1978 U.S. Women's Open

1978 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 20–23, 1978
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
Course(s)	Country Club of Indianapolis
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,115 yards (5,592 m)[1]
Field	150 players, 66 after cut
Cut	154 (+12) [2]
Prize fund	$100,000
Winner's share	$15,000
Champion
Hollis Stacy
289 (+5)

Indianapolis

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Location in the United States

Indianapolis

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Location in Indiana

The 1978 U.S. Women's Open was the 33rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 20–23 at Country Club of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Defending champion Hollis Stacy won the second of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Sally Little.^[3][4] She sank a five-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the 72nd green to secure the win,^[5] the second of her four major titles.

Rookie sensation Nancy Lopez was a co-leader after two rounds,^[2][6] but a 79 on Saturday took her out of contention,^[7] and she tied for ninth.^[3][4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 23, 1978

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Hollis Stacy	70-75-72-72=289	+5	15,000
T2	JoAnne Carner	73-72-73-72=290	+6	7,000
	Sally Little	75-75-75-65=290
T4	Jane Blalock	74-74-71-74=293	+9	4,650
	Pam Higgins	74-73-75-71=293
T6	Donna Caponi Young	68-78-73-75=294	+10	3,260
	Donna White	72-72-79-71=294
	Kathy Martin	76-74-71-73=294
T9	Nancy Lopez	71-73-79-72=295	+11	$2,533
	Peggy Conley	75-76-70-74=295
	Sandra Post	78-73-74-70=295

Source:^[4]

References

1. "Nancy Lopez, two others knotted in Women's Open". Bangor Daily News. (Maine). Associated Press. July 22, 1978. p. 17.
2. "Lopez teeters, but doesn't topple to share Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1978. p. 2C.
3. Pileggi, Sarah (July 31, 1978). "No open-and-shut Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 61.
4. "Stacy makes it two straight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 24, 1978. p. 1B.
5. "Hollis Stacy defends Open title with 1-stroke win". Bangor Daily News. (Maine). UPI. July 24, 1978. p. 10.
6. "Young sets mark, Lopez sets sights". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 21, 1978. p. 3D.
7. "Lopez shoots a 'terrible' 79 and Stacy takes advantage". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. July 23, 1978. p. 6B.

External links

• Golf Observer final leaderboard
• U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
• Country Club of Indianapolis

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