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Sunday 7 October 1979LPGA TourYear in Review
Massey wins Wheeling Classic
Wheeling, W.Va. (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 5 to Sunday 7 October 1979 · Debbie Massey’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 USD · dates from LPGA chronology 1970-79; Wikipedia season table end date and Debbie Massey 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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° 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
- Betsy King2nd (chronology); Debbie Massey Wikipedia wins table: Playoff, Betsy King LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
Same week
LPGA event
Wheeling Classic
Speidel GC, Wheeling, W.Va.
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Debbie Massey
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debbie Massey | 75 · 71 · 73 | 219 | +3 |
| 2 | Betsy King |
The golfer
born 1950-11-05, Grosse Pointe, Michigan; USA; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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