1979 Peter Jackson Classic: Amy Alcott wins at Richelieu Valley Golf Club
Amy Alcott won the 1979 Peter Jackson Classic at Richelieu Valley Golf Club, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada with 285 (−7), by 3 strokes over Nancy Lopez.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the du Maurier Classic winners list.
- Dates
- July 26, 1979 to July 29, 1979
- Course
- Richelieu Valley Golf Club, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada
- Edition
- 7th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 73
- Purse
- $150,000 · winner's share $22,500
- Champion
- Amy Alcott · age 23 · United States · born Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Winning score
- 75-70-70-70 = 285 (−7) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Nancy Lopez (288)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 75 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 285 | −7 |
| 2 | Nancy Lopez | 288 |
What happened at the 1979 Peter Jackson Classic
Amy Alcott won the first edition counted as an LPGA major, finishing three strokes ahead of Nancy Lopez.
Alcott, who opened with a 75, shot 70 in each of the last three rounds.
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: 1979 LPGA Tour
- Wikipedia: Du Maurier Classic
- Wikipedia: 1979 Peter Jackson Classic
- media.lpga.com: tuesday pre tournament notes cpkc women's open
- lpga.com: 2018 cp womens open notes and interviews (link no longer works)
- Wikipedia: List of du Maurier Classic champions
- upi.com: PGA This Week
- golfcompendium.com: du maurier classic lpga major
- Wikipedia: Canadian Women's Open
- Wikipedia: Amy Alcott