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Sunday 14 October 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Alcott wins United Virginia Bank Classic
Portsmouth, Va. (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 October 1979 · Amy Alcott’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 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
11 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° 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
- Susie McAllister2nd (chronology); Amy Alcott Wikipedia wins table runner-up: Susie McAllister LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
United Virginia Bank Classic
Elizabeth Manor, Portsmouth, Va.
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 · 73 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| 2 | Susie McAllister |
The golfer
born 1956-02-22, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1975; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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