1982 LPGA Championship

1982 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 10–13, 1982
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,298 yards (5,759 m)[1]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$200,000
Winner's share$30,000
Champion
Australia Jan Stephenson
279 (−9)
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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]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 13, 1982

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Australia Jan Stephenson 69-69-70-71=279 −9 30,000
2 United States JoAnne Carner 71-70-71-69=281 −7 19,600
T3 United States Janet Anderson 72-72-72-67=283 −5 12,000
United States Pam Gietzen 72-69-71-71=283
T5 United States Amy Alcott 74-68-72-70=284 −4 7,500
United States Kathryn Young-Robyn 72-74-70-68=284
T7 United States Beth Daniel 69-70-71-75=285 −3 5,867
United States Sandra Haynie 73-69-73-70=285
United States Hollis Stacy 73-70-69-73=285
T10 South Africa Sally Little 71-73-71-71=286 −2 4,800
United States Sandra Palmer 70-70-74-72=286

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.

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