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1982 U.S. Women's Open

FieldValue
name1982 U.S. Women's Open
datesJuly 22–25, 1982
locationSacramento, California
courseDel Paso Country Club
orgUSGA
tourLPGA Tour
par72
yardage6342 yd
field150 players, 68 after cut
cut154 (+10)
purse$175,000
winners_share$27,315
championUSA Janet Alex
score283 (−5)
previous1981
next1983

|USA |USA California 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. 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. Alex's 68 was the lowest score for all four rounds of the championship.

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

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 25, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Janet Alex70-73-72-68=283−527,315
T2United States Beth Daniel71-71-71-76=289+110,659
United States Donna White70-74-73-72=289
United States JoAnne Carner69-70-75-75=289
United States Sandra Haynie70-74-74-71=289
6United States Susie McAllister77-70-75-71=293+55,673
T7United States Carole Jo Callison76-69-72-77=294+64,539
United States Nancy Lopez78-73-74-69=294
United States Vicki Tabor70-76-75-73=294
T10United States Beverley Davis73-72-76-74=295+73,637
United States Muffin Spencer-Devlin76-71-76-72=295
United States Stephanie Farwig75-76-72-72=295

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References

References

  1. (July 24, 1982). "Carner has 3-shot lead". Youngstown Vindicator.
  2. (July 24, 1982). "Carner winning the fight for Open, Hall of Fame". Eugene Register-Guard.
  3. (July 24, 1982). "U.S. Women's Open scores". Toledo Blade.
  4. McDermott, Barry. (August 2, 1982). "In the end it was Alex in Wonderland".
  5. (July 26, 1982). "First win good one for Alex". Eugene Register-Guard.
  6. (July 26, 1982). "Alex blows by Carner to claim Open crown". Spokesman-Review.
  7. (July 26, 1982). "Alex: Confidence helped". Spokane Chronicle.
  8. (July 26, 1982). "Alex breezes to Open title". Reading Eagle.
  9. (July 26, 1982). "U.S. Women's Open scores". Spokane Chronicle.
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