1984 LPGA Tour

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1984 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 26, 1984 (1984-01-26) – November 4, 1984 (1984-11-04)
Number of official events36
Most wins4 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott, Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster
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The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $266,771.

Contents

There were eight first-time winners in 1984: Sharon Barrett, Barb Bunkowsky, Cindy Hill, Christa Johnson, Betsy King, Sally Quinlan, Laurie Rinker, and Nayoko Yoshikawa.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1984 season. [1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 29 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida Flag of Argentina.svg Silvia Bertolaccini (4)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Feb 5 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (9)280 (-8)175,00026,250
Feb 12 Sarasota Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller (2)280 (-8)175,00026,250
Mar 4 Uniden LPGA Invitational California Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (28)284 (E)300,00045,000
Mar 11 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Christa Johnson (1)276 (-12)150,00022,500
Mar 18 Tucson Conquistadores Open Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Christa Johnson (2)272 (-16)150,00022,500
Mar 25 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King (1)283 (-9)200,00030,000
Apr 8 Nabisco Dinah Shore California Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (2)280 (-8)400,00055,000
Apr 15 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto (3)275 (-14)200,00030,000
Apr 22 S&H Golf Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Fergon (2)275 (-14)150,00022,500
Apr 29 Freedom/Orlando Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King (2)202 (-14)150,00022,500
May 7 Potamkin Cadillac Classic Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Barrett (1)213 (-3)200,00030,000
May 13 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (18)210 (-6)175,00026,250
May 20 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New Jersey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Barb Bunkowsky (1)209 (-10)175,00026,250
May 27 LPGA Corning Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (41)281 (-7)150,00022,500
Jun 3 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (10)272 (-16)250,00037,500
Jun 10 McDonald's Kids Classic Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (11)281 (-7)350,00052,500
Jun 17 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto (4)281 (-7)250,00037,500
Jun 24 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Rinker (1)286 (-2)225,00033,750
Jul 1 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (19)208 (-8)200,00030,000
Jul 8 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Lauri Peterson (2)278 (-10)175,00026,250
Jul 15 U.S. Women's Open Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (16)290 (+2)225,00036,000
Jul 22 Rochester International New York Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (85)281 (-7)200,00030,000
Jul 29 du Maurier Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (3)279 (-9)275,00041,250
Aug 5 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller (3)209 (-7)150,00022,500
Aug 12 Henredon Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (12)277 (-11)180,00027,000
Aug 19 Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (29)281 (-7)200,00065,000
Aug 19 MasterCard International Pro-Am New York Flag of the United States.svg Sally Quinlan (1)284 (-4)100,00015,287
Aug 26 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King (3)281 (-3)200,00030,000
Sep 3 Rail Charity Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Hill (1)207 (-9)175,00026,250
Sep 9 Portland Ping Championship Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (20)212 (-4)150,00022,500
Sep 16 Safeco Classic Washington Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (86)279 (-9)175,00026,250
Sep 23 San Jose Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (21)211 (-8)175,00026,250
Oct 6 Hitachi Ladies British Open England Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto (5)289 (-3)200,00030,039
Oct 14 Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open Northern Ireland Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (87)285 (-3)150,00022,500
Nov 4 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Flag of Japan.svg Nayoko Yoshikawa (1*)210 (-6)300,00041,250

* - non-member at time of win

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Betsy King Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Patty Sheehan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Player of the Year Betsy King Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rookie of the Year Juli Inkster Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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