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Sunday 28 June 1981LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez-Melton wins the Sarah Coventry
Locust Hill CC, Rochester, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 1981 · Nancy Lopez-Melton’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $125,000 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
15 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Pat Bradley USA · 287finished second at 287 (chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Sarah Coventry
Locust Hill CC, Locust Hill CC, Rochester, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez-Melton
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez-Melton | 74 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −7 |
| 2 | Pat Bradley | 70 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 287 | −5 |
| 3 | Jan Stephenson | 70 · 74 · 74 · 71 | 289 | −3 |
| T4 | Kathy Whitworth | 74 · 73 · 76 · 69 | 292 | E |
| T4 | Marlene Floyd | 73 · 74 · 73 · 72 | 292 | E |
| T6 | Jane Blalock | 75 · 73 · 76 · 69 | 293 | +1 |
| T6 | Vicki Fergon | 76 · 76 · 69 · 72 | 293 | +1 |
| T6 | Patty Sheehan | 74 · 75 · 70 · 74 | 293 | +1 |
| T6 | Sandra Haynie | 71 · 76 · 72 · 74 | 293 | +1 |
| T10 | Dale Eggeling | 76 · 75 · 72 · 71 | 294 | +2 |
| T10 | Patty Hayes | 72 · 77 · 74 · 71 | 294 | +2 |
| T10 | Debbie Austin | 74 · 74 · 74 · 72 | 294 | +2 |
| T10 | Kathy Postlewait | 74 · 75 · 71 · 74 | 294 | +2 |
| T10 | Catherine Duggan | 75 · 70 · 75 · 74 | 294 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1977; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 23.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet