1980 LPGA Championship

The 1980 LPGA Championship was the 26th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

1980 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 5–8, 1980
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,313 yards (5,773 m)[2]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
Sally Little
285 (−3)
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in Ohio

Sally Little won the first of her two major titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock.[3][4]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Donna Caponi Young United States197972737272289+1T3
Nancy Lopez-Melton United States197867727877294+6T19
Kathy Ahern United States197272757378298+10T31
Sandra Post Canada196876747378301+13T45
Marlene Hagge United States195672797577303+15T54

Source:[5]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Betty Burfeindt United States19767680156+12
Judy Kimball United States19627683159+15
Kathy Whitworth United States1967, 1971, 19758378161+17
Louise Suggs United States19578280162+18

Source:[6]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 8, 1980

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sally Little South Africa69-70-73-73=285−322,500
2Jane Blalock United States70-69-75-74=288E14,700
T3Donna Caponi Young United States72-73-72-72=289+16,810
JoAnne Carner United States71-75-70-73=289
Beth Daniel United States72-70-73-74=289
Dot Germain United States76-70-72-71=289
Barbara Moxness United States70-71-74-74=289
8Jo Ann Washam United States72-73-71-74=290+24,350
9Vicki Fergon United States73-74-70-74=291+34,050
T10Amy Alcott United States73-71-75-73=292+43,168
Jerilyn Britz United States69-76-74-73=292
Lori Garbacz United States73-74-74-71=292
Sandra Palmer United States72-71-68-81=292
Hollis Stacy United States70-76-73-73=292

Source:[5]

References

  1. "Nancy at home in championship". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). AP, UPI wires. June 6, 1980. p. 3C.
  2. "Blalock, Little catch Melton". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. June 7, 1980. p. 6C.
  3. "Little captures first big crown". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 16.
  4. "Little turns break at nine into first major golf title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. June 9, 1980. p. 4C.
  5. "LPGA scores". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 18.
  6. "Will the wind blow Blalock to LPGA win?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. June 7, 1980. p. 2B.

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