1983 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

1983 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates	July 28–31, 1983
Location	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Course(s)	Cedar Ridge Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,298 yards (5,759 m)
Prize fund	$200,000
Winner's share	$32,780
Champion
Jan Stephenson
290 (+6)
«1982 1984»

Cedar Ridge Country Club

Location in the United States

Cedar Ridge
Country Club

Location in Oklahoma

The 1983 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 38th U.S. Women's Open, held July 28–31 at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb southeast of Tulsa.

In oppressive heat,^[1] Jan Stephenson won her third and final major championship with a score of 290 (+6), a stroke ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Patty Sheehan.^[2]^[3]

The low amateur was 18-year-old Heather Farr of Phoenix, Arizona, who tied for eleventh place at 296 (+12).^[2]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
JoAnne Carner	United States	1971, 1976	81	70	72	68	291	+7	T2
Pat Bradley	United States	1981	72	76	71	76	295	+11	T8
Amy Alcott	United States	1980	75	74	71	76	296	+12	T11
Sandra Haynie	United States	1974	74	74	74	77	299	+15	T21
Hollis Stacy	United States	1977, 1978	78	74	72	78	302	+18	T32
Sandra Palmer	United States	1975	77	77	81	74	309	+19	57

Source:^[2]^[4]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Jerilyn Britz	United States	1979	78	79	157	+15
Janet Anderson	United States	1982	82	76	158	+16
Susie Berning	United States	1968, 1972, 1973	79	80	159	+17

Source:^[1]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 31, 1983

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jan Stephenson	Australia	72-73-71-74=290	+6	32,780
T2	JoAnne Carner	United States	81-70-72-68=291	+7	15,400
T2	Patty Sheehan	United States	71-71-76-73=291	+7	15,400
4	Patti Rizzo	United States	75-74-73-70=292	+8	9,659
5	Cathy Morse	United States	76-71-77-69=293	+9	7,708
T6	Dot Germain	United States	73-72-76-73=294	+10	5,998
T6	Myra Blackwelder	United States	77-72-72-73=294	+10	5,998
T8	Ayako Okamoto	Japan	77-73-75-70=295	+11	4,714
	Jane Lock	Australia	75-73-72-75=295
	Pat Bradley	United States	72-76-71-76=295

Source:^[2]^[4]

References

1 2 "100-degree heat baking Women's Open players". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 30, 1983. p. D1.
1 2 3 4 "Stephenson makes dream a reality at Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. August 1, 1983. p. 2D.
↑ Rabun, Mike (August 1, 1983). "Stephenson beats heat, LPGA field". The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). UPI. p. D-3.
1 2 "U.S. Women's Open scores". Palm Beach Post (Florida). Associated Press. August 1, 1983. p. D6.

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Coordinates: 36°00′47″N 95°51′11″W / 36.013°N 95.853°W / 36.013; -95.853

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