1980 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle: Donna Caponi wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Donna Caponi won the 1980 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 275 (−13), by 2 strokes over Amy Alcott.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 6, 1980
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 9th edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $250,000 · winner's share $37,500
- Champion
- Donna Caponi · age 35 · United States · born Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 71-67-66-71 = 275 (−13) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Amy Alcott (277)
- 54-hole leader
- Donna Caponi
- Caddie
- Dana Derouaux
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Caponi | 71 | 67 | 66 | 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Amy Alcott | 277 |
What happened at the 1980 Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
Caponi, starting round three in a four-way tie, birdied the 8th, eagled the 9th and birdied the 10th to take the lead, and led Amy Alcott by one entering Sunday.
Alcott pulled level three times in the final round but bogeyed the 15th and 18th to lose by two.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Chevron Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).