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Sunday 13 September 1981LPGA TourYear in Review
Stephenson wins United Virginia Bank Classic
Sleepy Hole Golf Course, Suffolk, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 11 to Sunday 13 September 1981 · Jan Stephenson’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse 125,000 USD · dates from LPGA.com (Sep 11 - 13); Wikipedia season table date Sep 13
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Janet Alex USA · 208T2, 3 strokes (Stephenson wins table; LPGA.com T2); SI roundup: "Sally Little and Janet Alex were second, three shots back" Jan Stephenson - Wikipedia
- Sally Little USA · 208T2, 3 strokes (Stephenson wins table; LPGA.com T2); SI roundup: "Sally Little and Janet Alex were second, three shots back" Jan Stephenson - Wikipedia
104 started
Same week
LPGA event
United Virginia Bank Classic
Sleepy Hole Golf Course, Sleepy Hole Golf Course, Suffolk, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jan Stephenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Stephenson | 66 · 71 · 68 | 205 | −14 |
| T2 | Sally Little | 71 · 72 · 65 | 208 | −11 |
| T2 | Janet Alex | 70 · 70 · 68 | 208 | −11 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 72 · 70 · 68 | 210 | −9 |
| T4 | Amy Alcott | 71 · 69 · 70 | 210 | −9 |
| T6 | Patty Sheehan | 72 · 71 · 68 | 211 | −8 |
| T6 | Jane Blalock | 68 · 71 · 72 | 211 | −8 |
| 8 | JoAnne Carner | 71 · 71 · 70 | 212 | −7 |
| 9 | Myra Blackwelder | 70 · 72 · 72 | 214 | −5 |
| T10 | Janet Coles | 72 · 75 · 69 | 216 | −3 |
| T10 | Anne Marie Palli | 74 · 73 · 69 | 216 | −3 |
| T10 | Marlene Hagge | 71 · 75 · 70 | 216 | −3 |
| T10 | Susie McAllister | 72 · 73 · 71 | 216 | −3 |
| T10 | Kathy McMullen | 73 · 71 · 72 | 216 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1951-12-22, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1973; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet