1978 LPGA Championship
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The 1978 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 24th edition of the LPGA Championship
and was played June 8–11, 1978.
This championship was won by Nancy Lopez
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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 June 8–11, 1978.
This championship was won by 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:...
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Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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:... |
71-65-69-70=275 | |
| $22,500 | |||
| 2 | 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.... |
68-68-74-71=281 | |
| $14,650 | |||
| 3 | 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:... |
67-73-71-72=283 | |
| $10,510 | |||
| 4 | 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... |
71-72-70-71=284 | |
| $7,700 | |||
| 5 | Jo Ann Washam Jo Ann Washam Jo Ann Washam is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Washam was born in Auburn, Washington. She played college golf and basketball at Washington State University... |
67-69-74-75=285 | |
| $6,080 | |||
| 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... |
73-72-71-70=286 | |
| $4,813 | |||
| T6 | 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 |
73-71-74-68=286 |
| $4,813 | |||
| T6 | Susan Lynn Grams | 73-73-71-69=286 | |
| $4,813 | |||
| T9 | Dot Germain Dot Germain Dorothy "Dot" Germain is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She is the niece of the amateur golfer Dorothy Germain Porter.Germain won once on the LPGA Tour in 1980.-LPGA Tour wins:... |
73-69-75-70=287 | |
| $3,750 | |||
| T9 | 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... |
69-75-72-71=287 | |
| $3,750 | |||
| T9 | 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:... |
72-73-73-69=287 | |
| $3,750 |