1980 LPGA Championship

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1980 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 5–8, 1980
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,313 yards (5,773 m)[2]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
South Africa Sally Little
285 (−3)
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Jack Nicklaus Golf Center is located in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
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Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center is located in Ohio
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
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Location in Ohio

The 1980 LPGA Championship was the 26th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Sally Little won the first of her two major titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock.[3][4]

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Donna Caponi Young  United States 1979 72 73 72 72 289 +1 T3
Nancy Lopez-Melton  United States 1978 67 72 78 77 294 +6 T19
Kathy Ahern  United States 1972 72 75 73 78 298 +10 T31
Sandra Post  Canada 1968 76 74 73 78 301 +13 T45
Marlene Hagge  United States 1956 72 79 75 77 303 +15 T54

Source:[5]

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Betty Burfeindt  United States 1976 76 80 156 +12
Judy Kimball  United States 1962 76 83 159 +15
Kathy Whitworth  United States 1967, 1971, 1975 83 78 161 +17
Louise Suggs  United States 1957 82 80 162 +18

Source:[6]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, June 8, 1980

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Sally Little  South Africa 69-70-73-73=285 −3 22,500
2 Jane Blalock  United States 70-69-75-74=288 E 14,700
T3 Donna Caponi Young  United States 72-73-72-72=289 +1 6,810
JoAnne Carner  United States 71-75-70-73=289
Beth Daniel  United States 72-70-73-74=289
Dot Germain  United States 76-70-72-71=289
 United States 70-71-74-74=289
8 Jo Ann Washam  United States 72-73-71-74=290 +2 4,350
9 Vicki Fergon  United States 73-74-70-74=291 +3 4,050
T10 Amy Alcott  United States 73-71-75-73=292 +4 3,168
Jerilyn Britz  United States 69-76-74-73=292
Lori Garbacz  United States 73-74-74-71=292
Sandra Palmer  United States 72-71-68-81=292
Hollis Stacy  United States 70-76-73-73=292

Source:[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nancy at home in championship". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). AP, UPI wires. June 6, 1980. p. 3C.
  2. ^ "Blalock, Little catch Melton". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. June 7, 1980. p. 6C.
  3. ^ "Little captures first big crown". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Little turns break at nine into first major golf title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. June 9, 1980. p. 4C.
  5. ^ a b "LPGA scores". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Will the wind blow Blalock to LPGA win?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. June 7, 1980. p. 2B.

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