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Friday 3 November 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Okada wins Mizuno-Japan Classic
Osaka, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 November 1978 · purse $125,000 USD · dates from LPGA chronology 1970-79; Wikipedia season table end date agrees
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Nancy Lopez2nd (chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- Ai-Yu Tu2nd (chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Mizuno-Japan Classic
Hanayashiki CC, Osaka, Japan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Michiko Okada
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michiko Okada | 73 · 74 · 69 | 216 | −6 |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez | |||
| T2 | Ai-Yu Tu |
The golfer
born 1945-01-11, Iwaki, Fukushima; JPN; age 33 that week.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet