1982 LPGA Tour

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1982 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 28, 1982 (1982-01-28) – November 7, 1982 (1982-11-07)
Number of official events35
Most wins5 Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner, Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Patti Rizzo
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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.

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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. [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 ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 31 Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek Florida Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (10)282 (-6)125,00018,750
Feb 7 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (34)283 (-5)125,00018,750
Feb 14 S&H Golf Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (11)204 (-12)125,00018,750
Feb 21 Bent Tree Ladies Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (8)276 (-12)150,00022,500
Feb 28 Arizona Copper Classic Arizona Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto (1)281 (-7)125,00018,750
Mar 7 American Express Sun City Classic Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (9)278 (-10)100,00015,000
Mar 15 Olympia Gold Classic California Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (11)288 (-4)150,00022,500
Mar 21 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (24)279 (-10)200,00030,000
Mar 28 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (16)286 (-6)175,00026,250
Apr 4 Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational California Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (12)278 (-10)300,00045,000
Apr 18 CPC Women's International South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (82)281 (-7)150,00022,500
Apr 25 Orlando Lady Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (2)209 (-7)150,00022,500
May 2 Birmingham Classic Alabama Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (10)203 (-13)100,00015,000
May 9 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (13)208 (-11)125,00018,750
May 16 Lady Michelob Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (83)207 (-9)150,00022,500
May 23 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Cathy Morse (1)216 (E)125,00018,750
May 30 Corning Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Spuzich (6)280 (-8)125,00018,750
Jun 6 McDonald's Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (35)276 (-12)250,00037,500
Jun 13 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (8)279 (-9)200,00030,000
Jun 20 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (9)211 (-5)200,00030,000
Jun 27 Rochester International New York Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (41)276 (-12)200,00030,000
Jul 4 Peter Jackson Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Haynie (42)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Jul 11 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (12)209 (-7)125,00018,750
Jul 18 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sally Little (14)275 (-13)200,00030,000
Jul 25 U.S. Women's Open California Flag of the United States.svg Janet Alex (1)283 (-5)175,00027,315
Aug 1 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (11)276 (-12)200,00030,000
Aug 8 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Palmer (18)281 (-7)175,00026,250
Aug 15 WUI Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (12)276 (-12)125,00018,750
Aug 22 Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (36)284 (-4)125,00050,000
Aug 29 Henredon Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (37)282 (-6)165,00024,750
Sep 6 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (38)202 (-14)125,00018,750
Sep 12 Mary Kay Classic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Spuzich (7)206 (-10)155,00023,250
Sep 26 Safeco Classic Washington Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (3)276 (-12)175,00026,250
Oct 3 Inamori Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (4)277 (-15)150,00022,500
Nov 7 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (25)207 (-9)250,00030,000

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner JoAnne Carner (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) JoAnne Carner (4)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Player of the Year JoAnne Carner (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Patti Rizzo Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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