1981 LPGA Tour

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1981 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 29, 1981 (1981-01-29) – November 8, 1981 (1981-11-08)
Number of official events36
Most wins5 Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg 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.

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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. [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 1 Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek Florida Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (17)284 (−8)100,00015,000
Feb 8 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (8)283 (−5)125,00018,750
Feb 15 S&H Golf Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (30)215 (−1)100,00015,000
Feb 22 Bent Tree Ladies Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (14)276 (−12)150,00022,500
Mar 1 Olympia Gold Classic California Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (9)142 (−4)^150,00022,500
Mar 8 Arizona Copper Classic Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (21)278 (−14)125,00018,750
Mar 15 Sun City Classic Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Patty Hayes (1)277 (−15)100,00015,000
Mar 22 LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (20)286 (−3)200,00030,000
Mar 29 Women's Kemper Open California Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (8)284 (E)175,00026,250
Apr 5 Colgate-Dinah Shore California Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (22)277 (−11)250,00037,500
Apr 12 American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (21)208 (−8)125,00018,750
Apr 19 Florida Lady Citrus Florida Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (6)281 (−7)100,00015,000
Apr 26 Birmingham Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Beth Solomon (1)206 (−10)100,00015,000
May 3 CPC Women's International South Carolina Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (10)287 (−1)125,00018,750
May 10 Lady Michelob Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (15)209 (−8)125,00018,750
May 17 Coca-Cola Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (81)211 (−8)125,00018,750
May 24 Corning Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Hite (1)282 (−6)125,00018,750
May 31 Golden Lights Championship Connecticut Flag of the United States.svg Cathy Reynolds (1)285 (−3)125,00018,750
Jun 7 McDonald's Classic Pennsylvania Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Post (8)282 (−6)150,00022,500
Jun 14 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (22)280 (−8)150,00022,500
Jun 21 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (31)203 (−13)125,00018,750
Jun 28 The Sarah Coventry New York Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (23)285 (−7)125,00018,750
Jul 5 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (5)278 (−10)200,00030,000
Jul 12 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Austin (7)279 (−9)150,00022,500
Jul 19 WUI Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (23)282 (−2)125,00018,750
Jul 26 U.S. Women's Open Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (9)279 (−9)150,00022,000
Aug 2 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi (24)276 (−12)150,00022,500
Aug 9 West Virginia Bank Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (8)212 (−4)125,00018,750
Aug 16 Mary Kay Classic Texas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (6)198 (−18)155,00023,250
Aug 23 World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (7)284 (−4)150,00050,000
Aug 30 Columbia Savings LPGA Classic Colorado Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (32)278 (−10)150,00022,500
Sep 7 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (33)205 (−11)125,00018,750
Sep 13 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (7)205 (−14)125,00018,750
Sep 20 Henredon Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (40)281 (−7)165,00024,750
Oct 11 Inamori Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (9)286 (−6)150,00022,500
Nov 8 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (1)213 (−9)250,00030,000

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Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Beth Daniel (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Player of the Year JoAnne Carner (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Patty Sheehan Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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