1985 LPGA Championship

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1985 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 30 – June 2, 1985
Location Mason, Ohio
Course(s) Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,240 yards (5,706 m) [1]
Cut149 (+5) [2]
Prize fund $250,000
Winner's share$37,500
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
273 (−15)
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Location in the United States
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The 1985 LPGA Championship was held May 30 to June 2 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Played on the Grizzly Course, [1] this was the 31st edition of the LPGA Championship.

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Nancy Lopez won the second of her three major titles, all at the LPGA Championship. She led wire-to-wire and finished with a final round 65 (−7) for 273 (−15), eight strokes ahead of runner-up Alice Miller. [3] It was her second consecutive victory of the 1985 season. [4] [5]

Lopez opened with a first round 65, despite being assessed a two-stroke penalty for slow play. [1] She won her third major on the same course in 1989.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 2, 1985

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez 65-71-72-65=273−1537,500
2 Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller 71-70-67-73=281−723,125
T3 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley 68-73-69-74=284−415,000
Flag of the United States.svg Lori Garbacz 73-72-68-71=284
T5 Flag of the United States.svg Allison Finney 73-74-71-68=286−28,917
Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto 71-73-72-70=286
Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Rarick 74-70-71-71=286
T8 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott 74-71-72-70=287−16,188
Flag of the United States.svg Christa Johnson 73-76-69-69=287
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Jerilyn Britz 69-76-72-71=288E5,012
Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel 71-70-74-73=288

Source: [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lopez survives penalty". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 31, 1985. p. 30.
  2. ↑ "Even with penalty, Lopez widens lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 1, 1985. p. 6C.
  3. ↑ McDermott, Barry (June 10, 1985). "She cleaned their clocks". Sports Illustrated. p. 56.
  4. 1 2 "Lopez on another hot streak". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 3, 1985. p. C3.
  5. 1 2 Hackenberg, Dave (June 3, 1985). "Lopez regains old touch, wins LPGA title". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 18.
  6. ↑ "Scoreboard: LPGA Championship". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 3, 1985. p. C4.

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