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1989 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1989 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 33 |
| most_wins | 6 USA Betsy King |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Betsy King |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Betsy King |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | SCO Pamela Wright |
| prevseason | [1988](1988-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1990](1990-lpga-tour) |
The 1989 LPGA Tour was the 40th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Betsy King won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $654,132.
There were seven first-time winners in 1989: Tina Barrett, Elaine Crosby, Allison Finney, Lori Garbacz, Tammie Green, Robin Hood, and Dottie Mochrie.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1989 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | The Jamaica Classic | Jamaica | USA Betsy King (15) | 202 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jan 29 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida | USA Dottie Mochrie (1) | 279 (−9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 18 | Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | USA Sherri Turner (3) | 205 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 26 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Betsy King (16) | 202 (−7) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 19 | Circle K LPGA Tucson Open | Arizona | USA Lori Garbacz (1) | 274 (−14) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 26 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona | USA Allison Finney (1) | 282 (−6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Apr 2 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1989-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Juli Inkster (12)** | 279 (−9) | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Apr 9 | Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | USA Patti Rizzo (4) | 277 (−7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Apr 16 | AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic | California | USA Pat Bradley (23) | 208 (−8) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Apr 23 | USX Golf Classic | Florida | USA Betsy King (17) | 275 (−13) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Apr 30 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Kathy Postlewait (4) | 203 (−13) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 7 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | USA Juli Inkster (13) | 210 (−6) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 14 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | USA Cindy Rarick (3) | 214 (−5) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| May 21 | **[Mazda LPGA Championship](1989-lpga-championship)** | Ohio | USA **Nancy Lopez (40)** | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| May 28 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | JPN Ayako Okamoto (15) | 272 (−12) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Jun 4 | Rochester International | New York | USA Patty Sheehan (20) | 278 (−10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 11 | Planters Pat Bradley International | North Carolina | USA Robin Hood (1) | 16 points | 400,000 | 62,500 |
| Jun 18 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | ENG Laura Davies (4) | 207 (−9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 25 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | USA Betsy King (18) | 272 (−12) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jul 2 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | USA **Tammie Green (1)** | 279 (−9) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 9 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | USA Penny Hammel (2) | 206 (−7) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jul 16 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1989-u-s-women-s-open)** | Michigan | USA **Betsy King (19)** | 278 (−6) | 450,000 | 80,000 |
| Jul 23 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | USA Amy Alcott (28) | 272 (−16) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jul 30 | Atlantic City Classic | New Jersey | USA Nancy Lopez (41) | 206 (−4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 6 | Greater Washington Open | Maryland | USA Beth Daniel (15) | 205 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 27 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | USA Betsy King (20) | 275 (−13) | 265,000 | 83,500 |
| Aug 27 | Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State Open | Rhode Island | USA Tina Barrett (1) | 210 (−6) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Sep 4 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | USA Beth Daniel (16) | 203 (−13) | 250,000 | 41,250 |
| Sep 10 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Muffin Spencer-Devlin (3) | 214 (−2) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 17 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Beth Daniel (17) | 273 (−15) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 24 | Nippon Travel-MBS Classic | California | USA Nancy Lopez (42) | 277 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Oct 1 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | USA Beth Daniel (18) | 205 (−11) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Nov 5 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | USA Elaine Crosby (1) | 205 (−11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Betsy King (2) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Beth Daniel | |
| Player of the Year | Betsy King (2) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Pamela Wright |
References
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