1980 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1980 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates	July 10–13, 1980
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Course(s)	Richland Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,229 yards (5,696 m)
Field	150 players, 60 after cut
Cut	153 (+9)^[1]
Prize fund	$140,000
Winner's share	$20,047
Champion
Amy Alcott
280 (−4)
«1979 1981»

Richland
Country Club

Location in the United States

Richland
Country Club

Location in Tennessee

The 1980 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 35th U.S. Women's Open, held July 10–13 at Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee.

Amy Alcott won her only U.S. Women's Open, nine shots ahead of runner-up Hollis Stacy.^[2] She entered the final round with an eight-stroke lead;^[3] it was the second of her five major titles.

The field of 150 players included 49 amateurs,^[4] of which two made the 36-hole cut.^[5]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Hollis Stacy	United States	1977, 1978	75	71	70	73	289	+5	2
Donna Caponi-Young	United States	1969, 1970	72	72	75	73	292	+8	T4
JoAnne Carner	United States	1971, 1976	74	72	74	75	295	+11	T10
Sandra Spuzich	United States	1966	78	72	75	77	302	+18	T30
Mary Mills	United States	1963	76	75	79	79	309	+25	T48

Source:^[6]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Sandra Palmer	United States	1975	77	77	154	+12
Jerilyn Britz	United States	1979	78	78	156	+14
Susie Berning	United States	1968, 1972, 1973	80
Carol Mann	United States	1965	83

Source:^[4]^[5]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 13, 1980

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Amy Alcott	United States	70-70-68-72=280	−4	20,047
2	Hollis Stacy	United States	75-71-70-73=289	+5	11,347
3	Kathy McMullen	United States	74-73-71-73=291	+7	8,547
T4	Donna Caponi-Young	United States	72-72-75-73=292	+8	6,347
T4	Judy Dickinson	United States	75-73-73-71=292	+8	6,347
6	Louise Bruce-Parks	United States	73-74-73-73=293	+9	4,847
T7	Jane Blalock	United States	76-71-71-76=294	+10	3,964
	Lori Garbacz	United States	72-76-75-71=294
	Nancy Lopez-Melton	United States	74-72-71-77=294
T10	Beth Daniel	United States	76-72-69-78=295	+11	3,085
	Eva Chang	Taiwan	74-74-72-75=295
	JoAnne Carner	United States	74-72-74-75=295
	Patty Hayes	United States	75-72-74-74=295

Source:^[2]^[6]

References

↑ "Alcott surges ahead by four in U.S. Open". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. AP, UPI. July 12, 1980. p. 3C.
1 2 "Alcott's Open dream is real". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. July 14, 1980. p. 12, part 2.
↑ "Alcott closing in on women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire services. July 13, 1980. p. 9B.
1 2 "Alcott lone leader in Women's Open". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. Associated Press. July 12, 1980. p. 1D.
1 2 "Alcott fronts field in Women's Open". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 12, 1980. p. 6.
1 2 "'It was my show,' Alcott says of win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1980. p. 3C.

External links

Coordinates: 36°03′00″N 86°49′19″W / 36.050°N 86.822°W / 36.050; -86.822

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