1982 Pretty Polly Women's British Open: Marta Figueras-Dotti wins at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Marta Figueras-Dotti (an amateur) won the 1982 Pretty Polly Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside, England with 296 (E), by 1 stroke over Rosie Jones and Jenny Lee Smith.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 29 July 1982 to 31 July 1982
- Course
- Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside, England
- Edition
- 7th 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
- 74
- Field
- 160
- Made the cut
- 40
- Purse
- £23,000
- Champion
- Marta Figueras-Dotti · age 24 · Spain · amateur · born Madrid, Spain
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 72-73-75-76 = 296 (E) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Rosie Jones, Jenny Lee Smith (297 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Charlotte Montgomery · Marta Figueras-Dotti was 1 stroke back
- Low amateur
- Marta Figueras-Dotti (296)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 296 | E |
| T2 | Rosie Jones | 297 | |||||
| T2 | Jenny Lee Smith | 297 |
What happened at the 1982 Pretty Polly Women's British Open
In the final round Jenny Lee Smith eagled the 15th and holed a long birdie putt on the 18th but finished one shot behind the amateur Figueras-Dotti.
Figueras-Dotti, one shot off the lead after three rounds, went ahead at the 8th hole of the final round and won by one at level par despite a bogey six on the 72nd hole.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's AIG 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).
Sources
- aigwomensopen.com: aigwo champions
- aigwomensopen.com: records
- aigwomensopen.com: marta figueras dotti
- aigwomensopen.com: jenny lee smith
- aigwomensopen.com: 50th year magic moments 31 40
- lpga.com: british history
- Wikipedia: Marta Figueras-Dotti
- Wikipedia: 1982 Ladies European Tour
- e-magin.se: paper
- e-magin.se: paper
- aigwomensopen.com: previous championships