Janet Alex
Summary
- First major 1982 U.S. Women's Open
Wins
- 1982 U.S. Women's Open Del Paso C.C. · 283 (-5) · by 6 strokes from Sandra Haynie, Donna H. White, JoAnne Gunderson Carner and Beth Daniel
Moments
- 1982 U.S. Women's Open Alex took the lead for good with a birdie at the 8th and then rolled in a five-foot birdie at the par-5 13th, where JoAnne Carner three-putted from 18 feet and Beth Daniel also bogeyed.
- 1982 U.S. Women's Open Leading at four under, Beth Daniel called a one-stroke penalty on herself when her ball moved at address on a 10-foot birdie putt at the 8th green, and she never made another birdie, closing 76.
Results by championship
Best day
1982 U.S. Women's Open
Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, CA · 283 (-5) · by 6 strokes from Sandra Haynie, Donna H. White, JoAnne Gunderson Carner and Beth Daniel
Alex took the lead for good with a birdie at the 8th and then rolled in a five-foot birdie at the par-5 13th, where JoAnne Carner three-putted from 18 feet and Beth Daniel also bogeyed.
Leading at four under, Beth Daniel called a one-stroke penalty on herself when her ball moved at address on a 10-foot birdie putt at the 8th green, and she never made another birdie, closing 76.
Chosen by rule: her widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1982.
Career line, 1982–1982
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- Major win
Janet Alex was born on March 10, 1956, in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. Alex won one major championship by the LPGA's official count: the 1982 U.S. Women's Open.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.
- 1982 U.S. Women's Open Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, CA · 283 (-5) · by 6 strokes from Sandra Haynie, Donna H. White, JoAnne Gunderson Carner and Beth Daniel
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.