1981 LPGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 11–14, 1981 |
Location | Mason, Ohio |
Course(s) | Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Grizzly Course |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,258 yards (5,722 m)[1] |
Cut | 149 (+5) |
Prize fund | $150,000 |
Winner's share | $22,500 |
Champion | |
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280 (−8) | |
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Location in OhioThe 1981 LPGA Championship was the 27th LPGA Championship, played June 11–14 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.
Donna Caponi sank a fifteen-foot (4.5 m) birdie putt on the final green to win her second LPGA Championship, a stroke ahead of runners-up Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers. It was Caponi's fourth and final major title.[2][3]
Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Donna Caponi | ![]() |
1979 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 280 | −8 | 1 |
Nancy Lopez-Melton | ![]() |
1978 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 284 | −4 | T5 |
Sally Little | ![]() |
1980 | 71 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 285 | −3 | 8 |
Marlene Hagge | ![]() |
1956 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 288 | E | T12 |
Sandra Haynie | ![]() |
1965, 1974 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 290 | +2 | T18 |
Sandra Post | ![]() |
1968 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 290 | +2 | T18 |
Betty Burfeindt | ![]() |
1976 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 296 | +8 | T41 |
Source:[2]
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Mary Mills | ![]() |
1964, 1973 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
Judy Kimball | ![]() |
1962 | 75 | 80 | 155 | +11 |
Source:[1]
Final leaderboard[]
Sunday, June 14, 1981
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Donna Caponi | ![]() |
69-68-70-73=280 | −8 | 22,500 |
T2 | Jerilyn Britz | ![]() |
67-71-71-72=281 | −7 | 12,600 |
Pat Meyers | ![]() |
68-70-72-71=281 | |||
4 | Debbie Massey | ![]() |
72-72-69-70=283 | −5 | 7,500 |
T5 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
72-69-73-70=284 | −4 | 5,350 |
Beth Daniel | ![]() |
72-70-71-71=284 | |||
Nancy Lopez-Melton | ![]() |
70-72-72-70=284 | |||
8 | Sally Little | ![]() |
71-77-69-68=285 | −3 | 4,350 |
9 | Amy Alcott | ![]() |
69-70-73-74=286 | −2 | 4,050 |
T10 | Martha Nause | ![]() |
69-74-72-72=287 | −1 | 3,600 |
Sandra Palmer | ![]() |
73-70-72-72=287 |
Source:[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Caponi surges in final holes for the lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. June 13, 1981. p. 2B.
- ^ a b c "A birdie flies Caponi to LPGA Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 15, 1981. p. 3C.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (June 22, 1981). "Prima Donna by a nose". Sports Illustrated. p. 66.
External links[]
Categories:
- Women's PGA Championship
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- 1981 in American women's sports
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