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1984 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1984 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 36 |
| most_wins | 4 USA Amy Alcott, USA Patty Sheehan |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Betsy King |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Betsy King |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Juli Inkster |
| prevseason | [1983](1983-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1985](1985-lpga-tour) |
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 $266,771.
There were eight first-time winners in 1984: Sharon Barrett, Barb Bunkowsky, Cindy Hill, Christa Johnson, Betsy King, Sally Quinlan, Laurie Rinker, and Nayoko Yoshikawa.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1984 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 | Mazda Classic of Deer Creek | Florida | ARG Silvia Bertolaccini (4) | 280 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 5 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | Florida | USA Patty Sheehan (9) | 280 (−8) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Feb 12 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | USA Alice Miller (2) | 280 (−8) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Mar 4 | Uniden LPGA Invitational | California | USA Nancy Lopez (28) | 284 (E) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 11 | Samaritan Turquoise Classic | Arizona | USA Christa Johnson (1) | 276 (−12) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Mar 18 | Tucson Conquistadores Open | Arizona | USA Christa Johnson (2) | 272 (−16) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Mar 25 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Betsy King (1) | 283 (−9) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 8 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1984-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Juli Inkster (2)** | 280 (−8) | 400,000 | 55,000 |
| Apr 15 | J&B Scotch Pro-Am | Nevada | JPN Ayako Okamoto (3) | 275 (−14) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 22 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | USA Vicki Fergon (2) | 275 (−14) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Apr 29 | Freedom/Orlando Classic | Florida | USA Betsy King (2) | 202 (−14) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| May 7 | Potamkin Cadillac Classic | Georgia | USA Sharon Barrett (1) | 213 (−3) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| May 13 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Virginia | USA Amy Alcott (18) | 210 (−6) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| May 20 | Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic | New Jersey | CAN Barb Bunkowsky (1) | 209 (−10) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| May 27 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA JoAnne Carner (41) | 281 (−7) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Jun 3 | **[LPGA Championship](1984-lpga-championship)** | Ohio | USA **Patty Sheehan (10)** | 272 (−16) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 10 | McDonald's Kids Classic | Pennsylvania | USA Patty Sheehan (11) | 281 (−7) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jun 17 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | JPN Ayako Okamoto (4) | 281 (−7) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 24 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | USA Laurie Rinker (1) | 286 (−2) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Jul 1 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Amy Alcott (19) | 208 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Jul 8 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | USA Lauri Peterson (2) | 278 (−10) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Jul 15 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1984-u-s-women-s-open)** | Massachusetts | USA **Hollis Stacy (16)** | 290 (+2) | 225,000 | 36,000 |
| Jul 22 | Rochester International | New York | USA Kathy Whitworth (85) | 281 (−7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Jul 29 | **du Maurier Classic** | Canada | USA **Juli Inkster (3)** | 279 (−9) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Aug 5 | West Virginia LPGA Classic | West Virginia | USA Alice Miller (3) | 209 (−7) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Aug 12 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | USA Patty Sheehan (12) | 277 (−11) | 180,000 | 27,000 |
| Aug 19 | Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf | Ohio | USA Nancy Lopez (29) | 281 (−7) | 200,000 | 65,000 |
| Aug 19 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | USA Sally Quinlan (1) | 284 (−4) | 100,000 | 15,287 |
| Aug 26 | Columbia Savings Classic | Colorado | USA Betsy King (3) | 281 (−3) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 3 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | USA Cindy Hill (1) | 207 (−9) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Sep 9 | Portland Ping Championship | Oregon | USA Amy Alcott (20) | 212 (−4) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Sep 16 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Kathy Whitworth (86) | 279 (−9) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Sep 23 | San Jose Classic | California | USA Amy Alcott (21) | 211 (−8) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Oct 6 | Hitachi Ladies British Open | England | JPN Ayako Okamoto (5) | 289 (−3) | 200,000 | 30,039 |
| Oct 14 | Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open | Northern Ireland | USA Kathy Whitworth (87) | 285 (−3) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Nov 4 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | JPN Nayoko Yoshikawa (1*) | 210 (−6) | 300,000 | 41,250 |
** - non-member at time of win*
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Betsy King | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Patty Sheehan | |
| Player of the Year | Betsy King | |
| Rookie of the Year | Juli Inkster |
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