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Sunday 8 November 1981LPGA TourYear in Review
Sheehan wins Mazda Japan Classic
Sagamihara Golf Club, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 1981 · Patty Sheehan’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · dates from LPGA.com (Nov 6 - 8; results startDate/endDate); Wikipedia season table date Nov 8
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Beth Daniel USA · 217second, 4 strokes (Sheehan wins table; LPGA.com 73-72-72) Patty Sheehan - Wikipedia
77 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
Mazda Japan Classic
Sagamihara Golf Club, Sagamihara Golf Club, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Patty Sheehan
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 73 · 69 · 71 | 213 | −9 |
| 2 | Beth Daniel | 73 · 72 · 72 | 217 | −5 |
| T3 | Hollis Stacy | 73 · 73 · 72 | 218 | −4 |
| T3 | Nayoko Yoshikawa | 73 · 70 · 75 | 218 | −4 |
| T3 | Pat Bradley | 70 · 74 · 74 | 218 | −4 |
| T6 | Yuko Moriguchi | 75 · 75 · 69 | 219 | −3 |
| T6 | Sally Little | 74 · 75 · 70 | 219 | −3 |
| 8 | Shinako Yoshimochi | 73 · 75 · 72 | 220 | −2 |
| T9 | Nancy Lopez | 71 · 75 · 75 | 221 | −1 |
| T9 | Kathy Whitworth | 76 · 71 · 74 | 221 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-27, Middlebury, Vermont; USA; turned pro 1980; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet