Dates July 12–15, 1979 Course(s) Brooklawn Country Club Tour(s) LPGA Tour | Location Fairfield, Connecticut Organized by USGA Par 71 | |
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The 1979 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 34th U.S. Women's Open, held July 12–15 at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Jerilyn Britz won her first LPGA Tour event (and only major), two shots ahead of runners-up Debbie Massey and Sandra Palmer.
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.
Past champions in the field
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Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 15, 1979
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1979 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA