1981 U.S. Women's Open

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.

1981 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 23–26, 1981
LocationLaGrange, Illinois
Course(s)La Grange Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,204 yards (5,673 m)[1][2]
Field150 players, 70 after cut
Cut153 (+9)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,000
Champion
Pat Bradley
279 (−9)
La Grange 
Location in the United States
La Grange 
Country Club
Location in Illinois

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.[1][2][3][4] 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,[5] and led by a stroke over Bonnie Lauer after the third round.[6] 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.[7]

The course hosted the championship seven years earlier in 1974.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Donna Caponi United States1969, 197071747273290+2T6
JoAnne Carner United States1971, 197673717274290+2T6
Sandra Haynie United States197475737371292+4T10
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 197873757173292+4T10
Amy Alcott United States198075737275295+7T19
Sandra Palmer United States197577757474300+12T29
Jerilyn Britz United States197970817576302+14T34
Sandra Spuzich United States196680717979309+21T60
Susie Berning United States1968, 1972, 197378757682311+23T64

Source:[1]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Carol Mann United States19657781158+14

Source:[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 26, 1981

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Pat Bradley United States71-74-68-66=279−922,000
2Beth Daniel United States69-74-69-68=280−812,500
3Kathy Whitworth United States69-70-71-74=284−49,500
T4Bonnie Lauer United States72-67-72-76=287−17,000
Cindy Hill United States76-70-69-72=287
T6Donna Caponi United States71-74-72-73=290+24,562
JoAnne Carner United States73-71-72-74=290
Marlene Floyd United States71-72-73-74=290
Patty Sheehan United States74-74-72-70=290
T10Amelia Rorer United States73-77-69-73=292+42,967
Debbie Massey United States71-72-72-77=292
Hollis Stacy United States73-75-71-73=292
Sally Little South Africa74-72-76-70=292
Sandra Haynie United States75-73-73-71=292
Shelley Hamlin United States70-75-75-72=292

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Bradley shows she can't be overlooked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1981. p. 4B.
  2. "Bradley shoots past field". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1981. p. D2.
  3. McDermott, Barry (August 3, 1981). "A champion and a winner". p. 42. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. Kausler, Don, Jr. (July 27, 1981). "Bradley wins Open by 1". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  5. "Whitworth touchy about Open hopes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 25, 1981. p. 3C.
  6. "Whitworth alone in lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 26, 1981. p. 7C.
  7. "Women's Open emotional". St. Petersburg Independent. (Florida). Associated Press. July 27, 1981. p. 1C.

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