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Sunday 25 July 1982Women’s majorsYear in Review
Alex wins U.S. Women's Open
Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 July 1982 · purse $175,000 · winner's share $27,315
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
- U.S. Women's Open
1946–2026 in our record, 81 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
150 started, 68 (cut at 154) made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Del Paso C.C., Sacramento
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Janet Alex (later Janet Anderson)
Runner-up: Sandra Haynie, Donna White, JoAnne Carner, Beth Daniel
The golfer
b. 1956-03-10, West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States; United States; age 26 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet