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Sunday 2 April 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Post wins Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California · Thursday 30 March to Sunday 2 April 1978 · Sandra Post’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $240,000 · winner's share $36,000 · 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
12 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/16°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 37 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/15°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/13°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
- Colgate-Dinah Shore
- Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational
- Nabisco Dinah Shore
- Nabisco Championship
- Kraft Nabisco Championship
- ANA Inspiration
- Chevron Championship
1972–2026 in our record, 55 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Penny Pulz AUSsecond (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
Women's tour event
Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Penny Pulz
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
10 April 1978 · p. 78 From the print archive
People forgot that I'm human,
Sports Illustrated
10 April 1978 · p. 78 From the print archive
I believe I'm gifted," she said. "God gave me this talent and I believe I can do anything.
Sports Illustrated
10 April 1978 · p. 78 From the print archive
"I don't know if it's an emotional breakdown or what," she said, "but I don't feel real happy right now. My life is changing and I don't know if I want it to."
Sports Illustrated
10 April 1978 · p. 78 From the print archive
"People forgot that I'm human," Nancy said.
Sports Illustrated
10 April 1978 · p. 78 From the print archive
"She's got that ruthlessness. I can see her doing to the ladies what Nicklaus has done to the men."
Sports Illustrated
10 April 1978 · p. 78 From the print archive
"I want to make my money by winning. I'm here for golf, not for sex."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Post | 65 · 74 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Penny Pulz |
The golfer
born 1948-06-04, Oakville, Ontario; CAN; turned pro 1968; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
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