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Sunday 18 February 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Alcott wins Elizabeth Arden Classic
CC of Aventura, Miami, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 February 1979 · Amy Alcott’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 USD · start from the LPGA Chronology date range; end confirmed by Wikipedia 1979 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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Sandra Post CANsecond (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
LPGA event
Elizabeth Arden Classic
CC of Aventura, CC of Aventura, Miami, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Amy Alcott
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 70 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| 2 | Sandra Post |
The golfer
born 1956-02-22, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1975; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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