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Sunday 23 July 1978Women’s majorsYear in Review
Stacy wins U.S. Women's Open
Country Club of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 July 1978 · purse $100,000 · winner's share $15,000
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 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 21 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R235°/25°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/25°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 45 · 9.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Women's Open
1946–2026 in our record, 81 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
150 started, 66 (cut at 154) made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Country Club of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: JoAnne Carner, Sally Little
The golfer
b. 1954-03-16, Savannah, Georgia, United States; United States; age 24 at the win (year page); 2nd major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet