1978 LPGA Championship: Nancy Lopez wins at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center

Nancy Lopez won the 1978 LPGA Championship at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center, Mason, Ohio, United States with 275 (−13), by 6 strokes over Amy Alcott.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.

Dates: June 8, 1978 to June 11, 1978
Course: Jack Nicklaus Sports Center, Mason, Ohio, United States
Edition: 24th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,312 yards
Cut: 151
Purse: $150,000 · winner's share $22,500
Champion: Nancy Lopez · age 21 · United States · born Torrance, California, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 71-65-69-70 = 275 (−13) · won by 6 strokes
Runner-up: Amy Alcott (281)
54-hole leader: Nancy Lopez

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Nancy Lopez	71	65	69	70	275	−13
2	Amy Alcott					281

What happened at the 1978 LPGA Championship

Nancy Lopez, a 21-year-old rookie, shot a second-round 65 and won by six over Amy Alcott with a 275 that broke Mary Mills's 1964 scoring record of 278.

It was Lopez's fourth straight tour win, and she won again the following week to stretch the streak to five.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA 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).

1978 LPGA Championship: Nancy Lopez wins at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1978 LPGA Championship

How this was built

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