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Sunday 16 May 1982LPGA TourYear in Review
Whitworth wins Lady Michelob
Brookfield West G&CC, Roswell, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 14 to Sunday 16 May 1982 · Kathy Whitworth’s win no. 83 on the LPGA Tour · purse $150,000 USD
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° 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
- Sharon Barrett USA · 211tied second, 211 (-5) per chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk, not re-verified against the capture: Internet Archive unreachable 2026-11-01 16:31-16:33)
- Barbara Moxness USA · 211tied second, 211 (-5) per chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk, not re-verified against the capture: Internet Archive unreachable 2026-11-01 16:31-16:33)
, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lady Michelob
Brookfield West G&CC, Brookfield West G&CC, Roswell, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Kathy Whitworth
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Whitworth | 69 · 68 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Sharon Barrett | 71 · 72 · 68 | 211 | −5 |
| T2 | Barbara Moxness | 70 · 70 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T4 | Amy Alcott | 70 · 74 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T4 | Sue Ertl | 71 · 70 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T4 | Julie Pyne Van Hoosen | 68 · 71 · 74 | 213 | −3 |
| 7 | Janet Coles | 70 · 72 · 72 | 214 | −2 |
| T8 | Judy Dickinson | 74 · 74 · 67 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Joan Joyce | 73 · 75 · 67 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Lori Murphy | 70 · 75 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Donna Caponi | 72 · 73 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1939-09-27, Monahans, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1958; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 83.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet