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Sunday 23 August 1981LPGA TourYear in Review
Daniel wins World Championship of Women's Golf
Shaker Heights Country Club, Shaker Heights, Ohio (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 1981 · Beth Daniel’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse 150,000 USD · dates from LPGA.com (Aug 20 - 23) and the chronology (August 20-23)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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 · 285second (chronology "2nd Jan Stephenson 285"; Daniel wins table, 1 stroke; LPGA.com 72-73-69-71) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
12 started, 12 made it
Same week
LPGA event
World Championship of Women's Golf
Shaker Heights Country Club, Shaker Heights Country Club, Shaker Heights, Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Beth Daniel
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beth Daniel | 72 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| 2 | Jan Stephenson | 72 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| 3 | Donna Caponi | 70 · 69 · 74 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T4 | JoAnne Carner | 77 · 72 · 74 · 66 | 289 | +1 |
| T4 | Kathy Whitworth | 75 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 289 | +1 |
| 6 | Sally Little | 71 · 72 · 72 · 75 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Amy Alcott | 72 · 75 · 75 · 69 | 291 | +3 |
| T7 | Pat Bradley | 73 · 73 · 73 · 72 | 291 | +3 |
| 9 | Nancy Lopez | 72 · 81 · 73 · 69 | 295 | +7 |
| 10 | Jane Blalock | 75 · 75 · 75 · 74 | 299 | +11 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-14, Charleston, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 1978; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet