1985 LPGA Tour

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1985 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 24, 1985 (1985-01-24) – November 10, 1985 (1985-11-10)
Number of official events35
Most wins5 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Money leader Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Penny Hammel
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The 1985 LPGA Tour was the 36th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 24 to November 10. The season consisted of 35 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, five. She also led the money list with earnings of $416,472.

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There were five first-time winners in 1985: Kathy Baker, Judy Clark, Penny Hammel, Val Skinner, and Muffin Spencer-Devlin. The season saw the last of JoAnne Carner's 43 LPGA wins and Kathy Whitworth's record 88 LPGA wins.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 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 27 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida Flag of the United States.svg Hollis Stacy (17)280 (−8)200,00030,000
Feb 3 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (42)280 (−8)200,00030,000
Feb 10 Sarasota Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (13)278 (−10)200,00030,000
Feb 24 Circle K Tucson Open Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (22)279 (−9)175,00026,250
Mar 3 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King (4)280 (−8)150,00022,500
Mar 10 Uniden LPGA Invitational California Flag of the United States.svg Bonnie Lauer (2)277 (−11)330,00049,500
Mar 17 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (26)287 (−5)300,00045,000
Mar 24 GNA Classic California Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Stephenson (13)290 (+2)250,00037,500
Apr 7 Nabisco Dinah Shore California Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller (4)275 (−13)400,00055,000
Apr 14 Kyocera Inamori Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel (14)286 (−2)175,00026,250
Apr 21 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan (14)275 (−14)200,00030,000
Apr 28 S&H Golf Classic Florida Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller (5)272 (−16)175,00026,250
May 5 Moss Creek Women's Invitational South Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (23)284 (−4)200,00030,000
May 12 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Whitworth (88)207 (−9)200,00030,000
May 19 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (30)210 (−9)175,00026,250
May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York Flag of the United States.svg Patti Rizzo (2)272 (−16)250,00037,500
Jun 2 LPGA Championship Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (31)273 (−15)250,00037,500
Jun 9 McDonald's Championship Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller (6)272 (−16)400,00060,000
Jun 16 Rochester International New York Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (14)280 (−8)255,00038,250
Jun 23 Mayflower Classic Indiana Flag of the United States.svg Alice Miller (7)280 (−8)250,00037,500
Jun 30 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (4)209 (−7)250,00037,500
Jul 7 Mazda Hall of Fame Championship Texas Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (32)281 (−7)300,00045,000
Jul 14 U.S. Women's Open New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Baker (1)280 (−8)250,00041,975
Jul 21 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Judy Clark (1)280 (−8)225,00033,750
Jul 28 du Maurier Classic Canada Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (15)278 (−10)300,00045,000
Aug 4 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Penny Hammel (1)278 (−10)175,00026,250
Aug 11 Henredon Classic North Carolina Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (33)268 (−20)210,00031,500
Aug 18 Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf Georgia Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott (24)274 (−14)200,00065,000
Aug 18 MasterCard International Pro-Am New York Flag of the United States.svg Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1)209 (−7)200,00030,000
Aug 25 LPGA National Pro-Am Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley (16)284 (−4)300,00045,000
Sep 2 Rail Charity Classic Illinois Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King (5)205 (−11)185,00027,750
Sep 8 Portland Ping Championship Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez (34)215 (−1)175,00026,250
Sep 15 Safeco Classic Washington Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner (43)279 (−9)200,00030,000
Sep 22 Konica San Jose Classic California Flag of the United States.svg Val Skinner (1)209 (−7)250,00037,500
Nov 10 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Flag of the United States.svg Jane Blalock (27)206 (−10)300,00045,000

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner Nancy Lopez (3)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Nancy Lopez (3)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Player of the Year Nancy Lopez (3)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Rookie of the Year Penny Hammel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

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References

  1. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
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