1979 LPGA Championship
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The 1979 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 25th edition of the LPGA Championship
and was played from June 7-10.
This championship was won by Donna Caponi
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LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
and was played from June 7-10.
This championship was won by 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...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
69-70-70-70=279 | |||
| $22,500 | |||||
| 2 | Jerilyn Britz Jerilyn Britz Jerilyn Britz is an American golfer. She attended Mankato State College and the University of New Mexico.Britz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before making her LPGA Tour rookie debut in 1974 at age 31, Britz spent eight years working as a schoolteacher.During her 26 year career on the LPGA... |
64-72-73-73=282 | |||
| $14,700 | |||||
| 3 | Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy Alcott is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
69-72-69-74=284 | |||
| $10,500 | |||||
| 4 | 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 |
72-73-73-68=286 | ||
| $7,500 | |||||
| 5 | Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama... |
73-70-70-74=287 | |||
| $6,000 | |||||
| T6 | Jan Stephenson Jan Stephenson Jan Lynne Stephenson is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events in all.... |
73-72-68-75=288 | E | $4,612 | |
| T6 | 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... |
69-70-72-77=288 | E | $4,612 | |
| T6 | Peggy Conley | 71-76-71-70=288 | E | $4,612 | |
| T6 | Penny Pulz Penny Pulz Penny Pulz is an Australian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Pulz won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1979 and 1986.-LPGA Tour wins:*1979 Corning Classic*1986 Circle K Tucson Open-External links:... |
68-74-69-77=288 | E | $4,612 | |
| T10 | Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:... |
72-71-70-76=289 | $3,300 | ||
| T10 | Laura Baugh Laura Baugh Laura Zonetta Baugh is an American golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years. She is a published writer and golf broadcaster.-Early life, family:... |
75-73-69-72=289 | $3,300 | ||
| T10 | 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:... |
73-71-69-76=289 | $3,300 | ||
| T10 | Pat Bradley | 77-67-72-73=289 | $3,300 |