The 1982 LPGA Tour was the 33rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 28 to November 7. The season consisted of 35 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, five each. Carner led the money list with earnings of $310,400.
There were three first-time winners in 1982: Janet Alex , Cathy Morse , and Ayako Okamoto . Sandra Haynie won the last of her 42 LPGA events in 1982.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1982 season.[ 1] Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 31
Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek Florida Hollis Stacy (10)282 (−6)
125,000
18,750
Feb 7
Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida JoAnne Carner (34)283 (−5)
125,000
18,750
Feb 14
S&H Golf Classic Florida Hollis Stacy (11)204 (−12)
125,000
18,750
Feb 21
Bent Tree Ladies Classic Florida Beth Daniel (8)276 (−12)
150,000
22,500
Feb 28
Arizona Copper Classic Arizona Ayako Okamoto (1)281 (−7)
125,000
18,750
Mar 7
American Express Sun City Classic Arizona Beth Daniel (9)278 (−10)
100,000
15,000
Mar 15
Olympia Gold Classic California Sally Little (11)288 (−4)
150,000
22,500
Mar 21
J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada Nancy Lopez (24)279 (−10)
200,000
30,000
Mar 28
Women's Kemper Open Hawaii Amy Alcott (16)286 (−6)
175,000
26,250
Apr 4
Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational California Sally Little (12)278 (−10)
300,000
45,000
Apr 18
CPC Women's International South Carolina Kathy Whitworth (82)281 (−7)
150,000
22,500
Apr 25
Orlando Lady Classic Florida Patty Sheehan (2)209 (−7)
150,000
22,500
May 2
Birmingham Classic Alabama Beth Daniel (10)203 (−13)
100,000
15,000
May 9
United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Sally Little (13)208 (−11)
125,000
18,750
May 16
Lady Michelob Georgia Kathy Whitworth (83)207 (−9)
150,000
22,500
May 23
Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New York Cathy Morse (1)216 (E)
125,000
18,750
May 30
Corning Classic New York Sandra Spuzich (6)280 (−8)
125,000
18,750
Jun 6
McDonald's Classic Pennsylvania JoAnne Carner (35)276 (−12)
250,000
37,500
Jun 13
LPGA Championship Ohio Jan Stephenson (8)279 (−9)
200,000
30,000
Jun 20
Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Jan Stephenson (9)211 (−5)
200,000
30,000
Jun 27
Rochester International New York Sandra Haynie (41)276 (−12)
200,000
30,000
Jul 4
Peter Jackson Classic Canada Sandra Haynie (42)280 (−8)
200,000
30,000
Jul 11
West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia Hollis Stacy (12)209 (−7)
125,000
18,750
Jul 18
Mayflower Classic Indiana Sally Little (14)275 (−13)
200,000
30,000
Jul 25
U.S. Women's Open California Janet Alex (1)283 (−5)
175,000
27,315
Aug 1
Columbia Savings Classic Colorado Beth Daniel (11)276 (−12)
200,000
30,000
Aug 8
Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Sandra Palmer (18)281 (−7)
175,000
26,250
Aug 15
WUI Classic New York Beth Daniel (12)276 (−12)
125,000
18,750
Aug 22
Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio JoAnne Carner (36)284 (−4)
125,000
50,000
Aug 29
Henredon Classic North Carolina JoAnne Carner (37)282 (−6)
165,000
24,750
Sep 6
Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois JoAnne Carner (38)202 (−14)
125,000
18,750
Sep 12
Mary Kay Classic Texas Sandra Spuzich (7)206 (−10)
155,000
23,250
Sep 26
Safeco Classic Washington Patty Sheehan (3)276 (−12)
175,000
26,250
Oct 3
Inamori Classic California Patty Sheehan (4)277 (−15)
150,000
22,500
Nov 7
Mazda Japan Classic Japan Nancy Lopez (25)207 (−9)
250,000
30,000
JoAnne Carner, 
