1983 - Women America
The winners in the category "1983 - Women America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
Boston Five
Played as the Boston Five Classic. Second-placed Jane Lock (Aus) finished 2 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Rizzo (USA). [Ferncroft CC, Middleton, nr Boston, MA].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic. Second-placed Stephanie Farwig (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bradley (USA). [Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, New Jersey].
America
Columbia Savings
Played as the Columbia Savings Classic. Bradley (USA) beat defending champion Beth Daniel (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Columbine CC, Littleton, nr Denver, CO].
America
CPC
Played as the CPC International. Second-placed Beth Daniel (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stacy (USA). [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 Stephanie Farwig (USA), Alice Miller (USA) and Debbie Massey (USA) finished 3 shots behind Muraoka (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Sleepy Hole GC, Suffolk, Virginia].
America
Elizabeth Arden
Played as the Elizabeth Arden Classic. Second-placed Betsy King (USA), Stephanie Farwig (USA), Pat Bradley (USA) and defending champion JoAnne Carner (USA) finished 1 shot behind Nancy Lopez (USA). [Soffer course, Miami Turnberry Resort, Aventura, FL; at the time called the South course, Turnberry Isle Resort].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Classic of Deer Creek. Second-placed Beth Daniel (USA) finished 7 shots behind Bradley (USA), who recorded her 10th LPGA Tour win. [Deer Creek CC, Deerfield Beach, Florida].
America
Henredon
Played as the Henredon Classic. Second-placed and defending champion JoAnne Carner finished 4 shots behind Sheehan (USA). [Willow Creek CC, High Point, North Carolina; now known as the Willow Creek course of High Point CC].
America
Inamori
Played as the Inamori Classic. Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Sheehan (USA). [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
America
J&B Whisky
Played as the J&B Scotch Pro-Am. Second-placed Laura Baugh Cole (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Lopez (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 10/11; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second placed Lou Hinkle (USA) & Jane Geddes (USA) finished 5 shots behind the winning team of Fred Couples (USA) & Jan Stephenson (Aus). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
x
Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Stephenson (USA). [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Michelob
Played as the Lady Michelob. Second-placed Sandra Post (Can) finished 6 shots behind Coles (USA), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Brookfield CC, Roswell, Georgia; at the time Brookfield West G&CC].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed Cindy Hill (USA) finished 8 shots behind Sheehan (USA). [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Howe (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [CC of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana].
America
McDonald's
Played as the McDonald's Kids Classic. Daniel (USA) beat defending champion JoAnne Carner (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [White Manor CC, Malvern, nr Philadelphia, PA].
America
Combanks
Played as the Combanks Orlando Classic. Second-placed Janet Anderson (USA) and JoAnne Carner (USA) finished 2 shots behind Adams (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Cypress Creek CC, Orlando, Florida; permanently closed down in 2007].
America
Samaritan
Played as the Samaritan Turquoise Classic. Second-placed Lynn Adams (USA) finished 7 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Palli (Fra). Tournament reduced to 54-holes due to bad weather. [Arizona Biltmore GC, Phoenix, Arizona].
America
PING
Played as the Portland PING Championship (Sept 9-11). JoAnne Carner (USA) beat Charlotte Montgomery (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record her 40th LPGA Tour win. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Safeco
Played as the Safeco Classic. Second-placed Cindy Lincoln (USA), Kathy Whitworth (USA) and Jo Ann Washam (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Inkster (USA), who was playing in her fifth LPGA Tour event. [Meridian Valley CC, Kent, nr Seattle, WA].
America
Chevrolet
Played as the Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf. As in 1982, Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished in second place behind Carner (USA), this time by 2 shots. [Shaker Heights CC, nr Cleveland, Ohio].
America
x
Played as the San Jose Classic. Second-placed Charlotte Montgomery (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Postlewait (USA), who recorded her first win after nine years on the LPGA Tour. [Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California].
America
x
Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA), JoAnne Carner (USA) and Alice Miller (USA) finished 1 shot behind White (USA), who recorded the last of her three LPGA Tour wins. [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
x
Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. First-time LPGA Tour winner Lauri Peterson (USA, née Merten) beat Judy Ellis (Can) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
S&H
Played as the S&H Golf Classic. Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA) and Deedee Lasker (USA) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Stacy (USA). [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
x
Played as the Rochester International. Okamoto (Jpn) beat Kathy Whitworth (USA) and Donna White (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
x
Played as the Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Open. Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) finished 5 shots behind Stephenson (Aus). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
x
Played as the West Virginia LPGA Classic. First-time LPGA Tour winner Miller (USA) beat Lori Garbacz (USA) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole. Debbie Massey (USA) was eliminated at the third playoff hole. [Jones course, Speidel GC, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV].
America
Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Dale Eggeling (USA) finished 1 shot behind Whitworth (USA). [Royal Ka'anapali course, Ka'anapali Resort, Maui, Hawaii; at the time known as the North course].
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