1983 U.S. Women's Open

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Broken Arrow

Location in the United States

Broken
Arrow

Location in Oklahoma

The 1983 U.S. Women's Open 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, 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The low amateur was 18-year-old Heather Farr of Phoenix, who tied for eleventh place at 296 (+12).^[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, July 31, 1983

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

Source:^[4]^[6]

^ ^a ^b McDermott, Barry (August 8, 1983). "The lady was too hot to handle". Sports Illustrated. p. 30.
^ "Sheehan leads Open by 3". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. July 30, 1983. p. 14B.
^ "100-degree heat baking Women's Open players". Palm Beach Post. (Florida). Associated Press. July 30, 1983. p. D1.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "U.S. Women's Open scores". Palm Beach Post. (Florida). Associated Press. August 1, 1983. p. D6.

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