1978 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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The 1978 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 20 to July 23 at Country Club of Indianapolis. It was the 33rd edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was won by Hollis Stacy
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This event was won by Hollis Stacy
Hollis Stacy
Hollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and will be inducted in May 2012.-Amateur career:Stacy... |
70-75-72-72=289 | $15,000.00 | |
| T2 | JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to... |
73-72-73-72=290 | $7,000.00 | |
| T2 | Sally Little Sally Little Sally Little is a professional golfer. She originally had South African nationality, but became a United States citizen in August 1982.... |
 South Africa |
75-75-75-65=290 | $7,000.00 |
| T4 | Jane Blalock Jane Blalock Jane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1969 and won 27 LPGA Tour events in all.-Amateur career:... |
74-74-71-74=293 | $4,650.00 | |
| T4 | Pam Higgins Pam Higgins Pamela Sue Higgins is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Higgins won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1971 and 1980.-LPGA Tour wins:LPGA Tour playoff record -External links:... |
74-73-75-71=293 | $4,650.00 | |
| T6 | Donna Caponi Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open... |
68-78-73-75=294 | $3,260.00 | |
| T6 | Donna White Donna White Donna Horton White , née Donna Horton, is a former American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour for fifteen years in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.- Amateur career :... |
72-72-79-71=294 | $3,260.00 | |
| T6 | Kathy Martin | 76-74-71-73=294 | $3,260.00 | |
| T9 | Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:... |
71-73-79-72=295 | $2,533.33 | |
| T9 | Peggy Conley | 75-76-70-74=295 | $2,533.33 | |
| T9 | Sandra Post Sandra Post Sandra Post, CM is a Canadian professional golfer. She was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.-Early years, junior and amateur golf:... |
78-73-74-70=295 | $2,533.33 |