1982 LPGA Championship: Jan Stephenson wins at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course)
Jan Stephenson won the 1982 LPGA Championship at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States with 279 (−9), by 2 strokes over JoAnne Carner.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- June 10, 1982 to June 13, 1982
- Course
- Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States
- Edition
- 28th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,298 yards
- Cut
- 151
- Purse
- $200,000 · winner's share $30,000
- Champion
- Jan Stephenson · age 30 · Australia · born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 69-69-70-71 = 279 (−9) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- JoAnne Carner (281)
- 54-hole leader
- Jan Stephenson
- Caddie
- Frank Stephenson (her father)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Stephenson | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | JoAnne Carner | 281 |
What happened at the 1982 LPGA Championship
Stephenson ended JoAnne Carner's late charge with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole of the final round.
Her father Frank caddied for her, and she gave him the sports car that came with the $30,000 first prize.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA 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).