1984 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.[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 29Mazda Classic of Deer CreekFlorida Silvia Bertolaccini (4)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Feb 5Elizabeth Arden ClassicFlorida Patty Sheehan (9)280 (-8)175,00026,250
Feb 12Sarasota ClassicFlorida Alice Miller (2)280 (-8)175,00026,250
Mar 4Uniden LPGA InvitationalCalifornia Nancy Lopez (28)284 (E)300,00045,000
Mar 11Samaritan Turquoise ClassicArizona Christa Johnson (1)276 (-12)150,00022,500
Mar 18Tucson Conquistadores OpenArizona Christa Johnson (2)272 (-16)150,00022,500
Mar 25Women's Kemper OpenHawaii Betsy King (1)283 (-9)200,00030,000
Apr 8Nabisco Dinah ShoreCalifornia Juli Inkster (2)280 (-8)400,00055,000
Apr 15J&B Scotch Pro-AmNevada Ayako Okamoto (3)275 (-14)200,00030,000
Apr 22S&H Golf ClassicFlorida Vicki Fergon (2)275 (-14)150,00022,500
Apr 29Freedom/Orlando ClassicFlorida Betsy King (2)202 (-14)150,00022,500
May 7Potamkin Cadillac ClassicGeorgia Sharon Barrett (1)213 (-3)200,00030,000
May 13United Virginia Bank ClassicVirginia Amy Alcott (18)210 (-6)175,00026,250
May 20Chrysler-Plymouth Charity ClassicNew Jersey Barb Bunkowsky (1)209 (-10)175,00026,250
May 27LPGA Corning ClassicNew York JoAnne Carner (41)281 (-7)150,00022,500
Jun 3LPGA ChampionshipOhio Patty Sheehan (10)272 (-16)250,00037,500
Jun 10McDonald's Kids ClassicPennsylvania Patty Sheehan (11)281 (-7)350,00052,500
Jun 17Mayflower ClassicIndiana Ayako Okamoto (4)281 (-7)250,00037,500
Jun 24Boston Five ClassicMassachusetts Laurie Rinker (1)286 (-2)225,00033,750
Jul 1Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvania Amy Alcott (19)208 (-8)200,00030,000
Jul 8Jamie Farr Toledo ClassicOhio Lauri Peterson (2)278 (-10)175,00026,250
Jul 15U.S. Women's OpenMassachusetts Hollis Stacy (16)290 (+2)225,00036,000
Jul 22Rochester InternationalNew York Kathy Whitworth (85)281 (-7)200,00030,000
Jul 29du Maurier ClassicCanada Juli Inkster (3)279 (-9)275,00041,250
Aug 5West Virginia LPGA ClassicWest Virginia Alice Miller (3)209 (-7)150,00022,500
Aug 12Henredon ClassicNorth Carolina Patty Sheehan (12)277 (-11)180,00027,000
Aug 19Chevrolet World Championship of Women's GolfOhio Nancy Lopez (29)281 (-7)200,00065,000
Aug 19MasterCard International Pro-AmNew York Sally Quinlan (1)284 (-4)100,00015,287
Aug 26Columbia Savings ClassicColorado Betsy King (3)281 (-3)200,00030,000
Sep 3Rail Charity ClassicIllinois Cindy Hill (1)207 (-9)175,00026,250
Sep 9Portland Ping ChampionshipOregon Amy Alcott (20)212 (-4)150,00022,500
Sep 16Safeco ClassicWashington Kathy Whitworth (86)279 (-9)175,00026,250
Sep 23San Jose ClassicCalifornia Amy Alcott (21)211 (-8)175,00026,250
Oct 6Hitachi Ladies British OpenEngland Ayako Okamoto (5)289 (-3)200,00030,039
Oct 14Smirnoff Ladies Irish OpenNorthern Ireland Kathy Whitworth (87)285 (-3)150,00022,500
Nov 4Mazda Japan ClassicJapan Nayoko Yoshikawa (1*)210 (-6)300,00041,250

* - non-member at time of win

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerBetsy King United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Patty Sheehan United States
Player of the YearBetsy King United States
Rookie of the YearJuli Inkster United States

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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