1978 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle: Sandra Post wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Sandra Post won the 1978 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 283 (−5), beating Penny Pulz in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 2, 1978
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 7th edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $240,000 · winner's share $36,000
- Champion
- Sandra Post · age 29 · Canada · born Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 65-74-72-72 = 283 (−5)
- Runner-up
- Penny Pulz (283)
- Playoff
- sudden death; 2 holes; beat Penny Pulz; 2nd extra hole (par; course hole number unknown)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Post | 65 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Penny Pulz | 283 |
What happened at the 1978 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Post opened with a 65 and won a sudden-death playoff against Australia's Penny Pulz with a par on the second extra hole.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Chevron Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).