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Sunday 21 September 1980LPGA TourYear in Review
Caponi wins ERA Real Estate Classic
Overland Park, Kansas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September 1980 · Donna Caponi’s win no. 19 on the LPGA Tour · purse 100,000 USD · dates from LPGA.com (1980-09-18–1980-09-21); Wikipedia season table end "Sep 21,"
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° 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
- Shelley Hamlin USA · 2882 (LPGA.com); Donna Caponi Wikipedia wins table runner(s)-up: Shelley Hamlin Donna Caponi - Wikipedia (wins table)
87 started
Same week
LPGA event
ERA Real Estate Classic
Overland Park, Kansas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Donna Caponi
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Caponi | 75 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −9 |
| 2 | Shelley Hamlin | 67 · 72 · 75 · 74 | 288 | −4 |
| 3 | M. J. Smith | 72 · 73 · 75 · 70 | 290 | −2 |
| T4 | Hollis Stacy | 71 · 75 · 75 · 70 | 291 | −1 |
| T4 | Lori Nelson | 73 · 73 · 75 · 70 | 291 | −1 |
| T4 | Pat Bradley | 73 · 73 · 73 · 72 | 291 | −1 |
| T7 | Kathy Whitworth | 73 · 75 · 74 · 71 | 293 | +1 |
| T7 | Cindy Hill | 75 · 74 · 72 · 72 | 293 | +1 |
| T7 | Amelia Rorer | 72 · 74 · 73 · 74 | 293 | +1 |
| T7 | Barb Moxness | 68 · 71 · 78 · 76 | 293 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1945-01-29, Detroit, Michigan; USA; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 19.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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