The 1980 U.S. Women's Open was the 35th U.S. Women's Open, held July 10–13 at Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee.
Amy Alcott won her only U.S. Women's Open, nine shots ahead of runner-up She entered the final round with an eight-stroke lead; it was the second of her five major titles.
The field of 150 players included 49 amateurs, of which two made the 36-hole cut.
On the weekend, temperatures reached .
Final leaderboard Sunday, July 13, 1980 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Amy Alcott70-70-68-72=280−420,047 2 Hollis Stacy75-71-70-73=289+511,347 3 Kathy McMullen74-73-71-73=291+78,547 T4 Donna Caponi Young72-72-75-73=292+86,347 Judy Dickinson75-73-73-71=2926 Louise Bruce-Parks73-74-73-73=293+94,847 T7 Jane Blalock76-71-71-76=294+103,964 Lori Garbacz72-76-75-71=294 Nancy Lopez-Melton74-72-71-77=294T10 Beth Daniel76-72-69-78=295+113,085 Eva Chang74-74-72-75=295 JoAnne Carner74-72-74-75=295 Patty Hayes75-72-74-74=295 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship Richland Country Club