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Sunday 2 March 1980LPGA TourYear in Review
Stephenson wins Sun City Classic
Hillcrest GC, Sun City West, Arizona (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 February to Sunday 2 March 1980 · Jan Stephenson’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $100,000 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
11 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- M.J. Smith NZL · 276second (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sun City Classic
Hillcrest GC, Hillcrest GC, Sun City West, Arizona
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jan Stephenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Stephenson | 66 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | M. J. Smith | 70 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Bonnie Lauer | 68 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Amy Alcott | 71 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Sandra Palmer | 69 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Patty Hayes | 71 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 7 | Barbara Barrow | 70 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Susie Maxwell Berning | 69 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Laura Baugh | 73 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 10 | Louise Parks | 71 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1951-12-22, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1973; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet