1981 U.S. Women's Open

August 2023 September 2026 1981 U.S. Women's Open July 23–26, 1981 LaGrange, Illinois La Grange Country Club USGA LPGA Tour 72 6204 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2DwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6794%2C7584102 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Bradley shows she can't be overlooked July 27, 1981 4B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KUBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2fYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6599%2C1043788 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Bradley shoots past field July 27, 1981 D2 150 players, 70 after cut 153 (+9) $150,000 $22,000 USA Pat Bradley 279 (−9) 1980 1982 USA 1 La Grange  left 41.801 -87.881 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Illinois 1 La Grange Country Club 41.801 -87.881 Location in Illinois 5 150 The 1981 U.S. Women's Open was the 36th U.S. Women's Open, held July 23–26 at La Grange Country Club in LaGrange, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago. Three strokes back after 54 holes, Pat Bradley shot a final round 66 (−6) to win her only U.S. Women's Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Beth Daniel.https://www.si.com/vault/1981/08/03/825823/a-champion-and-a-winner-as-pat-bradley-took-the-womens-open-kathy-whitworth-went-over-1-million Sports Illustrated McDermott Barry A champion and a winner August 3, 1981 42https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rSQWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZBIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C4744976 Milwaukee Sentinel Kausler Don Jr. Bradley wins Open by 1 July 27, 1981 1, part 2 It was the second of Bradley's six major titles. Kathy Whitworth had her best chance to win the U.S. Women's Open, the only major championship to elude her. She co-led after 18 and 36 holes,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1jwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4589%2C6936723 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Whitworth touchy about Open hopes July 25, 1981 3C and led by a stroke over Bonnie Lauer after the third round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1zwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6574%2C7315509 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Whitworth alone in lead July 26, 1981 7C Both faded on Sunday as Whitworth carded a 74 (+2) to finish five strokes back in solo third. With that, she became the first to exceed one million dollars in career earnings on the LPGA Tour.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QsBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=flkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3450,3358402 St. Petersburg Independent Florida Associated Press Women's Open emotional July 27, 1981 1C The course hosted the championship seven years earlier in 1974. Final leaderboard Sunday, July 26, 1981 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Pat Bradley71-74-68-66=279−922,0002 USA Beth Daniel69-74-69-68=280−812,500 3 USA Kathy Whitworth69-70-71-74=284−49,500T4 USA Bonnie Lauer72-67-72-76=287−17,000 USA Cindy Hill76-70-69-72=287T6 USA Donna Caponi71-74-72-73=290+24,562 USA JoAnne Carner73-71-72-74=290 USA Marlene Floyd71-72-73-74=290 USA Patty Sheehan74-74-72-70=290 T10 USA Amelia Rorer73-77-69-73=292+42,967 USA Debbie Massey71-72-72-77=292 USA Hollis Stacy73-75-71-73=292 ZAF 1928 Sally Little74-72-76-70=292 USA Sandra Haynie75-73-73-71=292 USA Shelley Hamlin70-75-75-72=292 Source: References External links Golf Observer final leaderboardAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship La Grange Country Club 1981 41.801 N 87.881 W type:event title Category:U.S. Women's Open Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois Category:Women's sports in Illinois Category:La Grange, Illinois U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open