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Sunday 12 February 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Austin wins American Cancer Society Classic
Kendale Lakes CC, Miami, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 10 to Sunday 12 February 1978 · Debbie Austin’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $50,000 USD · start from the LPGA Chronology date range; end confirmed by Wikipedia 1978 season table
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Beth SolomonT2 (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
- Nayoko YoshikawaT2 (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
LPGA event
American Cancer Society Classic
Kendale Lakes CC, Kendale Lakes CC, Miami, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Debbie Austin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debbie Austin | 68 · 72 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T2 | Beth Solomon | |||
| T2 | Nayoko Yoshikawa |
The golfer
born 1948-02-01, Oneida, New York; USA; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet