1981 LPGA Championship

August 2023 September 2026 1981 LPGA Championship June 11–14, 1981 Mason, Ohio Jack Nicklaus Golf CenterGrizzly Course LPGA Tour 72 6258 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GfpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6511%2C3371474 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Caponi surges in final holes for the lead June 13, 1981 2B Stroke play - 72 holes 149 (+5) $150,000 $22,500 USA Donna Caponi 280 (−8) 1980 1982 USA 1 Jack Nicklaus Golf Center left 39.349 -84.278 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Ohio 1 Jack Nicklaus Golf Center 39.349 -84.278 Location in Ohio 5 140 The 1981 LPGA Championship was the 27th LPGA Championship, played June 11–14 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Donna Caponi sank a 15 ft 0.5 on in birdie putt on the final green to win her second LPGA Championship, a stroke ahead of runners-up Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers. It was Caponi's fourth and final major title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G_pVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6628%2C4209726 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press A birdie flies Caponi to LPGA Championship June 15, 1981 3Chttps://www.si.com/vault/1981/06/22/825730/prima-donna-by-a-nose-donna-caponi-is-no-longer-young-but-that-was-the-least-of-her-worries-as-she-beat-off-challenges-by-jerilyn-britz-and-pat-meyers-to-win-another-lpga-championship Sports Illustrated McDermott Barry Prima Donna by a nose June 22, 1981 66 Final leaderboard Sunday, June 14, 1981 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Donna Caponi 69-68-70-73=280 −8 22,500 T2 USA Jerilyn Britz 67-71-71-72=281 −7 12,600 USA Pat Meyers 68-70-72-71=2814 USA Debbie Massey 72-72-69-70=283 −5 7,500 T5 USA JoAnne Carner 72-69-73-70=284 −4 5,350 USA Beth Daniel 72-70-71-71=284 USA Nancy Lopez-Melton 70-72-72-70=2848 ZAF 1928 Sally Little 71-77-69-68=285 −3 4,350 9 USA Amy Alcott 69-70-73-74=286 −2 4,050 T10 USA Martha Nause 69-74-72-72=287 −1 3,600 USA Sandra Palmer 73-70-72-72=287 Source: References External links Golf Observer leaderboard The Golf Center at Kings Island 1981 39.349 -84.278 type:event title Category:Women's PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio Category:Women's sports in Ohio LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship LPGA Championship