1981 U.S. Women's Open

The 1981 U.S. Women's Open 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.

1981 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 23–26, 1981
LocationLaGrange, Illinois
Course(s)La Grange Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,204 yards (5,673 m)[1][2]
Field150 players, 70 after cut
Cut153 (+9)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,000
Champion
United States Pat Bradley
279 (−9)
La Grange  is located in the United States
La Grange 
La Grange 
Location in the United States
La Grange Country Club is located in Illinois
La Grange Country Club
La Grange 
Country Club
Location in Illinois

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][3][4] 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,[5] and led by a stroke over Bonnie Lauer after the third round.[6] 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.[7]

The course hosted the championship seven years earlier in 1974.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 26, 1981

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Pat Bradley71-74-68-66=279−922,000
2United States Beth Daniel69-74-69-68=280−812,500
3United States Kathy Whitworth69-70-71-74=284−49,500
T4United States Bonnie Lauer72-67-72-76=287−17,000
United States Cindy Hill76-70-69-72=287
T6United States Donna Caponi71-74-72-73=290+24,562
United States JoAnne Carner73-71-72-74=290
United States Marlene Floyd71-72-73-74=290
United States Patty Sheehan74-74-72-70=290
T10United States Amelia Rorer73-77-69-73=292+42,967
United States Debbie Massey71-72-72-77=292
United States Hollis Stacy73-75-71-73=292
South Africa Sally Little74-72-76-70=292
United States Sandra Haynie75-73-73-71=292
United States Shelley Hamlin70-75-75-72=292

Source:[1]

References

  1. "Bradley shows she can't be overlooked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1981. p. 4B.
  2. "Bradley shoots past field". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1981. p. D2.
  3. McDermott, Barry (August 3, 1981). "A champion and a winner". p. 42. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. Kausler, Don, Jr. (July 27, 1981). "Bradley wins Open by 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Whitworth touchy about Open hopes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 25, 1981. p. 3C.
  6. "Whitworth alone in lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 26, 1981. p. 7C.
  7. "Women's Open emotional". St. Petersburg Independent. (Florida). Associated Press. July 27, 1981. p. 1C.

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