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. It was the third of her four major titles; her previous major win was nine years earlier.
Final leaderboard Sunday, June 10, 1979 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Donna Caponi Young69-70-70-70=279−922,500 2 Jerilyn Britz64-72-73-73=282−614,700 3 Amy Alcott69-72-69-74=284−410,500 4 Sally Little72-73-73-68=286−27,500 5 Jo Ann Prentice73-70-70-74=287−16,000 T6 JoAnne Carner69-70-72-77=288E4,612 Peggy Conley71-76-71-70=288 Penny Pulz68-74-69-77=288 Jan Stephenson73-72-68-75=288T10 Laura Baugh75-73-69-72=289+13,300 Pat Bradley77-67-72-73=289 Nancy Lopez73-71-69-76=289 Judy Rankin72-71-70-76=289 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer leaderboard The Golf Center at Kings Island