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Sunday 19 July 1981LPGA TourYear in Review
Caponi wins WUI Classic
Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 1981 · Donna Caponi’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
14 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Julie Stanger · 284finished second at 284 (chronology) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
, 68 made it
Same week
LPGA event
WUI Classic
Meadow Brook Club, Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Donna Caponi
To par, margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Caponi | 71 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| 2 | Julie Pyne Van Hoosen | 70 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| 3 | Beth Daniel | 72 · 73 · 72 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| 4 | Kathy Martin | 77 · 68 · 66 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T5 | Hollis Stacy | 73 · 72 · 76 · 66 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Betsy King | 77 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 287 | −1 |
| 7 | Kathy Whitworth | 73 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Kyle O'Brien Stevens | 70 · 76 · 71 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Alice Miller | 71 · 75 · 71 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Jeanette Kerr | 74 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1945-01-29, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1965; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 23.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet