1980 LPGA Tour
# 1980 LPGA Tour

The 1980 LPGA Tour was the 31st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 9. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Donna Caponi and JoAnne Carner won the most tournaments, five each. Beth Daniel led the money list with earnings of $231,000.

There were five first-time winners in 1980: Barbara Barrow, Dot Germain, Dale Lundquist, Tatsuko Ohsako, and Donna White.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

## Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1980 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 4 | Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek | Florida | JoAnne Carner (25) | 282 (-10) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Feb 10 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | Florida | Jane Blalock (25) | 283 (-5) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Feb 17 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | Dot Germain (1) | 209 (-7) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Feb 24 | Bent Tree Ladies Classic | Florida | JoAnne Carner (26) | 280 (-8) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Mar 2 | Sun City Classic | Arizona | Jan Stephenson (4) | 275 (-13) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Mar 9 | Sunstar Classic | California | JoAnne Carner (27) | 207 (-9) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
| Mar 16 | Honda Civic Golf Classic | California | JoAnne Carner (28) | 279 (-9) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Mar 23 | LPGA National Pro-Am | Nevada | Donna Caponi (15) | 286 (-2) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Mar 30 | Women's Kemper Open | California | Nancy Lopez (18) | 284 (E) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Apr 6 | Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle | California | Donna Caponi (16) | 275 (-13) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Apr 13 | American Defender/WRAL Classic | North Carolina | Amy Alcott (10) | 206 (-10) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Apr 20 | Florida Lady Citrus | Florida | Donna White (1) | 283 (-9) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Apr 27 | Birmingham Classic | Alabama | Barbara Barrow (1) | 210 (-6) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| May 4 | CPC Women's International | South Carolina | Hollis Stacy (7) | 279 (-9) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| May 11 | Lady Michelob | Georgia | Pam Higgins (3) | 208 (-11) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| May 18 | Coca-Cola Classic | New Jersey | Donna White (2) | 217 (-2) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
| May 25 | Corning Classic | New York | Donna Caponi (17) | 281 (-7) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Jun 1 | Golden Lights Championship | New York | Beth Daniel (2) | 287 (-1) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
| Jun 8 | LPGA Championship | Ohio | Sally Little (6) | 285 (-3) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Jun 15 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | Dale Lundquist (1) | 276 (-12) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Jun 22 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | JoAnne Carner (29) | 207 (-9) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Jun 29 | The Sarah Coventry | New York | Nancy Lopez (19) | 283 (-9) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
| Jul 6 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | Amy Alcott (11) | 275 (-13) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Jul 13 | U.S. Women's Open | Tennessee | Amy Alcott (12) | 280 (-4) | 140,000 | 20,047 |
| Jul 20 | Greater Baltimore Golf Classic | Maryland | Pat Bradley (6) | 206 (-13) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Jul 27 | WUI Classic | New York | Sally Little (7) | 284 (-4) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
| Aug 3 | West Virginia LPGA Classic | West Virginia | Sandra Post (7) | 211 (-5) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Aug 10 | Peter Jackson Classic | Canada | Pat Bradley (7) | 277 (-11) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Aug 17 | Patty Berg Golf Classic | Minnesota | Beth Daniel (3) | 210 (-9) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Aug 24 | Columbia Savings LPGA Classic | Colorado | Beth Daniel (4) | 276 (-12) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Sep 1 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | Nancy Lopez (20) | 275 (-13) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
| Sep 7 | World Series of Women's Golf | Ohio | Beth Daniel (5) | 282 (-6) | 150,000 | 46,500 |
| Sep 7 | Barth Classic | Indiana | Sandra Spuzich (5) | 212 (-4) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Sep 14 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Virginia | Donna Caponi (18) | 277 (-11) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Sep 21 | ERA Real Estate Classic | Kansas | Donna Caponi (19) | 283 (-9) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| Sep 28 | Mary Kay Classic | Texas | Jerilyn Britz (2) | 139 (-1)^ | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Oct 12 | Inamori Golf Classic | California | Amy Alcott (13) | 280 (-12) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Nov 9 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | Tatsuko Ohsako (1) | 213 (-9) | 225,000 | 26,250 |

^ - weather-shortened tournament

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Country |
| - | - | - |
| Money winner | Beth Daniel | United States |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Amy Alcott | United States |
| Player of the Year | Beth Daniel | United States |
| Rookie of the Year | Myra Blackwelder | United States |
