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Saturday 3 November 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Alcott wins Mizuno Japan Classic
Osaka, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 November 1979 · Amy Alcott’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $125,000 USD · dates from LPGA chronology 1970-79; Wikipedia season table end date and Amy Alcott 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
10 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° 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); Amy Alcott Wikipedia wins table runner-up: Sandra Post LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Mizuno Japan Classic
Hanayashiki GC, Osaka, Japan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Amy Alcott
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 71 · 73 · 67 | 211 | −11 |
| 2 | Sandra Post |
The golfer
born 1956-02-22, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1975; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet