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Sunday 16 April 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Stacy wins Birmingham Classic
Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 14 to Sunday 16 April 1978 · Hollis Stacy’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $60,000 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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Pat MeyersT2 (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
- Jane BlalockT2 (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
LPGA event
Birmingham Classic
Green Valley CC, Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hollis Stacy
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollis Stacy | 70 · 69 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Pat Meyers | |||
| T2 | Jane Blalock |
The golfer
born 1954-03-16, Savannah, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1974; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet