| 1979 U.S. Women's Open | |
| Dates: | July 12–15, 1979 |
| Location: | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Course: | Brooklawn Country Club |
| Org: | USGA |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour |
| Par: | 71 |
| Yardage: | 6010yd[1] |
| Field: | 153 players, 56 after cut |
| Cut: | 152 (+10) |
| Purse: | $125,000 |
| Winners Share: | $19,000 |
| Champion: |  Jerilyn Britz |
| Score: | 284 (E) |
| Previous: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The 1979 U.S. Women's Open was the 34th U.S. Women's Open, held July 12–15 at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Jerilyn Britz won her first LPGA Tour event (and only major), two shots ahead of runners-up Debbie Massey and
Co-leading after the first round and leading after the second, Britz shot a four-over-par 75 in the third round on Saturday.[2] She entered the final round three strokes behind Massey and shot a two-under 69 for an even-par 284 total.
Sunday, July 15, 1979
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerilyn Britz | 70-70-75-69=284 | E | 19,000 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | T2 | Debbie Massey | 70-72-70-74=286 | align=center rowspan=2 | +2 | align=center rowspan=2 | 9,200 |
| Sandra Palmer | 73-69-74-70=286 | ||||||
| 4 |  Sally Little | 71-71-74-71=287 | +3 | 6,500 | |||
| align=center rowspan=3 | T5 | Jo Ann Washam | 76-74-72-67=289 | align=center rowspan=3 | +5 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4,566 |
| Mary Dwyer | 73-71-74-71=289 | ||||||
| Susie Berning | 79-66-71-73=289 | ||||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | T8 | Donna Caponi | 72-74-74-70=290 | align=center rowspan=3 | +6 | align=center rowspan=3 | 3,400 |
| Joyce Kazmierski | 76-72-72-70=290 | ||||||
| Laura Baugh | 73-72-77-68=290 |