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1985 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1985 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 35 |
| most_wins | 5 USA Nancy Lopez |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Nancy Lopez |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Nancy Lopez |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Penny Hammel |
| prevseason | [1984](1984-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1986](1986-lpga-tour) |
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 $416,472.
There were five first-time winners in 1985: Kathy Baker, Judy Clark, Penny Hammel, Val Skinner, and Muffin Spencer-Devlin. The season saw the last of JoAnne Carner's 43 LPGA wins and Kathy Whitworth's record 88 LPGA wins.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27 | Mazda Classic of Deer Creek | Florida | USA Hollis Stacy (17) | 280 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 3 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | Florida | USA JoAnne Carner (42) | 280 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 10 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | USA Patty Sheehan (13) | 278 (−10) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 24 | Circle K Tucson Open | Arizona | USA Amy Alcott (22) | 279 (−9) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Mar 3 | Samaritan Turquoise Classic | Arizona | USA Betsy King (4) | 280 (−8) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Mar 10 | Uniden LPGA Invitational | California | USA Bonnie Lauer (2) | 277 (−11) | 330,000 | 49,500 |
| Mar 17 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Jane Blalock (26) | 287 (−5) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 24 | GNA Classic | California | AUS Jan Stephenson (13) | 290 (+2) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Apr 7 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1985-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Alice Miller (4)** | 275 (−13) | 400,000 | 55,000 |
| Apr 14 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | USA Beth Daniel (14) | 286 (−2) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Apr 21 | J&B Scotch Pro-Am | Nevada | USA Patty Sheehan (14) | 275 (−14) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 28 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | USA Alice Miller (5) | 272 (−16) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| May 5 | Moss Creek Women's Invitational | South Carolina | USA Amy Alcott (23) | 284 (−4) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| May 12 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Virginia | USA Kathy Whitworth (88) | 207 (−9) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| May 19 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | USA Nancy Lopez (30) | 210 (−9) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| May 26 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Patti Rizzo (2) | 272 (−16) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 2 | **[LPGA Championship](1985-lpga-championship)** | Ohio | USA **Nancy Lopez (31)** | 273 (−15) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 9 | McDonald's Championship | Pennsylvania | USA Alice Miller (6) | 272 (−16) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 16 | Rochester International | New York | USA Pat Bradley (14) | 280 (−8) | 255,000 | 38,250 |
| Jun 23 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | USA Alice Miller (7) | 280 (−8) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 30 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Juli Inkster (4) | 209 (−7) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jul 7 | Mazda Hall of Fame Championship | Texas | USA Nancy Lopez (32) | 281 (−7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 14 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1985-u-s-women-s-open)** | New Jersey | USA **Kathy Baker (1)** | 280 (−8) | 250,000 | 41,975 |
| Jul 21 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | USA Judy Clark (1) | 280 (−8) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Jul 28 | **du Maurier Classic** | Canada | USA **Pat Bradley (15)** | 278 (−10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 4 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | USA Penny Hammel (1) | 278 (−10) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Aug 11 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | USA Nancy Lopez (33) | 268 (−20) | 210,000 | 31,500 |
| Aug 18 | Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf | Georgia | USA Amy Alcott (24) | 274 (−14) | 200,000 | 65,000 |
| Aug 18 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | USA Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1) | 209 (−7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Aug 25 | LPGA National Pro-Am | Colorado | USA Pat Bradley (16) | 284 (−4) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 2 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | USA Betsy King (5) | 205 (−11) | 185,000 | 27,750 |
| Sep 8 | Portland Ping Championship | Oregon | USA Nancy Lopez (34) | 215 (−1) | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| Sep 15 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA JoAnne Carner (43) | 279 (−9) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 22 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | USA Val Skinner (1) | 209 (−7) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Nov 10 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | USA Jane Blalock (27) | 206 (−10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Nancy Lopez (3) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Nancy Lopez (3) | |
| Player of the Year | Nancy Lopez (3) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Penny Hammel |
References
References
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