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Sunday 9 March 1980LPGA TourYear in Review
Carner wins Sunstar Classic
Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, California (region; the course comes with research) · JoAnne Carner’s win no. 27 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
11 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Debbie Massey USA · 210tied second (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
- Kathy Postlewait USA · 210tied second (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sunstar Classic
Rancho Park GC, Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
JoAnne Carner
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoAnne Carner | 69 · 71 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Debbie Massey | 69 · 70 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| T2 | Kathy Postlewait | 70 · 68 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| 4 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 71 · 67 | 211 | −5 |
| T5 | Pat Bradley | 71 · 73 · 70 | 214 | −2 |
| T5 | Amy Alcott | 71 · 72 · 71 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Jerilyn Britz | 76 · 73 · 66 | 215 | −1 |
| T7 | Donna Caponi | 73 · 72 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| 9 | Janet Anderson | 71 · 71 · 74 | 216 | E |
| T10 | Vivian Brownlee | 74 · 72 · 71 | 217 | +1 |
| T10 | Beth Solomon | 72 · 71 · 74 | 217 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1939-04-04, Kirkland, Washington; USA; turned pro 1970; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 27.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet