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Sunday 14 September 1980LPGA TourYear in Review
Caponi wins United Virginia Bank Classic
Portsmouth, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September 1980 · Donna Caponi’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse 100,000 USD · dates from LPGA.com (1980-09-11–1980-09-14); Wikipedia season table end "Sep 14,"
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Nancy Lopez USA · 2812 (LPGA.com); Donna Caponi Wikipedia wins table runner(s)-up: Nancy Lopez Donna Caponi - Wikipedia (wins table)
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Same week
LPGA event
United Virginia Bank Classic
Portsmouth, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Donna Caponi
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Caponi | 70 · 67 · 66 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Nancy Lopez | 76 · 72 · 69 · 64 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Pat Bradley | 70 · 69 · 69 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Sally Little | 73 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel | 71 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Sandra Spuzich | 72 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | H. B. Duntz-Macarthur | 74 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Sandra Post | 75 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Amy Alcott | 74 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Jane Blalock | 72 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Kathy Whitworth | 73 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Julie Pyne Van Hoosen | 72 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1945-01-29, Detroit, Michigan; USA; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 18.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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