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