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Sunday 2 August 1981LPGA TourYear in Review
Caponi wins Boston Five Classic
Radisson Ferncroft Hotel & CC, Danvers, Massachusetts (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 1981 · Donna Caponi’s win no. 24 on the LPGA Tour · purse $150,000 USD · start/end from the chronology date range and LPGA.com startDate/endDate
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jan Stephenson AUS · 282finished second at 282 (chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Boston Five Classic
Radisson Ferncroft Hotel & CC, Radisson Ferncroft Hotel & CC, Danvers, Massachusetts
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Donna Caponi
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Caponi | 69 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Jan Stephenson | 72 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| 3 | JoAnne Carner | 70 · 75 · 66 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 4 | Barb Moxness | 72 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Cathy Sherk | 75 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Patty Sheehan | 77 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Hollis Stacy | 75 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Betsy King | 75 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Carolyn Hill | 72 · 74 · 68 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Sandra Post | 74 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Kyle O'Brien Stevens | 73 · 68 · 76 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Jane Blalock | 72 · 72 · 72 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Sandra Palmer | 72 · 71 · 71 · 74 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1945-01-29, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1965; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 24.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet