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Sunday 13 August 1978LPGA TourYear in Review
Rankin wins WUI Classic
North Hills CC, Manhasset, New York, USA (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 August 1978 · Judy Rankin’s win no. 25 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Debbie Masseytied second (chronology "2nd") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- Pam Higginstied second (chronology "2nd") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
WUI Classic
North Hills CC, North Hills CC, Manhasset, New York, USA
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Judy Rankin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judy Rankin | 71 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −9 |
| T2 | Debbie Massey | |||
| T2 | Pam Higgins |
The golfer
born 1945-02-18, St. Louis, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1962; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 25.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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