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 She sank a 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 and she tied
Final leaderboard Sunday, July 23, 1978 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Hollis Stacy70-75-72-72=289+515,000 T2 JoAnne Carner73-72-73-72=290+67,000 Sally Little75-75-75-65=290 T4 Jane Blalock74-74-71-74=293+94,650 Pam Higgins74-73-75-71=293T6 Donna Caponi Young68-78-73-75=294+103,260 Donna White72-72-79-71=294 Kathy Martin76-74-71-73=294T9 Nancy Lopez71-73-79-72=295+11$2,533 Peggy Conley75-76-70-74=295 Sandra Post78-73-74-70=295 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship Country Club of Indianapolis