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1980 U.S. Women's Open

Field	Value
name	1980 U.S. Women's Open
dates	July 10–13, 1980
location	Nashville, Tennessee
course	Richland Country Club
org	USGA
tour	LPGA Tour
par	71
yardage	6229 yd
field	150 players, 60 after cut
cut	153 (+9)
purse	$140,000
winners_share	$20,047
champion	USA Amy Alcott
score	280 (−4)
previous	1979
next	1981

|USA |USA Tennessee The 1980 U.S. Women's Open was the 35th U.S. Women's Open, held July 10–13 at Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee.

Amy Alcott won her only U.S. Women's Open, nine shots ahead of runner-up Hollis Stacy. She entered the final round with an eight-stroke lead; it was the second of her five major titles.

The field of 150 players included 49 amateurs, of which two made the 36-hole cut.

On the weekend, temperatures reached 100 F.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 13, 1980

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	USA Amy Alcott	70-70-68-72=280	−4	20,047
2	USA Hollis Stacy	75-71-70-73=289	+5	11,347
3	USA Kathy McMullen	74-73-71-73=291	+7	8,547
T4	USA Donna Caponi Young	72-72-75-73=292	+8	6,347
USA Judy Dickinson	75-73-73-71=292
6	USA Louise Bruce-Parks	73-74-73-73=293	+9	4,847
T7	USA Jane Blalock	76-71-71-76=294	+10	3,964
USA Lori Garbacz	72-76-75-71=294
USA Nancy Lopez-Melton	74-72-71-77=294
T10	USA Beth Daniel	76-72-69-78=295	+11	3,085
TWN Eva Chang	74-74-72-75=295
USA JoAnne Carner	74-72-74-75=295
USA Patty Hayes	75-72-74-74=295

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References

(July 14, 1980). "'It was my show,' Alcott says of win". Eugene Register-Guard.
(July 12, 1980). "Alcott surges ahead by four in U.S. Open". St. Petersburg Times.
McDermott, Barry. (July 21, 1980). "She kept the heat on".
(July 14, 1980). "Alcott's Open dream is real". Milwaukee Journal.
(July 14, 1980). "Alcott snaps record". The Bulletin.
(July 13, 1980). "Alcott closing in on women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard.
(July 12, 1980). "Alcott lone leader in Women's Open". Lakeland Ledger.
(July 12, 1980). "Alcott fronts field in Women's Open". Reading Eagle.

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