1980 - Women America
The winners in the category "1980 - Women America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
American Defender/WRAL
Played as the American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Alcott (USA). [North Ridge CC, Raleigh, North Carolina].
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Played as the Barth Classic. Carolyn Hill and Lori Garbacz finished in second place behind Spuzich.
America
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Played as the Birmingham Classic. Second-placed Beth Daniel (USA) finished 1 shot behind Barrow (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Green Valley CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
America
Boston Five
Played as the inaugural Boston Five Classic. Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Dale Lundquist (USA, who became Dale Eggeling after marrying in 1988). [Ferncroft CC, Middleton, nr Boston, MA].
America
Colgate
Played as the Colgate Dinah Shore Winners Circle (9th) (April 3-6). Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) finished 2 shots behind Donna Caponi Young (USA). [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
Coca-Cola
Played as the Coca-Cola Classic. White (USA) beat Debbie Massey (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record her second LPGA Tour win. [Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, New Jersey].
America
Columbia Savings
Played as the Columbia Savings LPGA Classic. Second-placed Jane Blalock (USA) and Sandra Post (USA) finished 6 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Columbine CC, Littleton, nr Denver, CO].
America
CPC
Played as the CPC Women's International. Stacy (USA) beat Amy Alcott (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head Island, SC; now called Moss Creek GC].
America
Utd Virginia Bank
Played as the United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 4 shots behind Caponi (USA). [Elizabeth Manor G&CC, Portsmouth, Virginia].
America
Mary Kay
Played as the Mary Kay Classic. Britz (USA) beat Nancy Lopez (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Bent Tree CC, Dallas, Texas].
America
Elizabeth Arden
Played as the Elizabeth Arden Classic. Second-placed Debbie Massey (USA) and Jerilyn Britz (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jane Blalock (USA), who recorded her 25th LPGA Tour win. [Soffer course, Miami Turnberry Resort, Aventura, FL; at the time called the South course, Turnberry Isle Resort].
Played as the ERA Real Estate Classic. Shelley Hamlin finished in second place behind Caponi.
Played as the Golden Lights Championship. Nancy Lopez and JoAnn Washam finished in second place behind Daniel.
America
Whirlpool
Played as the inaugural Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek. Second-placed Sandra Post (Can) finished 2 shots behind Carner (USA). [Deer Creek CC, Deerfield Beach, Florida].
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Civic Golf Classic. Judy Rankin finished in second place behind Carner.
America
Inamori
Played as the inaugural Inamori Golf Classic. Second-placed Patty Hayes (USA) and Beth Daniel (USA) finished 4 shots behind Alcott (USA). [Almaden G&CC, San Jose, CA].
America
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Played as the LPGA National Pro-Am. Second-placed and defending champion Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Caponi (USA). [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC. Earlier rounds also at Las Vegas CC].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (Dec 11-14; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed team of Craig Stadler (USA) & Lori Garbacz (USA) and Gibby Gilbert (USA) & Sandra Spuzich (USA) finished 2 shots behind Curtis Strange (USA) & Nancy Lopez (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
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Played as the Greater Baltimore Golf Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bradley (USA). [Pine Ridge GC, Baltimore, Maryland].
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Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Second-placed JoAnn Washam (USA) finished 4 shots behind Carner (USA). [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
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Michelob
Played as the Lady Michelob. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) and Amy Alcott (USA) finished 3 shots behind Higgins (USA), who recorded the last of her three LPGA Tour wins. [Brookfield CC, Roswell, Georgia; at the time Brookfield West G&CC].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed Myra Van Hoose (USA) finished 2 shots behind Caponi (USA). [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
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Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Second-placed JoAnne Carner (USA) and Sally Little (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Alcott (USA). [Harbour Trees GC, Noblesville, Indiana].
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Played as the Florida Lady Citrus. Second-placed and defending champion Jane Blalock (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner White (USA). [Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, Florida].
Played as the Patty Berg Golf Classic. Hollis Stacy finished in second place behind Daniel.
America
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Played as the Sun City Classic. Second-placed M.J. Smith (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Stephenson (Aus). [Hillcrest GC, Sun City West, Phoenix, AZ].
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PING
Played as the Portland PING Team Championship (unofficial LPGA Tr team event). Second-placed Janet Alex (USA) & Judy Clark (USA) finished 4 shots behind Donna Caponi (USA) & Kathy Whitworth (USA). [Riverside G&CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
PING
Played as the Portland PING Team Championship (unofficial LPGA Tr team event). Second-placed Janet Alex (USA) & Judy Clark (USA) finished 4 shots behind Donna Caponi (USA) & Kathy Whitworth (USA). [Riverside G&CC, Portland, Oregon].
Played as the inaugural World Series of Women's Golf. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Daniel (USA). [The Country Club, Pepper Pike, nr Cleveland, OH].
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Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed Sandra Post (Can) finished 1 shot behind Carner (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
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Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed JoAnne Carner (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lopez (USA), who recorded her 20th LPGA Tour win. [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
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S&H
Played as the S&H Golf Classic. Second-placed Beth Daniel (USA) and Donna Caponi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Germain (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
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Played as the Sunstar Classic (March 6-9). Second-placed Debbie Massey (USA) and Kathy Postlewait (USA) finished 3 shots behind Carner (USA). Event reduced to 54 holes after rain washed out the first round. [Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, CA].
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Sarah Coventry
Played as the Sarah Coventry Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lopez (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
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Played as the West Virginia LPGA Classic. Post (Can) beat Donna Caponi (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Jones course, Speidel GC, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV].
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Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Jo Ann Washam (USA) and Debbie Massey (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Mesa Verde CC, Costa Mesa, nr Newport Beach, CA].
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Western Union Intl
Played as the WUI Classic. Beth Daniel (USA) and Amy Alcott (USA) finished 4 shots behind Little (RSA). [Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, Long Island, NY].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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