1979 LPGA Championship

1979 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 7–10, 1979
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,313 yards (5,773 m)[1]
Cut152 (+8)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
United States Donna Caponi Young
279 (−9)
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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.

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