1982 U.S. Women's Open

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1982 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 22–25, 1982
LocationSacramento, California
Course(s)Del Paso Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,342 yards (5,799 m)[1]
Field150 players, 68 after cut
Cut154 (+10)[2][3]
Prize fund$175,000
Winner's share$27,315
Champion
United States Janet Alex
283 (−5)
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The 1982 U.S. Women's Open was the 37th U.S. Women's Open, held July 22–25 at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California.

Janet Alex shot a final round 68 (−4) for 283 (−5) to gain her only LPGA victory (and only major title), six strokes ahead of four runners-up.[4][5][6] She began the final round in third, two strokes behind 54-hole leader Beth Daniel with two-time champion JoAnne Carner, the 36-hole leader, in second.[7] Alex's 68 was the lowest score for all four rounds of the championship.[8]

Attendance records were set for the U.S. Women's Open, with over 14,600 on Sunday and 44,600 for the week.[5][6]

Past champions in the field[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
JoAnne Carner  United States 1971, 1976 69 70 75 75 289 +1 T2
Sandra Haynie  United States 1974 70 74 74 71 289 +1 T2
Amy Alcott  United States 1980 75 74 71 76 296 +8 T13
Sandra Palmer  United States 1975 78 71 75 73 297 +9 T18
Pat Bradley  United States 1981 77 74 72 75 298 +10 T21
Donna Caponi  United States 1969, 1970 73 76 78 71 298 +10 T21
Jerilyn Britz  United States 1979 74 79 74 75 302 +14 T38
Hollis Stacy  United States 1977, 1978 78 73 79 76 306 +18 T49

Source:[2][5][9]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, July 25, 1982

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Janet Alex  United States 70-73-72-68=283 −5 27,315
T2 Beth Daniel  United States 71-71-71-76=289 +1 10,659
Donna White  United States 70-74-73-72=289
JoAnne Carner  United States 69-70-75-75=289
Sandra Haynie  United States 70-74-74-71=289
6 Susie McAllister  United States 77-70-75-71=293 +5 5,673
T7 Carole Jo Callison  United States 76-69-72-77=294 +6 4,539
Nancy Lopez  United States 78-73-74-69=294
Vicki Tabor  United States 70-76-75-73=294
T10 Beverley Davis  United States 73-72-76-74=295 +7 3,637
Muffin Spencer-Devlin  United States 76-71-76-72=295
Stephanie Farwig  United States 75-76-72-72=295

Source:[5][9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Carner has 3-shot lead". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. July 24, 1982. p. 15.
  2. ^ a b "Carner winning the fight for Open, Hall of Fame". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. July 24, 1982. p. 2C.
  3. ^ "U.S. Women's Open scores". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. July 24, 1982. p. 16.
  4. ^ McDermott, Barry (August 2, 1982). "In the end it was Alex in Wonderland". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
  5. ^ a b c d "First win good one for Alex". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. July 26, 1982. p. 1B.
  6. ^ a b "Alex blows by Carner to claim Open crown". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 26, 1982. p. 13.
  7. ^ "Alex: Confidence helped". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 26, 1982. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Alex breezes to Open title". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 26, 1982. p. 16.
  9. ^ a b "U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. July 26, 1982. p. 17.

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