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Monday 29 May 1978LPGA TourYear in Review

Lopez wins Golden Lights Championship

Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, N.Y. (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 26 to Monday 29 May 1978 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 USD

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

14 h 48 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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

Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.

Same week

LPGA event

Golden Lights Championship

Wykagyl CC, Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, N.Y.

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Nancy Lopez

277Total
−11To par
1 strokeMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Nancy Lopez67 · 72 · 73 · 65277−11
The golfer

born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1977; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 5.

Source

What’s in the bag

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From the papers

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