1980 U.S. Women's Open: Amy Alcott wins at Richland Country Club
Amy Alcott won the 1980 U.S. Women's Open at Richland Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee, United States with 280 (−4), by 9 strokes over Hollis Stacy.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- July 10, 1980 to July 13, 1980
- Course
- Richland Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Edition
- 35th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 71 · 6,229 yards
- Entries
- 337
- Field
- 150
- Made the cut
- 60 (cut at 153)
- Purse
- $140,000 · winner's share $20,047
- Champion
- Amy Alcott · age 24 · United States · born Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 70-70-68-72 = 280 (−4) · won by 9 strokes
- Runner-up
- Hollis Stacy (289)
- 54-hole leader
- Amy Alcott
- Low amateur
- Judith Oliver (306)
- Run by
- United States Golf Association
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 70 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 280 | −4 |
| 2 | Hollis Stacy | 75 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 289 | +5 |
What happened at the 1980 U.S. Women's Open
Amy Alcott's third-round 68 stretched her lead to eight strokes in weekend temperatures that reached 100°F.
Alcott closed with 72 for a record 280 and a nine-stroke win over Hollis Stacy.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women's Open 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).
Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).