Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 11–14, 1981 |
Location | Mason, Ohio |
Course(s) |
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Grizzly Course |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,258 yards (5,722 m) [1] |
Cut | 149 (+5) |
Prize fund | $150,000 |
Winner's share | $22,500 |
Champion | |
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280 (−8) | |
The 1981 LPGA Championship was the 27th LPGA Championship, played June 11–14 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.
Donna Caponi sank a fifteen-foot (4.5 m) birdie putt on the final green to win her second LPGA Championship, a stroke ahead of runners-up Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers. It was Caponi's fourth and final major title. [2] [3]
Sunday, June 14, 1981
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) |
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1 |
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69-68-70-73=280 | −8 | 22,500 |
T2 |
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67-71-71-72=281 | −7 | 12,600 |
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68-70-72-71=281 | |||
4 |
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72-72-69-70=283 | −5 | 7,500 |
T5 |
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72-69-73-70=284 | −4 | 5,350 |
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72-70-71-71=284 | |||
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70-72-72-70=284 | |||
8 |
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71-77-69-68=285 | −3 | 4,350 |
9 |
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69-70-73-74=286 | −2 | 4,050 |
T10 |
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69-74-72-72=287 | −1 | 3,600 |
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73-70-72-72=287 |
Source: [2]