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Sunday 6 August 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Colgate European Open
Sunningdale GC, Berkshire, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 August 1978 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 USD · start/end from the chronology date range; end agrees with the season table and the winner's wins 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
15 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Mary Dwyertied second (chronology "2nd") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- JoAnne Carnertied second (chronology "2nd") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- Sally Littletied second (chronology "2nd") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Colgate European Open
Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale GC, Berkshire, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 289 | −7 |
| T2 | Mary Dwyer | |||
| T2 | JoAnne Carner | |||
| T2 | Sally Little |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California; USA; turned pro 1977; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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