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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1978
Page
13
Nancy Lopez wins the Golden Lights championship at Wykagy Country Club with a 72 hole total of 277 a course record and a three stroke victory over JoAnne Carner. She earns 15 000 and raises season earnings to 96 448 while eyeing LPGA championship play.
Australian Steve Wedderburn won the men's singles title at the 42nd New Mexico Open in Albuquerque despite ex cruciating pain. He defeated Tucson's Mark Hardy to claim the championship.
Mona Rae, owned by F C and Frankie McDougal of Berino, held off favorite Mr Clyde in the seven furlong feature at Ruidoso Downs with a time of 1 26 5. The mare started at 12 1 odds and paid 26 6 and 5 Mr Clyde paid 3 to place and 2 80 to show.
City parks director A B. Gwinn announced daily regulation of Cahoon Park Tennis Courts from 4 to 10 p.m. starting Thursday. Play limits will be one hour per doubles court and one hour per singles court with a 50 cent fee collected by the attendant.
Al Unser captures a third Indy 500 title earning a record 290 364 dollars. The victory, celebrated on his 39th birthday, came after a tight finish with Tom Sneva as Danny Ongais led early before engine trouble. The 62nd Indy 500 set a purse over 1 1 million dollars. Bobby Unser finished sixth as AJ Foyt remains the all time money leader.
After the Indianapolis 500, Bobby Unser moved up and down the unofficial standings with his sixth place finish. In the official update, he rose to fifth as Wally Dallenbach dropped to sixth, though subsequent checks kept Dallenbach fifth and Unser sixth.
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