1981 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1981 LPGA Tour 1981 1 29 – 1981 11 8 36 5 USA Donna Caponi Money leader USA Beth Daniel Player of the Year USA JoAnne Carner Vare Trophy USA JoAnne Carner Rookie of the Year USA Patty Sheehan 1980 1982 The 1981 LPGA Tour was the 32nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 29 to November 8. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Donna Caponi won the most tournaments, five. Beth Daniel led the money list with earnings of $206,998, becoming the first player to win over $200,000 in a season. The season saw the first tournament with a $50,000 first prize, the World Championship of Women's Golf. There were five first-time winners in 1981: Patty Hayes, Kathy Hite, Cathy Reynolds, Patty Sheehan, and Beth Solomon. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1981 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf June 29, 2011 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Feb 1 Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek Florida USA Sandra Palmer (17) 284 (−8) 100,000 15,000 Feb 8 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida ZAF 1928 Sally Little (8) 283 (−5) 125,000 18,750 Feb 15 S&H Golf Classic Florida USA JoAnne Carner (30) 215 (−1) 100,000 15,000 Feb 22 Bent Tree Ladies Classic Florida USA Amy Alcott (14) 276 (−12) 150,000 22,500 Mar 1 Olympia Gold Classic California ZAF 1928 Sally Little (9) 142 (−4)^ 150,000 22,500 Mar 8 Arizona Copper Classic Arizona USA Nancy Lopez (21) 278 (−14) 125,000 18,750 Mar 15 Sun City Classic Arizona USA Patty Hayes (1) 277 (−15) 100,000 15,000 Mar 22 LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Nevada USA Donna Caponi (20) 286 (−3) 200,000 30,000 Mar 29 Women's Kemper Open California USA Pat Bradley (8) 284 (E) 175,000 26,250 Apr 5 Colgate-Dinah Shore California USA Nancy Lopez (22) 277 (−11) 250,000 37,500 Apr 12 American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic North Carolina USA Donna Caponi (21) 208 (−8) 125,000 18,750 Apr 19 Florida Lady Citrus Florida USA Beth Daniel (6) 281 (−7) 100,000 15,000 Apr 26 Birmingham Classic Alabama USA Beth Solomon (1) 206 (−10) 100,000 15,000 May 3 CPC Women's International South Carolina ZAF 1928 Sally Little (10) 287 (−1) 125,000 18,750 May 10 Lady Michelob Georgia USA Amy Alcott (15) 209 (−8) 125,000 18,750 May 17 Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey USA Kathy Whitworth (81) 211 (−8) 125,000 18,750 May 24 Corning Classic New York USA Kathy Hite (1) 282 (−6) 125,000 18,750 May 31 Golden Lights Championship Connecticut USA Cathy Reynolds (1) 285 (−3) 125,000 18,750 Jun 7 McDonald's Classic Pennsylvania CAN Sandra Post (8) 282 (−6) 150,000 22,500 Jun 14 LPGA Championship Ohio USA Donna Caponi (22) 280 (−8) 150,000 22,500 Jun 21 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania USA JoAnne Carner (31) 203 (−13) 125,000 18,750 Jun 28 The Sarah Coventry New York USA Nancy Lopez (23) 285 (−7) 125,000 18,750 Jul 5 Peter Jackson Classic Canada AUS Jan Stephenson (5) 278 (−10) 200,000 30,000 Jul 12 Mayflower Classic Indiana USA Debbie Austin (7) 279 (−9) 150,000 22,500 Jul 19 WUI Classic New York USA Donna Caponi (23) 282 (−2) 125,000 18,750 Jul 26 U.S. Women's Open Illinois USA Pat Bradley (9) 279 (−9) 150,000 22,000 Aug 2 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts USA Donna Caponi (24) 276 (−12) 150,000 22,500 Aug 9 West Virginia Bank Classic West Virginia USA Hollis Stacy (8) 212 (−4) 125,000 18,750 Aug 16 Mary Kay Classic Texas AUS Jan Stephenson (6) 198 (−18) 155,000 23,250 Aug 23 World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio USA Beth Daniel (7) 284 (−4) 150,000 50,000 Aug 30 Columbia Savings LPGA Classic Colorado USA JoAnne Carner (32) 278 (−10) 150,000 22,500 Sep 7 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois USA JoAnne Carner (33) 205 (−11) 125,000 18,750 Sep 13 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia AUS Jan Stephenson (7) 205 (−14) 125,000 18,750 Sep 20 Henredon Classic North Carolina USA Sandra Haynie (40) 281 (−7) 165,000 24,750 Oct 11 Inamori Classic California USA Hollis Stacy (9) 286 (−6) 150,000 22,500 Nov 8 Mazda Japan Classic Japan USA Patty Sheehan (1) 213 (−9) 250,000 30,000 ^ - weather-shortened tournament Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Beth Daniel (2) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (3) Player of the Year JoAnne Carner (2) Rookie of the Year Patty Sheehan References External links LPGA Tour official site 1981 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour