National Championships

Doug Russell and Clark Graebner compete in an early round of the 1979 Men’s Nationals at Westchester Country Club. They went on to win.
Doug Russell and Clark Graebner compete in an early round of the 1979 Men’s Nationals at Westchester Country Club. They went on to win.
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1979

The Men’s National was again by invitation only and limited to 64 teams based on qualifying criteria. Graebner and Russell captured the Men’s title over the 1976 champions Steve and Chip Baird.

Yvonne Hackenberg won her first of five Women’s titles with Linda Wolf (1976 champion) over Hilary Hilton and her partner in their 1975 win, Annabel Lang Rogan.

Doug Russell and Hilary Hilton won their second Mixed title.

In the Senior events, Charlotte Lee won her final championship in the Women’s 50+ and St. John Bain and Bill Schneebeck beat the previous year’s champions, Bob Brown and George Reynolds, in the Men’s 50+.