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Monday 29 October 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Bertolaccini wins Colgate Far East Open
Manila, Philippines (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 26 to Monday 29 October 1979 · Silvia Bertolaccini’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $110,000 USD · dates from LPGA chronology 1970-79; Wikipedia season table end date and Silvia Bertolaccini wins table date agree
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° 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
- Sandra Post2nd (chronology); Silvia Bertolaccini Wikipedia wins table runner-up: Sandra Post LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Colgate Far East Open
Manila GC, Manila, Philippines
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Silvia Bertolaccini
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvia Bertolaccini | 69 · 72 · 72 | 213 | −6 |
| 2 | Sandra Post |
The golfer
born 1950-01-30, Rafaela, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1975; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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