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Sunday 18 March 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Carner wins Honda Civic Classic
Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 March 1979 · JoAnne Carner’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $150,000 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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Pat Bradleytied second (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
- Sandra Post CANtied second (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
LPGA event
Honda Civic Classic
Rancho Bernardo Inn, Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
JoAnne Carner
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoAnne Carner | 72 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Pat Bradley | |||
| T2 | Sandra Post |
The golfer
born 1939-04-04, Kirkland, Washington; USA; turned pro 1970; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 23.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet