1982 LPGA Championship

1982 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates June 10–13, 1982
Location Mason, Ohio
Course(s) Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,298 yards (5,759 m)[1]
Cut 151 (+7)
Prize fund $200,000
Winner's share $30,000
Champion
Australia Jan Stephenson
279 (−9)
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in Ohio

The 1982 LPGA Championship was the 28th LPGA Championship, played June 10–13 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Jan Stephenson led wire-to-wire to win the second of her three major titles, two strokes ahead of JoAnne Carner.[2][3] She entered the final round with a two-stroke lead over Beth Daniel.[4]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Sandra Haynie United States1965, 197473697370285−3T7
Sally Little South Africa198071737271286−2T10
Kathy Whitworth United States1967, 1971, 197572697475290+2T21
Donna Caponi United States1979, 198173747475292+4T28
Nancy Lopez United States197875757172293+5T35

Source:[3]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Sandra Post Canada19687578 153+9
Marlene Hagge United States19567878156+12
Louise Suggs United States19578185166+22

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 13, 1982

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jan Stephenson Australia69-69-70-71=279−930,000
2JoAnne Carner United States71-70-71-69=281−719,600
T3Janet Anderson United States72-72-72-67=283−51,200
Pam Gietzen United States72-69-71-71=283
T5Amy Alcott United States74-68-72-70=284−47,500
Kathryn Young-Robyn United States72-74-70-68=284
T7Beth Daniel United States69-70-71-75=285−35,867
Sandra Haynie United States73-69-73-70=285
Hollis Stacy United States73-70-69-73=285
T10Sally Little South Africa71-73-71-71=286−24,800
Sandra Palmer United States70-70-74-72=286

Source:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "LPGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 12, 1982. p. 20.
  2. McDermott, Barry (June 21, 1982). "Way above par for a soap". Sports Illustrated. p. 60.
  3. 1 2 3 "Stephenson savors win in 28th LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. June 14, 1982. p. 2B.
  4. "Stephenson leads by two in LPGA Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 13, 1982. p. 7C.
  5. "LPGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 12, 1982. p. 20.

Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 84°16′41″W / 39.349°N 84.278°W / 39.349; -84.278

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