1978 Peter Jackson Classic: JoAnne Carner wins at St. George's Golf and Country Club
JoAnne Carner won the 1978 Peter Jackson Classic at St. George's Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 278 (−14), by 8 strokes over Hollis Stacy.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the du Maurier Classic winners list.
- Dates
- June 4, 1978
- Course
- St. George's Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Edition
- 6th 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
- 73
- Purse
- $100,000 · winner's share $15,000
- Champion
- JoAnne Carner · age 39 · United States · born Kirkland, Washington, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event
- Winning score
- 73-70-71-64 = 278 (−14) · won by 8 strokes
- Runner-up
- Hollis Stacy (286)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoAnne Carner | 73 | 70 | 71 | 64 | 278 | −14 |
| 2 | Hollis Stacy | 286 |
What happened at the 1978 Peter Jackson Classic
JoAnne Carner closed with a 64 to win the first 72-hole edition by eight strokes over Hollis Stacy.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's du Maurier Classic 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).
Sources
- Wikipedia: 1978 LPGA Tour
- Wikipedia: Du Maurier Classic
- media.lpga.com: tuesday pre tournament notes cpkc women's open
- Wikipedia: Canadian Women's Open
- lpga.com: 2018 cp womens open notes and interviews (link no longer works)
- upi.com: PGA This Week
- golfcompendium.com: du maurier classic lpga major
- Wikipedia: JoAnne Carner