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Sunday 23 April 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Alcott wins American Defender Classic
North Ridge CC, Raleigh, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 21 to Sunday 23 April 1978 · Amy Alcott’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $55,000 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
13 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Hollis Stacysecond (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
LPGA event
American Defender Classic
North Ridge CC, North Ridge CC, Raleigh, North Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Amy Alcott
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 71 · 67 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| 2 | Hollis Stacy |
The golfer
born 1956-02-22, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1975; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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