The 1982 U.S. Women's Open was the 37th U.S. Women's Open, held July 22–25 at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California.
Janet Alex shot a final round 68 (−4) for 283 (−5) to gain her only LPGA victory (and only major title), six strokes ahead of four She began the final round in third, two strokes behind 54-hole leader Beth Daniel with two-time champion JoAnne Carner, the 36-hole leader, in second. Alex's 68 was the lowest score for all four rounds of the championship.
Attendance records were set for the U.S. Women's Open, with over 14,600 on Sunday and 44,600 for the week.
Final leaderboard Sunday, July 25, 1982 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 Janet Alex70-73-72-68=283−527,315 T2 Beth Daniel71-71-71-76=289+110,659 Donna White70-74-73-72=289 JoAnne Carner69-70-75-75=289 Sandra Haynie70-74-74-71=2896 Susie McAllister77-70-75-71=293+55,673 T7 Carole Jo Callison76-69-72-77=294+64,539 Nancy Lopez78-73-74-69=294 Vicki Tabor70-76-75-73=294 T10 Beverley Davis73-72-76-74=295+73,637 Muffin Spencer-Devlin76-71-76-72=295 Stephanie Farwig75-76-72-72=295 Source:
References
External links Golf Observer final leaderboard U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship Del Paso Country Club