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The '''1981 LPGA Championship''' was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in [[Mason, Ohio]]. This was the 27th edition of the [[LPGA Championship]] and was played from June 11-14.
{{Infobox individual golf tournament
| name = 1981 LPGA Championship
| image =
| dates = June 11–14, [[1981 LPGA Tour|1981]]
| location = [[Mason, Ohio]]
| course = [[Kings Island#Other notable facilities|Jack Nicklaus Golf Center]]<br>Grizzly Course
| tour = [[LPGA Tour]]
| par = 72
| yardage = {{convert|6258|yd}}<ref name=csrg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GfpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6511%2C3371474 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=UPI |title=Caponi surges in final holes for the lead |date=June 13, 1981 |page=2B }}</ref>
| field = <!-- 1xx players, 72 after cut -->
| format = [[Stroke play]] - 72 holes
| cut = 149 (+5)
| purse = [[United States dollar|$]]150,000
| winners_share = $22,500
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Caponi]]
| score = 280 (−8)
| previous = [[1980 LPGA Championship|1980]]
| next = [[1982 LPGA Championship|1982]]
}}
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The '''1981 LPGA Championship''' was the 27th [[LPGA Championship]], played June 11–14 at [[Kings Island#Other notable facilities|Jack Nicklaus Golf Center]] at [[Kings Island]] in [[Mason, Ohio]], a suburb northeast of [[Cincinnati]].


[[Donna Caponi]] sank a {{convert|15|ft|round=0.5|adj=on|spell=in}} birdie putt on the final green to win her second LPGA Championship, a stroke ahead of runners-up [[Jerilyn Britz]] and [[Pat Meyers]]. It was Caponi's fourth and final {{nowrap|[[Women's major golf championships|major]] title.<ref name=abflc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G_pVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6628%2C4209726 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=A birdie flies Caponi to LPGA Championship |date=June 15, 1981 |page=3C}}</ref><ref name=sivpdbn>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1981/06/22/825730/prima-donna-by-a-nose-donna-caponi-is-no-longer-young-but-that-was-the-least-of-her-worries-as-she-beat-off-challenges-by-jerilyn-britz-and-pat-meyers-to-win-another-lpga-championship |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=McDermott|first=Barry |title=Prima Donna by a nose |date=June 22, 1981 |page=66}}</ref>}}
This championship was won by [[Donna Caponi]].


==Final leaderboard==
==Final leaderboard==
''Sunday, June 14, 1981''

{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Player !! Country !! Score !! To par !! Money
! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money ([[United States dollar|$]])
|-
|-
| 1||[[Donna Caponi]]||{{USA}}||69-68-70-73=280||-8||$22,500
| align=center|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Donna Caponi]]''' || 69-68-70-73=280 || align=center|−8 || align=center|22,500
|-
|-
| T2||[[Jerilyn Britz]]||{{USA}}||67-71-71-72=281||-7||$12,600
| align=center rowspan=2|T2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerilyn Britz]] || 67-71-71-72=281 || align=center rowspan=2|−7 || align=center rowspan=2|12,600
|-
|-
| T2||[[Pat Meyers]]||{{USA}}||68-70-72-71=281||-7||$12,600
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Meyers]] || 68-70-72-71=281
|-
|-
| 4||[[Debbie Massey]]||{{USA}}||72-72-69-70=283||-5||$7,500
| align=center|4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Debbie Massey]] || 72-72-69-70=283 || align=center|−5 || align=center|7,500
|-
|-
| T5||[[Beth Daniel]]||{{USA}}||72-70-71-71=284||-4||$5,350
| align=center rowspan=3|T5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Carner]] || 72-69-73-70=284 || align=center rowspan=3|−4 || align=center rowspan=3|5,350
|-
|-
| T5||[[JoAnne Carner]]||{{USA}}||72-69-73-70=284||-4||$5,350
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]] || 72-70-71-71=284
|-
|-
| T5||[[Nancy Lopez]]||{{USA}}||70-72-72-70=284||-4||$5,350
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Lopez-Melton]] || 70-72-72-70=284
|-
|-
| 8||[[Sally Little]]||{{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}}||71-77-69-68=285||-3||$4,350
| align=center|8 || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Sally Little]] || 71-77-69-68=285 || align=center|−3 || align=center|4,350
|-
|-
| 9||[[Amy Alcott]]||{{USA}}||69-70-73-74=286||-2||$4,050
| align=center|9 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Alcott]] || 69-70-73-74=286 || align=center|−2 || align=center|4,050
|-
|-
| T10||[[Martha Nause]]||{{USA}}||69-74-72-72=287||-1||$3,600
| align=center rowspan=2|T10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martha Nause]] || 69-74-72-72=287 || align=center rowspan=2|−1 || align=center rowspan=2|3,600
|-
|-
| T10||[[Sandra Palmer]]||{{USA}}||73-70-72-72=287||-1||$3,600
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandra Palmer (golfer)|Sandra Palmer]] || 73-70-72-72=287
|}
|}
<small>Source:</small><ref name=abflc/>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?year=1981&tour=LPGA&tournament=McDonald%27s+LPGA+Championship Golf Observer leaderboard]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204247/http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?year=1981&tour=LPGA&tournament=McDonald's+LPGA+Championship Golf Observer leaderboard]
*[http://thegolfcenter.com/ The Golf Center at Kings Island]


{{Women's Golf Major Championships master|1981}}
{{LPGA Championship championships}}
{{LPGA Championship championships}}
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 6 March 2024

1981 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 11–14, 1981
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,258 yards (5,722 m)[1]
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$150,000
Winner's share$22,500
Champion
United States Donna Caponi
280 (−8)
← 1980
1982 →
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center is located in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
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Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center is located in Ohio
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
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Location in Ohio

The 1981 LPGA Championship was the 27th LPGA Championship, played June 11–14 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Donna Caponi sank a fifteen-foot (4.5 m) birdie putt on the final green to win her second LPGA Championship, a stroke ahead of runners-up Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers. It was Caponi's fourth and final major title.[2][3]

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, June 14, 1981

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Donna Caponi 69-68-70-73=280 −8 22,500
T2 United States Jerilyn Britz 67-71-71-72=281 −7 12,600
United States Pat Meyers 68-70-72-71=281
4 United States Debbie Massey 72-72-69-70=283 −5 7,500
T5 United States JoAnne Carner 72-69-73-70=284 −4 5,350
United States Beth Daniel 72-70-71-71=284
United States Nancy Lopez-Melton 70-72-72-70=284
8 South Africa Sally Little 71-77-69-68=285 −3 4,350
9 United States Amy Alcott 69-70-73-74=286 −2 4,050
T10 United States Martha Nause 69-74-72-72=287 −1 3,600
United States Sandra Palmer 73-70-72-72=287

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Caponi surges in final holes for the lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. UPI. June 13, 1981. p. 2B.
  2. ^ a b "A birdie flies Caponi to LPGA Championship". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 15, 1981. p. 3C.
  3. ^ McDermott, Barry (June 22, 1981). "Prima Donna by a nose". Sports Illustrated. p. 66.
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