1982 LPGA Tour

1982 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 28, 1982 (1982-01-28) – November 7, 1982 (1982-11-07)
Number of official events35
Most wins5 United States JoAnne Carner, United States Beth Daniel
Money leaderUnited States JoAnne Carner
Player of the YearUnited States JoAnne Carner
Rookie of the YearUnited States Patti Rizzo
1981
1983

The 1982 LPGA Tour was the 33rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 28 to November 7. The season consisted of 35 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, five each. Carner led the money list with earnings of $310,400.

There were three first-time winners in 1982: Janet Alex, Cathy Morse, and Ayako Okamoto. Sandra Haynie won the last of her 42 LPGA events in 1982.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1982 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Jan 31 Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek Florida United States Hollis Stacy (10) 282 (-6) 125,000 18,750
Feb 7 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida United States JoAnne Carner (34) 283 (-5) 125,000 18,750
Feb 14 S&H Golf Classic Florida United States Hollis Stacy (11) 204 (-12) 125,000 18,750
Feb 21 Bent Tree Ladies Classic Florida United States Beth Daniel (8) 276 (-12) 150,000 22,500
Feb 28 Arizona Copper Classic Arizona Japan Ayako Okamoto (1) 281 (-7) 125,000 18,750
Mar 7 American Express Sun City Classic Arizona United States Beth Daniel (9) 278 (-10) 100,000 15,000
Mar 15 Olympia Gold Classic California South Africa Sally Little (11) 288 (-4) 150,000 22,500
Mar 21 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada United States Nancy Lopez (24) 279 (-10) 200,000 30,000
Mar 28 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii United States Amy Alcott (16) 286 (-6) 175,000 26,250
Apr 4 Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational California South Africa Sally Little (12) 278 (-10) 300,000 45,000
Apr 18 CPC Women's International South Carolina United States Kathy Whitworth (82) 281 (-7) 150,000 22,500
Apr 25 Orlando Lady Classic Florida United States Patty Sheehan (2) 209 (-7) 150,000 22,500
May 2 Birmingham Classic Alabama United States Beth Daniel (10) 203 (-13) 100,000 15,000
May 9 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia South Africa Sally Little (13) 208 (-11) 125,000 18,750
May 16 Lady Michelob Georgia United States Kathy Whitworth (83) 207 (-9) 150,000 22,500
May 23 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New York United States Cathy Morse (1) 216 (E) 125,000 18,750
May 30 Corning Classic New York United States Sandra Spuzich (6) 280 (-8) 125,000 18,750
Jun 6 McDonald's Classic Pennsylvania United States JoAnne Carner (35) 276 (-12) 250,000 37,500
Jun 13 LPGA Championship Ohio Australia Jan Stephenson (8) 279 (-9) 200,000 30,000
Jun 20 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Australia Jan Stephenson (9) 211 (-5) 200,000 30,000
Jun 27 Rochester International New York United States Sandra Haynie (41) 276 (-12) 200,000 30,000
Jul 4 Peter Jackson Classic Canada United States Sandra Haynie (42) 280 (-8) 200,000 30,000
Jul 11 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia United States Hollis Stacy (12) 209 (-7) 125,000 18,750
Jul 18 Mayflower Classic Indiana South Africa Sally Little (14) 275 (-13) 200,000 30,000
Jul 25 U.S. Women's Open California United States Janet Alex (1) 283 (-5) 175,000 27,315
Aug 1 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado United States Beth Daniel (11) 276 (-12) 200,000 30,000
Aug 8 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts United States Sandra Palmer (18) 281 (-7) 175,000 26,250
Aug 15 WUI Classic New York United States Beth Daniel (12) 276 (-12) 125,000 18,750
Aug 22 Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio United States JoAnne Carner (36) 284 (-4) 125,000 50,000
Aug 29 Henredon Classic North Carolina United States JoAnne Carner (37) 282 (-6) 165,000 24,750
Sep 6 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois United States JoAnne Carner (38) 202 (-14) 125,000 18,750
Sep 12 Mary Kay Classic Texas United States Sandra Spuzich (7) 206 (-10) 155,000 23,250
Sep 26 Safeco Classic Washington United States Patty Sheehan (3) 276 (-12) 175,000 26,250
Oct 3 Inamori Classic California United States Patty Sheehan (4) 277 (-15) 150,000 22,500
Nov 7 Mazda Japan Classic Japan United States Nancy Lopez (25) 207 (-9) 250,000 30,000

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner JoAnne Carner (2)  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (4)  United States
Player of the Year JoAnne Carner (3)  United States
Rookie of the Year Patti Rizzo  United States

References

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