1985 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.[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 27Mazda Classic of Deer CreekFlorida Hollis Stacy (17)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Feb 3Elizabeth Arden ClassicFlorida JoAnne Carner (42)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Feb 10Sarasota ClassicFlorida Patty Sheehan (13)278 (-10)200,00030,000
Feb 24Circle K Tucson OpenArizona Amy Alcott (22)279 (-9)175,00026,250
Mar 3Samaritan Turquoise ClassicArizona Betsy King (4)280 (-8)150,00022,500
Mar 10Uniden LPGA InvitationalCalifornia Bonnie Lauer (2)277 (-11)330,00049,500
Mar 17Women's Kemper OpenHawaii Jane Blalock (26)287 (-5)300,00045,000
Mar 24GNA ClassicCalifornia Jan Stephenson (13)290 (+2)250,00037,500
Apr 7Nabisco Dinah ShoreCalifornia Alice Miller (4)275 (-13)400,00055,000
Apr 14Kyocera Inamori ClassicCalifornia Beth Daniel (14)286 (-2)175,00026,250
Apr 21J&B Scotch Pro-AmNevada Patty Sheehan (14)275 (-14)200,00030,000
Apr 28S&H Golf ClassicFlorida Alice Miller (5)272 (-16)175,00026,250
May 5Moss Creek Women's InvitationalSouth Carolina Amy Alcott (23)284 (-4)200,00030,000
May 12United Virginia Bank ClassicVirginia Kathy Whitworth (88)207 (-9)200,00030,000
May 19Chrysler-Plymouth ClassicNew Jersey Nancy Lopez (30)210 (-9)175,00026,250
May 26LPGA Corning ClassicNew York Patti Rizzo (2)272 (-16)250,00037,500
Jun 2LPGA ChampionshipOhio Nancy Lopez (31)273 (-15)250,00037,500
Jun 9McDonald's ChampionshipPennsylvania Alice Miller (6)272 (-16)400,00060,000
Jun 16Rochester InternationalNew York Pat Bradley (14)280 (-8)255,00038,250
Jun 23Mayflower ClassicIndiana Alice Miller (7)280 (-8)250,00037,500
Jun 30Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvania Juli Inkster (4)209 (-7)250,00037,500
Jul 7Mazda Hall of Fame ChampionshipTexas Nancy Lopez (32)281 (-7)300,00045,000
Jul 14U.S. Women's OpenNew Jersey Kathy Baker (1)280 (-8)250,00041,975
Jul 21Boston Five ClassicMassachusetts Judy Clark (1)280 (-8)225,00033,750
Jul 28du Maurier ClassicCanada Pat Bradley (15)278 (-10)300,00045,000
Aug 4Jamie Farr Toledo ClassicOhio Penny Hammel (1)278 (-10)175,00026,250
Aug 11Henredon ClassicNorth Carolina Nancy Lopez (33)268 (-20)210,00031,500
Aug 18Nestle World Championship of Women's GolfGeorgia Amy Alcott (24)274 (-14)200,00065,000
Aug 18MasterCard International Pro-AmNew York Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1)209 (-7)200,00030,000
Aug 25LPGA National Pro-AmColorado Pat Bradley (16)284 (-4)300,00045,000
Sep 2Rail Charity ClassicIllinois Betsy King (5)205 (-11)185,00027,750
Sep 8Portland Ping ChampionshipOregon Nancy Lopez (34)215 (-1)175,00026,250
Sep 15Safeco ClassicWashington JoAnne Carner (43)279 (-9)200,00030,000
Sep 22Konica San Jose ClassicCalifornia Val Skinner (1)209 (-7)250,00037,500
Nov 10Mazda Japan ClassicJapan Jane Blalock (27)206 (-10)300,00045,000

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerNancy Lopez (3) United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Nancy Lopez (3) United States
Player of the YearNancy Lopez (3) United States
Rookie of the YearPenny Hammel United States

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