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1980 LPGA Championship

Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 84°16′41″W / 39.349°N 84.278°W / 39.349; -84.278
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1980 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 5–8, 1980
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,313 yards (5,773 m)[2]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
South Africa Sally Little
285 (−3)
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The 1980 LPGA Championship was the 26th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Sally Little won the first of her two major titles, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock.[3][4]

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, June 8, 1980

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 South Africa Sally Little 69-70-73-73=285 −3 22,500
2 United States Jane Blalock 70-69-75-74=288 E 14,700
T3 United States Donna Caponi Young 72-73-72-72=289 +1 6,810
United States JoAnne Carner 71-75-70-73=289
United States Beth Daniel 72-70-73-74=289
United States Dot Germain 76-70-72-71=289
United States Barbara Moxness 70-71-74-74=289
8 United States Jo Ann Washam 72-73-71-74=290 +2 4,350
9 United States Vicki Fergon 73-74-70-74=291 +3 4,050
T10 United States Amy Alcott 73-71-75-73=292 +4 3,168
United States Jerilyn Britz 69-76-74-73=292
United States Lori Garbacz 73-74-74-71=292
United States Sandra Palmer 72-71-68-81=292
United States Hollis Stacy 70-76-73-73=292

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Nancy at home in championship". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). AP, UPI wires. June 6, 1980. p. 3C.
  2. ^ "Blalock, Little catch Melton". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. June 7, 1980. p. 6C.
  3. ^ "Little captures first big crown". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Little turns break at nine into first major golf title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. June 9, 1980. p. 4C.
  5. ^ "LPGA scores". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 1980. p. 18.
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39°20′56″N 84°16′41″W / 39.349°N 84.278°W / 39.349; -84.278