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Sunday 11 July 1976Women’s majorsYear in Review
Carner wins U.S. Women's Open
Rolling Green Golf Club, Springfield, Pennsylvania · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 July 1976 · purse $60,000 · winner's share $9,054
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 6.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/17°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Women's Open
1946–2026 in our record, 81 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
150 started, 50 (cut at 156) made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Rolling Green G.C., Springfield
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Sandra Palmer
The golfer
b. 1939-04-04, Kirkland, Washington, United States; United States; age 37 at the win (year page); 2nd major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet