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1981 U.S. Women's Open

FieldValue
name1981 U.S. Women's Open
datesJuly 23–26, [1981](1981-lpga-tour)
locationLaGrange, Illinois
courseLa Grange Country Club
orgUSGA
tourLPGA Tour
par72
yardage6204 yd
field150 players, 70 after cut
cut153 (+9)
purse$150,000
winners_share$22,000
championUSA Pat Bradley
score279 (−9)
previous[1980](1980-u-s-women-s-open)
next[1982](1982-u-s-women-s-open)

|USA |USA Illinois Country Club 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.

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. 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, and led by a stroke over Bonnie Lauer after the third round. 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.

The course hosted the championship seven years earlier in 1974.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 26, 1981

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1USA **Pat Bradley**71-74-68-66=279−922,000
2USA Beth Daniel69-74-69-68=280−812,500
3USA Kathy Whitworth69-70-71-74=284−49,500
T4USA Bonnie Lauer72-67-72-76=287−17,000
USA Cindy Hill76-70-69-72=287
T6USA Donna Caponi71-74-72-73=290+24,562
USA JoAnne Carner73-71-72-74=290
USA Marlene Floyd71-72-73-74=290
USA Patty Sheehan74-74-72-70=290
T10USA Amelia Rorer73-77-69-73=292+42,967
USA Debbie Massey71-72-72-77=292
USA Hollis Stacy73-75-71-73=292
ZAF Sally Little74-72-76-70=292
USA Sandra Haynie75-73-73-71=292
USA Shelley Hamlin70-75-75-72=292

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References

References

  1. (July 27, 1981). "Bradley shows she can't be overlooked". Eugene Register-Guard.
  2. (July 27, 1981). "Bradley shoots past field". The Bulletin.
  3. McDermott, Barry. (August 3, 1981). "A champion and a winner".
  4. Kausler, Don Jr.. (July 27, 1981). "Bradley wins Open by 1". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  5. (July 25, 1981). "Whitworth touchy about Open hopes". Eugene Register-Guard.
  6. (July 26, 1981). "Whitworth alone in lead". Eugene Register-Guard.
  7. (July 27, 1981). "Women's Open emotional". St. Petersburg Independent.
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