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Monday 1 September 1980LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Rail Charity Golf Classic
Springfield, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 29 August to Monday 1 September 1980 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 20 on the LPGA Tour · purse 125,000 USD · dates from LPGA.com (1980-08-29–1980-09-01); Wikipedia season table end "Sep 1,"
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° 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
- JoAnne Carner USA · 2762 (LPGA.com); Nancy Lopez Wikipedia wins table runner(s)-up: JoAnne Carner Nancy Lopez - Wikipedia (wins table)
102 started
Same week
LPGA event
Rail Charity Golf Classic
Springfield, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 65 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | JoAnne Carner | 73 · 63 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Jane Blalock | 70 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Connie Chillemi | 69 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 5 | Cindy Chamberlin | 73 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Jo Ann Washam | 72 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Sandra Palmer | 69 · 72 · 69 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Lori Garbacz | 70 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Patty Hayes | 73 · 71 · 72 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Myra Blackwelder | 69 · 75 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Patty Sheehan | 70 · 73 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California; USA; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 20.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet