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Sunday 20 August 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Post wins Lady Stroh's Open
Dearborn CC, Dearborn, Michigan, USA (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 August 1978 · Sandra Post’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $150,000 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
13 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning 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 Meyerstied second (chronology "2nd") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- Kathy Whitworthtied second (chronology "2nd") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Lady Stroh's Open
Dearborn CC, Dearborn CC, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandra Post
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Post | 69 · 71 · 71 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T2 | Pat Meyers | |||
| T2 | Kathy Whitworth |
The golfer
born 1948-06-04, Oakville, Ontario; CAN; turned pro 1968; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet