1981 Colgate-Dinah Shore: Nancy Lopez wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Nancy Lopez won the 1981 Colgate-Dinah Shore at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 277 (−11), by 2 strokes over Carolyn Hill.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 5, 1981
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 10th 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
- Nancy Lopez · age 24 · United States · born Torrance, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 71-73-69-64 = 277 (−11) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Carolyn Hill (279)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 71 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Carolyn Hill | 279 |
What happened at the 1981 Colgate-Dinah Shore
Lopez closed with an 8-under-par 64 to win by two strokes over Carolyn Hill.
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).