1980 LPGA Tour

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1980 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 1, 1980 (1980-02-01) – November 9, 1980 (1980-11-09)
Number of official events38
Most wins5 Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi and Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Myra Blackwelder
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The 1980 LPGA Tour was the 31st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 9. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Donna Caponi and JoAnne Carner won the most tournaments, five each. Beth Daniel led the money list with earnings of $231,000.

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There were five first-time winners in 1980: Barbara Barrow, Dot Germain, Dale Lundquist, Tatsuko Ohsako, and Donna White.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1980 season. [1] "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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 4 Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek Florida Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (25)282 (-10)100,00015,000
Feb 10 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (25)283 (-5)100,00015,000
Feb 17 S&H Golf Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Dot Germain (1)209 (-7)100,00015,000
Feb 24 Bent Tree Ladies Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (26)280 (-8)100,00015,000
Mar 2 Sun City Classic Arizona Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (4)275 (-13)100,00015,000
Mar 9 Sunstar Classic California Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (27)207 (-9)125,00018,750
Mar 16 Honda Civic Golf Classic California Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (28)279 (-9)150,00022,500
Mar 23 LPGA National Pro-Am Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (15)286 (-2)200,00030,000
Mar 30 Women's Kemper Open California Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (18)284 (E)150,00022,500
Apr 6 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle California Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (16)275 (-13)250,00037,500
Apr 13 American Defender/WRAL Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (10)206 (-10)100,00015,000
Apr 20 Florida Lady Citrus Florida Flag of the United States.svg Donna White (1)283 (-9)100,00015,000
Apr 27 Birmingham Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Barrow (1)210 (-6)100,00015,000
May 4 CPC Women's International South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (7)279 (-9)100,00015,000
May 11 Lady Michelob Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Pam Higgins (3)208 (-11)100,00015,000
May 18 Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Donna White (2)217 (-2)125,00018,750
May 25 Corning Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (17)281 (-7)100,00015,000
Jun 1 Golden Lights Championship New York Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (2)287 (-1)125,00018,750
Jun 8 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (6)285 (-3)150,00022,500
Jun 15 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Dale Lundquist (1)276 (-12)150,00022,500
Jun 22 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (29)207 (-9)100,00015,000
Jun 29 The Sarah Coventry New York Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (19)283 (-9)125,00018,750
Jul 6 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (11)275 (-13)150,00022,500
Jul 13 U.S. Women's Open Tennessee Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (12)280 (-4)140,00020,047
Jul 20 Greater Baltimore Golf Classic Maryland Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (6)206 (-13)100,00015,000
Jul 27 WUI Classic New York Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (7)284 (-4)125,00018,750
Aug 3 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Post (7)211 (-5)100,00015,000
Aug 10 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (7)277 (-11)150,00022,500
Aug 17 Patty Berg Golf Classic Minnesota Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (3)210 (-9)100,00015,000
Aug 24 Columbia Savings LPGA Classic Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (4)276 (-12)150,00022,500
Sep 1 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (20)275 (-13)125,00018,750
Sep 7 World Series of Women's Golf Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (5)282 (-6)150,00046,500
Sep 7 Barth Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Spuzich (5)212 (-4)100,00015,000
Sep 14 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (18)277 (-11)100,00015,000
Sep 21 ERA Real Estate Classic Kansas Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (19)283 (-9)100,00015,000
Sep 28 Mary Kay Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Jerilyn Britz (2)139 (-1)^150,00022,500
Oct 12 Inamori Golf Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (13)280 (-12)150,00022,500
Nov 9 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuko Ohsako (1)213 (-9)225,00026,250

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Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Beth Daniel Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Amy Alcott Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Player of the Year Beth Daniel Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Myra Blackwelder Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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