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Sunday 30 March 1980LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Women's Kemper Open
Mesa Verde CC, Costa Mesa, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 1980 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse $150,000 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
12 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° 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
- Jo Ann Washam USA · 286tied second (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
- Debbie Massey USA · 286tied second (LPGA Chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture; decoded text on disk)
, 69 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Women's Kemper Open
Mesa Verde CC, Mesa Verde CC, Costa Mesa, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 72 · 66 · 77 · 69 | 284 | E |
| T2 | Jo Ann Washam | 69 · 71 · 74 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T2 | Debbie Massey | 72 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| 4 | Hollis Stacy | 69 · 70 · 76 · 72 | 287 | +3 |
| T5 | Bonnie Lauer | 73 · 74 · 72 · 69 | 288 | +4 |
| T5 | Sally Little | 72 · 75 · 71 · 70 | 288 | +4 |
| T7 | Patty Hayes | 71 · 73 · 73 · 72 | 289 | +5 |
| T7 | Judy Rankin | 71 · 72 · 73 · 73 | 289 | +5 |
| T7 | Sandra Post | 73 · 74 · 69 · 73 | 289 | +5 |
| T10 | Barbara Mizrahie | 75 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 291 | +7 |
| T10 | Sandra Palmer | 71 · 74 · 74 · 72 | 291 | +7 |
| T10 | Peggy Conley | 71 · 77 · 70 · 73 | 291 | +7 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California; USA; turned pro 1977; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 18.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet