1978 U.S. Women's Open
The 1978 U.S. Women's Open was the 33rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 20–23 at Country Club of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Defending champion Hollis Stacy won the second of her three U.S. Women's Open titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Sally Little. She sank a five-foot (1.5 m) putt for par on the 72nd green to secure the win, the second of her four major titles.
Rookie sensation Nancy Lopez was a co-leader after two rounds, but a 79 on Saturday took her out of contention, and she tied for ninth.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 23, 1978
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hollis Stacy |
70-75-72-72=289 | +5 | 15,000 |
| T2 | JoAnne Carner |
73-72-73-72=290 | +6 | 7,000 |
 Sally Little |
75-75-75-65=290 | |||
| T4 | Jane Blalock |
74-74-71-74=293 | +9 | 4,650 |
| Pam Higgins |
74-73-75-71=293 | |||
| T6 | Donna Caponi Young |
68-78-73-75=294 | +10 | 3,260 |
| Donna White |
72-72-79-71=294 | |||
| Kathy Martin |
76-74-71-73=294 | |||
| T9 | Nancy Lopez |
71-73-79-72=295 | +11 | $2,533 |
| Peggy Conley |
75-76-70-74=295 | |||
 Sandra Post |
78-73-74-70=295 |
Source:
References
- ^ "Nancy Lopez, two others knotted in Women's Open". Bangor Daily News. (Maine). Associated Press. July 22, 1978. p. 17.
- ^ "Lopez teeters, but doesn't topple to share Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 22, 1978. p. 2C.
- ^ Pileggi, Sarah (July 31, 1978). "No open-and-shut Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 61.
- ^ "Stacy makes it two straight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 24, 1978. p. 1B.
- ^ "Hollis Stacy defends Open title with 1-stroke win". Bangor Daily News. (Maine). UPI. July 24, 1978. p. 10.
- ^ "Young sets mark, Lopez sets sights". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 21, 1978. p. 3D.
- ^ "Lopez shoots a 'terrible' 79 and Stacy takes advantage". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. July 23, 1978. p. 6B.