1982 LPGA Championship

1982 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 10–13, 1982
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,298 yards (5,759 m)[1]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$200,000
Winner's share$30,000
Champion
Australia Jan Stephenson
279 (−9)
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Jack Nicklaus Golf Center

The 1982 LPGA Championship was the 28th LPGA Championship, played June 10–13 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Jan Stephenson led wire-to-wire to win the second of her three major titles, two strokes ahead of JoAnne Carner.[2][3] She entered the final round with a two-stroke lead over Beth Daniel.[4]

  1. ^ a b "LPGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 12, 1982. p. 20.
  2. ^ McDermott, Barry (June 21, 1982). "Way above par for a soap". Sports Illustrated. p. 60.
  3. ^ "Stephenson savors win in 28th LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. June 14, 1982. p. 2B.
  4. ^ "Stephenson leads by two in LPGA Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 13, 1982. p. 7C.