1982 LPGA Tour


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

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1982 season. "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.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse 1st prize
Jan 31Whirlpool Championship of Deer CreekFlorida Hollis Stacy 282 125,00018,750
Feb 7Elizabeth Arden ClassicFlorida JoAnne Carner 283 125,00018,750
Feb 14S&H Golf ClassicFlorida Hollis Stacy 204 125,00018,750
Feb 21Bent Tree Ladies ClassicFlorida Beth Daniel 276 150,00022,500
Feb 28Arizona Copper ClassicArizona Ayako Okamoto 281 125,00018,750
Mar 7American Express Sun City ClassicArizona Beth Daniel 278 100,00015,000
Mar 15Olympia Gold ClassicCalifornia Sally Little 288 150,00022,500
Mar 21J&B Scotch Pro-AmNevada Nancy Lopez 279 200,00030,000
Mar 28Women's Kemper OpenHawaii Amy Alcott 286 175,00026,250
Apr 4Nabisco Dinah Shore InvitationalCalifornia Sally Little 278 300,00045,000
Apr 18CPC Women's InternationalSouth Carolina Kathy Whitworth 281 150,00022,500
Apr 25Orlando Lady ClassicFlorida Patty Sheehan 209 150,00022,500
May 2Birmingham ClassicAlabama Beth Daniel 203 100,00015,000
May 9United Virginia Bank ClassicVirginia Sally Little 208 125,00018,750
May 16Lady MichelobGeorgia Kathy Whitworth 207 150,00022,500
May 23Chrysler-Plymouth Charity ClassicNew York Cathy Morse 216 125,00018,750
May 30Corning ClassicNew York Sandra Spuzich 280 125,00018,750
Jun 6McDonald's ClassicPennsylvania JoAnne Carner 276 250,00037,500
Jun 13LPGA ChampionshipOhio Jan Stephenson 279 200,00030,000
Jun 20Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvania Jan Stephenson 211 200,00030,000
Jun 27Rochester InternationalNew York Sandra Haynie 276 200,00030,000
Jul 4Peter Jackson ClassicCanada Sandra Haynie 280 200,00030,000
Jul 11West Virginia LPGA ClassicWest Virginia Hollis Stacy 209 125,00018,750
Jul 18Mayflower ClassicIndiana Sally Little 275 200,00030,000
Jul 25U.S. Women's OpenCalifornia Janet Alex 283 175,00027,315
Aug 1Columbia Savings ClassicColorado Beth Daniel 276 200,00030,000
Aug 8Boston Five ClassicMassachusetts Sandra Palmer 281 175,00026,250
Aug 15WUI ClassicNew York Beth Daniel 276 125,00018,750
Aug 22Chevrolet World Championship of Women's GolfOhio JoAnne Carner 284 125,00050,000
Aug 29Henredon ClassicNorth Carolina JoAnne Carner 282 165,00024,750
Sep 6Rail Charity Golf ClassicIllinois JoAnne Carner 202 125,00018,750
Sep 12Mary Kay ClassicTexas Sandra Spuzich 206 155,00023,250
Sep 26Safeco ClassicWashington Patty Sheehan 276 175,00026,250
Oct 3Inamori ClassicCalifornia Patty Sheehan 277 150,00022,500
Nov 7Mazda Japan ClassicJapan Nancy Lopez 207 250,00030,000

Awards