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1978 LPGA Tour season
Duration	February 10, 1978 – November 12, 1978
Number of official events	34
Most wins	9 Nancy Lopez
Money leader	Nancy Lopez
Player of the Year	Nancy Lopez
Rookie of the Year	Nancy Lopez
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The 1978 LPGA Tour was the 29th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 10 to November 12. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $189,814.

There were four first-time winners in 1978: Janet Coles, Shelley Hamlin, Nancy Lopez, and Michiko Okada. Lopez was the first (and as of 2011, only) player to be named LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in the same year. She won 48 LPGA events in her career.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1978 season.^[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($)	1st prize ($)
Feb 12	American Cancer Society Classic	Florida	Debbie Austin (6)	212 (−4)	50,000	7,500
Feb 20	Orange Blossom Classic	Florida	Jane Blalock (17)	212 (−4)	60,000	9,000
Feb 26	Bent Tree Classic	Florida	Nancy Lopez (1)	289 (−1)	100,000	15,000
Mar 12	Sunstar Classic	California	Nancy Lopez (2)	285 (−3)	100,000	15,000
Mar 19	Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic	California	Sally Little (2)	282 (−6)	150,000	22,500
Apr 2	Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle	California	Sandra Post (2)	283 (−5)	240,000	36,000
Apr 16	Birmingham Classic	Alabama	Hollis Stacy (4)	207 (−9)	60,000	9,000
Apr 23	American Defender Classic	North Carolina	Amy Alcott (5)	206 (−10)	55,000	8,250
Apr 30	Natural Light Lady Tara Classic	Georgia	Janet Coles (1)	211 (−8)	75,000	11,250
May 8	Women's International	South Carolina	Jan Stephenson (3)	283 (−5)	80,000	12,000
May 14	Greater Baltimore Classic	Maryland	Nancy Lopez (3)	212 (−7)	65,000	9,750
May 21	Coca-Cola Classic	New Jersey	Nancy Lopez (4)	210 (−3)	100,000	15,000
May 29	Golden Lights Championship	New York	Nancy Lopez (5)	277 (−11)	100,000	15,000
Jun 4	Peter Jackson Classic	Canada	JoAnne Carner (21)	278 (−14)	100,000	15,000
Jun 11	LPGA Championship	Ohio	Nancy Lopez (6)	275 (−13)	150,000	22,500
Jun 18	Bankers Trust Classic	New York	Nancy Lopez (7)	214 (−5)	75,000	11,250
Jun 25	Lady Keystone Open	Pennsylvania	Pat Bradley (3)	206 (−10)	50,000	7,500
Jul 3	Mayflower Classic	Indiana	Jane Blalock (18)	209 (−7)	75,000	11,250
Jul 9	Wheeling Classic	West Virginia	Jane Blalock (19)	207 (−9)	75,000	11,250
Jul 16	Borden Classic	Ohio	JoAnne Carner (22)	209 (−7)	85,000	12,750
Jul 23	U.S. Women's Open	Indiana	Hollis Stacy (5)	289 (+5)	100,000	15,000
Jul 30	Hoosier Classic	Indiana	Pat Bradley (4)	206 (−10)	60,000	9,000
Aug 6	Colgate European Open	England	Nancy Lopez (8)	289 (−7)	100,000	15,000
Aug 13	WUI Classic	New York	Judy Rankin (25)	283 (−9)	100,000	15,000
Aug 20	Lady Stroh's Open	Michigan	Sandra Post (3)	286 (−2)	150,000	22,500
Aug 27	Patty Berg Classic	Minnesota	Shelley Hamlin (1)	208 (−11)	75,000	11,250
Sep 4	Rail Charity Classic	Illinois	Pat Bradley (5)	276 (−12)	100,000	15,000
Sep 10	National Jewish Hospital Open	Colorado	Kathy Whitworth (80)	211 (−5)	60,000	9,000
Sep 17	The Sarah Coventry	California	Donna Caponi (12)	282 (−10)	100,000	15,000
Oct 1	Golden Lights Championship	California	Jane Blalock (20)	276 (−12)	100,000	15,000
Oct 15	Civitan Open	Texas	Silvia Bertolaccini (2)	213 (−3)	75,000	11,250
Oct 22	Houston Exchange Clubs Classic	Texas	Donna Caponi (13)	207 (−9)	50,000	7,500
Nov 3	Mizuno-Japan Classic	Japan	Michiko Okada (1*)	216 (−6)	125,000	18,750
Nov 12	Colgate Far East Open	Malaysia	Nancy Lopez (9)	216 (E)	100,000	15,000

* - non-member at time of win

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Nancy Lopez	United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Nancy Lopez	United States
Player of the Year	Nancy Lopez	United States
Rookie of the Year	Nancy Lopez	United States