3 shots behind 26-year-old Anderson (USA). In the Pro-Am preceding the main event, Beverly Lewis (Eng) was struck by lightning on the 18th green; she was badly shaken but unhurt. [Tyrrells Wood GC, Leatherhead, nr London].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (May 24/25; fifth of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Alison Sheard (RSA) finished 4 shots behind Langford (Eng). [Whitecraigs GC, Glasgow, East Renfrewshire].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (May 3/4; second of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Christine Langford (Eng) and Karstin Ehrnlund (Swe) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Panton (Scot). [Willingdon GC, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (June 28/29; tenth of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Alison Sheard (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Michelle "Mickey" Walker (Eng), who recorded her first professional win. [York GC, Strensall, nr York, England].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (June 7/8; seventh of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Karstin Ehrnlund (Swe) finished 5 shots behind Marvin (Eng), who recorded her first win as a professional. [South Staffs GC, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, England].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (July 5/6; eleventh of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Christine Langford (Eng) and Cathy Panton (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Sheard (RSA), who recorded her first professional win. [Sand Moor GC, Leeds, W Yorks, England].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (May 10/11; third of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Vanessa Marvin (Eng) and Karstin Ehrnlund (Swe) finished 2 shots behind Langford (Eng). Second and final day abandoned due to sea fog. [Long Ashton GC, nr Bristol, England].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (May 31/June 1; sixth of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Cathy Panton (Scot) finished 1 shot behind 21-year-old Panter (Eng). [Coventry GC, Finham Park, Coventry, Warwicks].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (June 14/15; eighth of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Muriel Thomson (Scot), Michelle "Mickey" Walker (Eng) and Jane Panter (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Huke (Eng), who recorded her first win as a professional. [Ballater GC, Aberdeenshire, Scotland].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (May 17/18; fourth of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Jane Panter (Eng) finished 2 shots behind 24-year-old Smurthwaite (Eng). [Baberton GC, Edinburgh, Scotland].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Carlsberg WPGA Tournament (July 12/13; last of 12 Carlsberg-sponsored WPGA Tr events played over 36-holes at different British venues in 1979). Second-placed Muriel Thomson (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Smith (Eng), who recorded her first win as a professional. [Arcot Hall GC, Dudley, nr Newcastle upon Tyne, England].
Europe
Colgate
Played as the Colgate European Women's Open (Aug 2-5; LPGA Tr event). Second-placed Joyce Kazmierski (USA) finished four shots behind defending champion Nancy Lopez (USA). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Hitachi
Played as the Hitachi WPGA Championship (Sept 13/14; 36-hole event). Second-placed Alison Sheard (RSA) finished 3 shots behind 19-year-old Trew (Eng), who recorded her first professional win. [Downshire GC, Bracknell, Berkshire, England].
Europe
State Express
Played as the inaugural State Express Women's Professional Championship (Sept 21/22; 36-hole event). Panton (Scot) beat Amanda "Mandy" Middleton (Eng) in a playoff. [Royal Portrush GC, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland].
Europe
McEwans
Played as the McEwans Welsh Classic (Aug 30/31). Second-placed Christine Trew (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Sheard (RSA). [Dinas Powis GC, Glamorgan, South Wales].
Europe
WPGA
Played as the inaugural WPGA European Championship (Sept 26-29). Second-placed Irene Koehler (Ger) finished 2 shots behind first-time WPGA Tour winner Moon (USA), who shot six birdies in a back-nine of 30 in the final round. [Golf d'Opio-Valbonne, nr Cannes, France; at the time known as Valbonne GC].
Asia
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Far East Open (Oct 27-29; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Sandra Post (Can) finished 2 shots behind Silvia Bertolaccini (Arg), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Manila G&CC, Makati, Manila].
Asia
Mizuno
Played as the Mizuno Japan Classic (LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Sandra Post (Can) finished in second place behind Alcott (USA). [Hanayashiki GC, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Asia
Pioneer
Played as the inaugural Pioneer Cup (individual low score prize within the US-Japan team match). Amy Alcott (USA) finished in second place behind Moriguchi (Jpn).
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won her second straight Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won her second straight LPGA Tour Money List, with 1979 season earnings of $197,489 on the Tour. Sandra Post (USA) was second on the money list.
Awards
WPGA Tr
Panton (Scot) won the inaugural WPGA Tour Order of Merit, with 1979 season earnings of £4,965 on the Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won her second straight LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Daniel (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1979 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player.
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