1982 LPGA Championship

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.

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
Jan Stephenson
279 (−9)
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in Ohio

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. "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. "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.

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