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Golf tour season
The 1978 LPGA Tour was the 29th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 10 to November 12. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $189,814.
There were four first-time winners in 1978: Janet Coles , Shelley Hamlin , Nancy Lopez , and Michiko Okada . Lopez was the first (and as of 2011, only) player to be named LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in the same year. She won 48 LPGA events in her career.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1978 season.[ 1] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Feb 12
American Cancer Society Classic Florida Debbie Austin (6)212 (−4)
50,000
7,500
Feb 20
Orange Blossom Classic Florida Jane Blalock (17)212 (−4)
60,000
9,000
Feb 26
Bent Tree Classic Florida Nancy Lopez (1)289 (−1)
100,000
15,000
Mar 12
Sunstar Classic California Nancy Lopez (2)285 (−3)
100,000
15,000
Mar 19
Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic California Sally Little (2)282 (−6)
150,000
22,500
Apr 2
Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Sandra Post (2)283 (−5)
240,000
36,000
Apr 16
Birmingham Classic Alabama Hollis Stacy (4)207 (−9)
60,000
9,000
Apr 23
American Defender Classic North Carolina Amy Alcott (5)206 (−10)
55,000
8,250
Apr 30
Natural Light Lady Tara Classic Georgia Janet Coles (1)211 (−8)
75,000
11,250
May 8
Women's International South Carolina Jan Stephenson (3)283 (−5)
80,000
12,000
May 14
Greater Baltimore Classic Maryland Nancy Lopez (3)212 (−7)
65,000
9,750
May 21
Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey Nancy Lopez (4)210 (−3)
100,000
15,000
May 29
Golden Lights Championship New York Nancy Lopez (5)277 (−11)
100,000
15,000
Jun 4
Peter Jackson Classic Canada JoAnne Carner (21)278 (−14)
100,000
15,000
Jun 11
LPGA Championship Ohio Nancy Lopez (6)275 (−13)
150,000
22,500
Jun 18
Bankers Trust Classic New York Nancy Lopez (7)214 (−5)
75,000
11,250
Jun 25
Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Pat Bradley (3)206 (−10)
50,000
7,500
Jul 3
Mayflower Classic Indiana Jane Blalock (18)209 (−7)
75,000
11,250
Jul 9
Wheeling Classic West Virginia Jane Blalock (19)207 (−9)
75,000
11,250
Jul 16
Borden Classic Ohio JoAnne Carner (22)209 (−7)
85,000
12,750
Jul 23
U.S. Women's Open Indiana Hollis Stacy (5)289 (+5)
100,000
15,000
Jul 30
Hoosier Classic Indiana Pat Bradley (4)206 (−10)
60,000
9,000
Aug 6
Colgate European Open England Nancy Lopez (8)289 (−7)
100,000
15,000
Aug 13
WUI Classic New York Judy Rankin (25)283 (−9)
100,000
15,000
Aug 20
Lady Stroh's Open Michigan Sandra Post (3)286 (−2)
150,000
22,500
Aug 27
Patty Berg Classic Minnesota Shelley Hamlin (1)208 (−11)
75,000
11,250
Sep 4
Rail Charity Classic Illinois Pat Bradley (5)276 (−12)
100,000
15,000
Sep 10
National Jewish Hospital Open Colorado Kathy Whitworth (80)211 (−5)
60,000
9,000
Sep 17
The Sarah Coventry California Donna Caponi (12)282 (−10)
100,000
15,000
Oct 1
Golden Lights Championship California Jane Blalock (20)276 (−12)
100,000
15,000
Oct 15
Civitan Open Texas Silvia Bertolaccini (2)213 (−3)
75,000
11,250
Oct 22
Houston Exchange Clubs Classic Texas Donna Caponi (13)207 (−9)
50,000
7,500
Nov 3
Mizuno-Japan Classic Japan Michiko Okada (1*)216 (−6)
125,000
18,750
Nov 12
Colgate Far East Open Malaysia Nancy Lopez (9)216 (E)
100,000
15,000
* - non-member at time of win
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