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Sunday 9 September 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Little wins Columbia Savings Classic
Green Gables CC, Denver, Colorado (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 7 to Sunday 9 September 1979 · Sally Little’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 USD · start/end from the chronology date range (September 7-9); end agrees with season table and 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
12 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Judy Rankintied second (chronology "2nd ... and ...") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
- Beth Danieltied second (chronology "2nd ... and ...") LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Columbia Savings Classic
Green Gables CC, Green Gables CC, Denver, Colorado
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sally Little
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally Little | 66 · 71 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T2 | Judy Rankin | |||
| T2 | Beth Daniel |
The golfer
born 1951-10-12, Cape Town, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1971; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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