1979 U.S. Women's Open

The 1979 U.S. Women's Open was the 34th U.S. Women's Open, held July 12–15 at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Connecticut.

1979 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 12–15, 1979
LocationFairfield, Connecticut
Course(s)Brooklawn Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,010 yards (5,496 m)[1]
Field153 players, 56 after cut[1]
Cut152 (+10)
Prize fund$125,000
Winner's share$19,000
Champion
Jerilyn Britz
284 (E)
Fairfield
Location in the United States
Brooklawn CC
Location in Connecticut

Jerilyn Britz won her first LPGA Tour event (and only major), two shots ahead of runners-up Debbie Massey and Sandra Palmer.[2][3][4][5]

Co-leading after the first round and leading after the second, Britz shot a four-over-par 75 in the third round on Saturday.[6] She entered the final round three strokes behind Massey and shot a two-under 69 for an even-par 284 total.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Sandra Palmer United States197573697470286+2T2
Susie Berning United States1968, 1972, 197379667173289+5T5
Donna Caponi Young United States1969, 197072747470290+6T8
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 197871757473293+9T15
Sandra Spuzich United States196671737475293+9T15

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 15, 1979

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jerilyn Britz United States70-70-75-69=284E19,000
T2Debbie Massey United States70-72-70-74=286+29,200
Sandra Palmer United States73-69-74-70=286
4Sally Little South Africa71-71-74-71=287+36,500
T5Jo Ann Washam United States76-74-72-67=289+54,566
Mary Dwyer United States73-71-74-71=289
Susie Berning United States79-66-71-73=289
T8Donna Caponi United States72-74-74-70=290+63,400
Joyce Kazmierski United States76-72-72-70=290
Laura Baugh United States73-72-77-68=290

Source:[4]

References

  1. "Britz's 70 opens 2-shot Open gap". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 14, 1979. p. 2B.
  2. Pileggi, Sarah (July 23, 1979). "Cool hand Jerilyn takes a hot Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
  3. Bushnell, Scott M. (July 16, 1979). "Britz' first win is a big one". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. p. 38.
  4. "Britz didn't choke in the U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 16, 1979. p. 2C.
  5. "Britz holds on to win U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 16, 1979. p. 19.
  6. "Britz not worried about losing lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 15, 1979. p. 5B.

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