The 1982 LPGA Tour was the 33rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 28 to November 7. The season consisted of 35 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, five each. Carner led the money list with earnings of $310,400.
There were three first-time winners in 1982: Janet Alex, Cathy Morse, and Ayako Okamoto. Sandra Haynie won the last of her 42 LPGA events in 1982.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1982 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 31 Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek Florida Hollis Stacy (10) 282 (−6) 125,000 18,750 Feb 7 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida JoAnne Carner (34) 283 (−5) 125,000 18,750 Feb 14 S&H Golf Classic Florida Hollis Stacy (11) 204 (−12) 125,000 18,750 Feb 21 Bent Tree Ladies Classic Florida Beth Daniel (8) 276 (−12) 150,000 22,500 Feb 28 Arizona Copper Classic Arizona Ayako Okamoto (1) 281 (−7) 125,000 18,750 Mar 7 American Express Sun City Classic Arizona Beth Daniel (9) 278 (−10) 100,000 15,000 Mar 15 Olympia Gold Classic California Sally Little (11) 288 (−4) 150,000 22,500 Mar 21 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada Nancy Lopez (24) 279 (−10) 200,000 30,000 Mar 28 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii Amy Alcott (16) 286 (−6) 175,000 26,250 Apr 4 Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational California Sally Little (12) 278 (−10) 300,000 45,000 Apr 18 CPC Women's International South Carolina Kathy Whitworth (82) 281 (−7) 150,000 22,500 Apr 25 Orlando Lady Classic Florida Patty Sheehan (2) 209 (−7) 150,000 22,500 May 2 Birmingham Classic Alabama Beth Daniel (10) 203 (−13) 100,000 15,000 May 9 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Sally Little (13) 208 (−11) 125,000 18,750 May 16 Lady Michelob Georgia Kathy Whitworth (83) 207 (−9) 150,000 22,500 May 23 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New York Cathy Morse (1) 216 (E) 125,000 18,750 May 30 Corning Classic New York Sandra Spuzich (6) 280 (−8) 125,000 18,750 Jun 6 McDonald's Classic Pennsylvania JoAnne Carner (35) 276 (−12) 250,000 37,500 Jun 13 LPGA Championship Ohio Jan Stephenson (8) 279 (−9) 200,000 30,000 Jun 20 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Jan Stephenson (9) 211 (−5) 200,000 30,000 Jun 27 Rochester International New York Sandra Haynie (41) 276 (−12) 200,000 30,000 Jul 4 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Sandra Haynie (42) 280 (−8) 200,000 30,000 Jul 11 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia Hollis Stacy (12) 209 (−7) 125,000 18,750 Jul 18 Mayflower Classic Indiana Sally Little (14) 275 (−13) 200,000 30,000 Jul 25 U.S. Women's Open California Janet Alex (1) 283 (−5) 175,000 27,315 Aug 1 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado Beth Daniel (11) 276 (−12) 200,000 30,000 Aug 8 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Sandra Palmer (18) 281 (−7) 175,000 26,250 Aug 15 WUI Classic New York Beth Daniel (12) 276 (−12) 125,000 18,750 Aug 22 Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio JoAnne Carner (36) 284 (−4) 125,000 50,000 Aug 29 Henredon Classic North Carolina JoAnne Carner (37) 282 (−6) 165,000 24,750 Sep 6 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois JoAnne Carner (38) 202 (−14) 125,000 18,750 Sep 12 Mary Kay Classic Texas Sandra Spuzich (7) 206 (−10) 155,000 23,250 Sep 26 Safeco Classic Washington Patty Sheehan (3) 276 (−12) 175,000 26,250 Oct 3 Inamori Classic California Patty Sheehan (4) 277 (−15) 150,000 22,500 Nov 7 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Nancy Lopez (25) 207 (−9) 250,000 30,000
Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner JoAnne Carner (2) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (4) Player of the Year JoAnne Carner (3) Rookie of the Year Patti Rizzo
References
External links LPGA Tour official site 1982 season coverage at golfobserver.com