1979 LPGA Championship explained

The 1979 LPGA Championship was the 25th LPGA Championship, played June 7–10 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Donna Caponi Young won the first of her two LPGA Championships, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jerilyn Britz.^{[2] [3] [4]} It was the third of her four major titles; her previous major win was nine years earlier.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 10, 1979

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Donna Caponi Young	69-70-70-70=279	−9	22,500
2	Jerilyn Britz	64-72-73-73=282	−6	14,700
3	Amy Alcott	69-72-69-74=284	−4	10,500
4	Sally Little	72-73-73-68=286	−2	7,500
5	Jo Ann Prentice	73-70-70-74=287	−1	6,000
align=center rowspan=4	T6	JoAnne Carner	69-70-72-77=288	align=center rowspan=4	E	align=center rowspan=4	4,612
Peggy Conley	71-76-71-70=288
Penny Pulz	68-74-69-77=288
Jan Stephenson	73-72-68-75=288
align=center rowspan=4	T10	Laura Baugh	75-73-69-72=289	align=center rowspan=4	+1	align=center rowspan=4	3,300
Pat Bradley	77-67-72-73=289
Nancy Lopez	73-71-69-76=289
Judy Rankin	72-71-70-76=289

Source:^{[1] [3]}

External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard
• The Golf Center at Kings Island

39.349°N -84.278°W

Notes and References

1. News: LPGA cashers . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . June 11, 1979 . 21.
2. She's Young at heart . Sports Illustrated . McDermott . Barry . June 18, 1979 . 20.
3. News: Young LPGA titlist . Toledo Blade . (Ohio) . Associated Press . June 11, 1979 . 23 .
4. News: Young still has what it takes . Beaver County Times . (Pennsylvania) . Caddes . George . UPI . June 11, 1979 . B-2 .