Golf Network News
Sunday 1 June 1980LPGA TourYear in Review
Daniel wins Golden Lights Championship
Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, N.Y. (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 1980 · Beth Daniel’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $125,000 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
14 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° 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
- Nancy Lopez-Melton USA · 289second, 289 (+1) per chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk at _work/sched/chron80/chron80.txt, not re-verified against the capture this run)
- Jo Ann Washam USA · 289second, 289 (+1) per chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk at _work/sched/chron80/chron80.txt, not re-verified against the capture this run)
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Golden Lights Championship
Wykagyl CC, Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, N.Y.
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Beth Daniel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
9 June 1980 · p. 20 From the print archive
I feel like I have my confidence back," she said. "A little more work on my swing and I might make it.
Sports Illustrated
9 June 1980 · p. 20 From the print archive
I have mixed feelings about today. I can't feel excited for some reason. Just because I shot a 66, it doesn't mean anything.
Sports Illustrated
9 June 1980 · p. 20 From the print archive
Everything I just got finished saying? About Nancy's problems? Forget it.
Sports Illustrated
9 June 1980 · p. 20 From the print archive
She not swinging like she used to, but she using it good.
Sports Illustrated
9 June 1980 From the print archive
I feel responsible for the way she's playing. I let her get away with it. I saw as soon as she came out this year that the swing was messed up, but she did O.K. so I kept quiet.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Daniel | 72 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez-Melton | 75 · 75 · 66 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
| T2 | Jo Ann Washam | 72 · 71 · 72 · 74 | 289 | +1 |
| 4 | Debbie Austin | 72 · 72 · 72 · 74 | 290 | +2 |
| 5 | Vicki Fergon | 73 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 291 | +3 |
| T6 | Pat Bradley | 74 · 75 · 70 · 73 | 292 | +4 |
| T6 | Sandra Post | 72 · 72 · 73 · 75 | 292 | +4 |
| T8 | Barbara Mizrahie | 75 · 73 · 74 · 71 | 293 | +5 |
| T8 | Vivian Brownlee | 73 · 76 · 72 · 72 | 293 | +5 |
| T8 | Kathy Martin | 74 · 73 · 70 · 76 | 293 | +5 |
| T8 | Amy Alcott | 72 · 73 · 72 · 76 | 293 | +5 |
| T8 | Janet Coles | 75 · 70 · 69 · 79 | 293 | +5 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-14, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1978; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet