| 1982 U.S. Women's Open | |
| Dates: | July 22–25, 1982 |
| Location: | Sacramento, California |
| Course: | Del Paso Country Club |
| Org: | USGA |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | [1] |
| Field: | 150 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut: | 154 (+10)[2] [3] |
| Purse: | $175,000 |
| Winners Share: | $27,315 |
| Champion: |  Janet Alex |
| Score: | 283 (−5) |
| Previous: | 1981 |
| Next: | 1983 |
The 1982 U.S. Women's Open was the 37th U.S. Women's Open, held July 22–25 at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California.
Janet Alex shot a final round 68 (−4) for 283 (−5) to gain her only LPGA victory (and only major title), six strokes ahead of four She began the final round in third, two strokes behind 54-hole leader Beth Daniel with two-time champion JoAnne Carner, the 36-hole leader, in second.[4] Alex's 68 was the lowest score for all four rounds of the championship.[5]
Attendance records were set for the U.S. Women's Open, with over 14,600 on Sunday and 44,600 for the week.
Sunday, July 25, 1982
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janet Alex | 70-73-72-68=283 | −5 | 27,315 | |||
| align=center rowspan=4 | T2 | Beth Daniel | 71-71-71-76=289 | align=center rowspan=4 | +1 | align=center rowspan=4 | 10,659 |
| Donna White | 70-74-73-72=289 | ||||||
| JoAnne Carner | 69-70-75-75=289 | ||||||
| Sandra Haynie | 70-74-74-71=289 | ||||||
| 6 | Susie McAllister | 77-70-75-71=293 | +5 | 5,673 | |||
| align=center rowspan=3 | T7 | Carole Jo Callison | 76-69-72-77=294 | align=center rowspan=3 | +6 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4,539 |
| Nancy Lopez | 78-73-74-69=294 | ||||||
| Vicki Tabor | 70-76-75-73=294 | ||||||
| align=center rowspan=3 | T10 | Beverley Davis | 73-72-76-74=295 | align=center rowspan=3 | +7 | align=center rowspan=3 | 3,637 |
| Muffin Spencer-Devlin | 76-71-76-72=295 | ||||||
| Stephanie Farwig | 75-76-72-72=295 |