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Del Paso Country Club
Janet Alex won the 1982 U.S. Women’s Open at Del Paso by six strokes. Her five-under-par total of 283 brought her first professional victory, according to the USGA’s account of championships at the Club.

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- 18 holes · par 71
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First victories at Del Paso
Del Paso had also been the setting for JoAnne Gunderson Carner’s first U.S. Women’s Amateur title in 1957. She defeated Ann Casey Johnstone 8 and 6 in the final. Both championships are part of the Club’s history of women’s competition.
Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
U.S. Women's Open
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Janet Alex
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes3 references
Sources for this story
- U.S. Senior Open Championship Facts USGA
2015 U.S. Senior Open Fact Sheet, ARCHITECT and USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT DEL PASO: 1916, Black, Phillips; Alex and Carner results.
Consulted 2026-10-10
Record sources
- Club mark source
- USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 1982 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org