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Sunday 6 May 1979LPGA TourYear in Review

Lopez wins Women's International

Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C. (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 May 1979 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 12 on the LPGA Tour · purse $80,000 USD

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

13 h 31 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).

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The name over time

Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.

The ones it got away from

Same week

LPGA event

Women's International

Moss Creek Plantation, Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C.

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Nancy Lopez

282Total
−6To par
3 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Nancy Lopez72 · 71 · 71 · 68282−6
2Donna White
The golfer

born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1977; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 12.

Source

What’s in the bag

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From the papers

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