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Monday 20 February 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Blalock wins Orange Blossom Classic
Pasadena GC, St. Petersburg, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 17 to Monday 20 February 1978 · Jane Blalock’s win no. 17 on the LPGA Tour · purse $60,000 USD · 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
11 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Gloria Ehretsecond (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
LPGA event
Orange Blossom Classic
Pasadena GC, Pasadena GC, St. Petersburg, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jane Blalock
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Blalock | 71 · 71 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
| 2 | Gloria Ehret |
The golfer
born 1945-09-19, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; USA; turned pro 1969; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 17.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet