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Golf tournament
1980 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 5–8, 1980
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,313 yards (5,773 m)
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
South Africa Sally Little
285 (−3)
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The 1980 LPGA Championship was the 26th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Sally Little won the first of her two major titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 8, 1980

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 South Africa Sally Little 69-70-73-73=285 −3 22,500
2 United States Jane Blalock 70-69-75-74=288 E 14,700
T3 United States Donna Caponi Young 72-73-72-72=289 +1 6,810
United States JoAnne Carner 71-75-70-73=289
United States Beth Daniel 72-70-73-74=289
United States Dot Germain 76-70-72-71=289
United States Barbara Moxness 70-71-74-74=289
8 United States Jo Ann Washam 72-73-71-74=290 +2 4,350
9 United States Vicki Fergon 73-74-70-74=291 +3 4,050
T10 United States Amy Alcott 73-71-75-73=292 +4 3,168
United States Jerilyn Britz 69-76-74-73=292
United States Lori Garbacz 73-74-74-71=292
United States Sandra Palmer 72-71-68-81=292
United States Hollis Stacy 70-76-73-73=292

Source:

References

  1. "Nancy at home in championship". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). AP, UPI wires. June 6, 1980. p. 3C.
  2. "Blalock, Little catch Melton". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. June 7, 1980. p. 6C.
  3. "Little captures first big crown". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 16.
  4. "Little turns break at nine into first major golf title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. June 9, 1980. p. 4C.
  5. "LPGA scores". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 18.

External links

1980 Women's Major Golf Championships
Women's PGA Championship championships

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