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Sunday 25 March 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Sahara National Pro-Am
Sahara CC and Las Vegas CC, Las Vegas, Nevada (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 March 1979 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 11 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
12 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Donna Caponisecond (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
Same week
LPGA event
Sahara National Pro-Am
Sahara CC and Las Vegas CC, Sahara CC and Las Vegas CC, Las Vegas, Nevada
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 72 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 274 | |
| 2 | Donna Caponi |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California; USA; turned pro 1977; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 11.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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