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Sunday 30 September 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Mary Kay Classic
Dallas, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 September 1979 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 17 on the LPGA Tour · dates from LPGA chronology 1970-79; Wikipedia season table end date and Nancy Lopez 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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° 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); Nancy Lopez Wikipedia wins table runner-up: Sandra Post LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Mary Kay Classic
Bent Tree CC, Dallas, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 71 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Sandra Post |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California; USA; turned pro 1977; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 17.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet