The 1979 U.S. Women's Open was the 34th
U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open is one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, ...
, held July 12–15 at
Brooklawn Country Club in
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Connecticut, Trumbull, Easton, Connecticut, Easton, Weston, Connecticut, W ...
.
Jerilyn Britz won her first
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ...
event (and only
major
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* Major (rank), a military rank
* Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits
* People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames
* Major and minor in musi ...
), two shots ahead of runners-up
Debbie Massey
Debbie Massey (born November 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer.
Before joining the LPGA Tour, Massey worked as a skiing instructor. She was LPGA rookie of the year in 1977.
Massey won three events on the LPGA Tour, not including back- ...
and
Co-leading after the first round and leading after the second, Britz shot a four-over-par 75 in the third round on Saturday.
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''
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References
External links
Golf Observer final leaderboard
U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
Brooklawn Country Club
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U.S. Women's Open
Golf tournaments in Connecticut
Women's sports in Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open is one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, ...
U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open is one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, ...
U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open is one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, ...