The 1978 LPGA Championship was the 24th LPGA Championship, held June 8–11 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.
Nancy Lopez, a 21-year-old tour rookie, won the first of her three major titles, all at the LPGA Championship at Kings Island. She finished at 275 (−13), six strokes ahead of runner-up
It was the sixth tour win for Lopez and her fourth consecutive in and she won the following week to run the streak to five.
This was the first of twelve consecutive LPGA Championships at Kings Island; the last one in 1989 was also won by Lopez.
Final leaderboard Sunday, June 11, 1978 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Nancy Lopez71-65-69-70=275−1322,500 2 Amy Alcott68-68-74-71=281−714,650 3 Judy Rankin67-73-71-72=283−510,510 4 JoAnne Carner71-72-70-71=284−47,700 5 Jo Ann Washam67-69-74-75=285−36,080 T6 Donna Caponi Young73-72-71-70=286−24,813 Susan Lynn Grams73-73-71-69=286 Sally Little73-71-74-68=286T9 Jane Blalock72-73-73-69=287−13,750 Dot Germain73-69-75-70=287 Hollis Stacy69-75-72-71=287 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer leaderboard The Golf Center at Kings Island