1981 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1981 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates July 23–26, 1981
Location LaGrange, Illinois
Course(s) La Grange Country Club
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,204 yards (5,673 m)
Field 150 players, 70 after cut
Cut 153 (+9)
Prize fund $150,000
Winner's share $22,000
Champion
United States Pat Bradley
279 (−9)
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La Grange
Country Club
Location in the United States
La Grange 
Country Club
Location in Illinois

The 1981 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 36th U.S. Women's Open, held July 23–26 at La Grange Country Club in LaGrange, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.

Three strokes back after 54 holes, Pat Bradley shot a final round 66 (−6) to win her only U.S. Women's Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Beth Daniel.[1][2] It was the second of Bradley's six major titles.

Kathy Whitworth had her best chance to win the U.S. Women's Open, the only major championship to elude her. She co-led after 18 and 36 holes,[3] and led by a stroke over Bonnie Lauer after the third round.[4] Both faded on Sunday as Whitworth carded a 74 (+2) to finish five strokes back in solo third. With that, she became the first to exceed one million dollars in career earnings on the LPGA Tour.[5]

The course hosted the championship seven years earlier in 1974.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 TotalTo parFinish
Donna Caponi  United States 1969, 197071747273290+2T6
JoAnne Carner United States 1971, 1976 73717274290+2T6
Sandra Haynie United States 1974 75737371292+4T10
Hollis Stacy United States 1977, 1978 73757173292+4T10
Amy Alcott  United States 1980 75737275295+7T19
Sandra Palmer  United States 1975 77757474300+12T29
Jerilyn Britz  United States 197970817576302+14T34
Sandra Spuzich  United States 196680717979309+21T60
Susie Berning  United States 1968, 1972, 1973 78757682311+23T64

Source:[1]

Missed the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Carol Mann United States 19657781158+14

Source:[3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 26, 1981

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1Pat Bradley United States71-74-68-66=279−922,000
2Beth Daniel United States69-74-69-68=280−812,500
3Kathy Whitworth United States69-70-71-74=284−49,500
T4Bonnie Lauer United States72-67-72-76=287−17,000
Cindy Hill United States76-70-69-72=287
T6Donna Caponi United States71-74-72-73=290+24,562
JoAnne Carner United States73-71-72-74=290
Marlene Floyd United States71-72-73-74=290
Patty Sheehan United States74-74-72-70=290
T10Amelia Rorer United States73-77-69-73=292+42,967
Debbie Massey United States71-72-72-77=292
Hollis Stacy United States73-75-71-73=292
Sally Little South Africa74-72-76-70=292
Sandra Haynie United States75-73-73-71=292
Shelley Hamlin United States70-75-75-72=292

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bradley shows she can't be overlooked". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1981. p. 4B.
  2. ↑ Kausler, Don, Jr. (July 27, 1981). "Bradley wins Open by 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  3. 1 2 "Whitworth touchy about Open hopes". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. July 25, 1981. p. 3C.
  4. ↑ "Whitworth alone in lead". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. July 26, 1981. p. 7C.
  5. ↑ "Women's Open emotional". St. Petersburg Independent (Florida). Associated Press. July 27, 1981. p. 1C.

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Coordinates: 41°48′04″N 87°52′52″W / 41.801°N 87.881°W / 41.801; -87.881

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