1985 LPGA Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1985
| tour = LPGA Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1985|1|24}} – {{end date|1985|11|10}}
| no_of_events = 35
| most_wins = 5 {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
| honor1 = Money leader
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
| honor2 = Player of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
| honor3 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Penny Hammel
| prevseason = 1984
| nextseason = 1986
}}
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 $416,472.
There were five first-time winners in 1985: Kathy Baker, Judy Clark, Penny Hammel, Val Skinner, and Muffin Spencer-Devlin. The season saw the last of JoAnne Carner's 43 LPGA wins and Kathy Whitworth's record 88 LPGA wins.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf |title=LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 |publisher=LPGA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011}} "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| class=wikitable
!Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Winner !! Score !! Purse ($) !! 1st prize ($) | ||||||
| Jan 27 | Mazda Classic of Deer Creek | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Hollis Stacy (17) | 280 (−8) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| Feb 3 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner (42) | 280 (−8) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| Feb 10 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan (13) | 278 (−10) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| Feb 24 | Circle K Tucson Open | Arizona | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott (22) | 279 (−9) | align=right|175,000 | align=right|26,250 |
| Mar 3 | Samaritan Turquoise Classic | Arizona | {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy King (4) | 280 (−8) | align=right|150,000 | align=right|22,500 |
| Mar 10 | Uniden LPGA Invitational | California | {{flagicon|USA}} Bonnie Lauer (2) | 277 (−11) | align=right|330,000 | align=right|49,500 |
| Mar 17 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | {{flagicon|USA}} Jane Blalock (26) | 287 (−5) | align=right|300,000 | align=right|45,000 |
| Mar 24 | GNA Classic | California | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jan Stephenson (13) | 290 (+2) | align=right|250,000 | align=right|37,500 |
| Apr 7 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | {{flagicon|USA}} Alice Miller (4) | 275 (−13) | align=right|400,000 | align=right|55,000 |
| Apr 14 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | {{flagicon|USA}} Beth Daniel (14) | 286 (−2) | align=right|175,000 | align=right|26,250 |
| Apr 21 | J&B Scotch Pro-Am | Nevada | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan (14) | 275 (−14) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| Apr 28 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | {{flagicon|USA}} Alice Miller (5) | 272 (−16) | align=right|175,000 | align=right|26,250 |
| May 5 | Moss Creek Women's Invitational | South Carolina | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott (23) | 284 (−4) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| May 12 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Virginia | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth (88) | 207 (−9) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| May 19 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez (30) | 210 (−9) | align=right|175,000 | align=right|26,250 |
| May 26 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | {{flagicon|USA}} Patti Rizzo (2) | 272 (−16) | align=right|250,000 | align=right|37,500 |
| Jun 2 | LPGA Championship | Ohio | {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez (31) | 273 (−15) | align=right|250,000 | align=right|37,500 |
| Jun 9 | McDonald's Championship | Pennsylvania | {{flagicon|USA}} Alice Miller (6) | 272 (−16) | align=right|400,000 | align=right|60,000 |
| Jun 16 | Rochester International | New York | {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Bradley (14) | 280 (−8) | align=right|255,000 | align=right|38,250 |
| Jun 23 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | {{flagicon|USA}} Alice Miller (7) | 280 (−8) | align=right|250,000 | align=right|37,500 |
| Jun 30 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | {{flagicon|USA}} Juli Inkster (4) | 209 (−7) | align=right|250,000 | align=right|37,500 |
| Jul 7 | Mazda Hall of Fame Championship | Texas | {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez (32) | 281 (−7) | align=right|300,000 | align=right|45,000 |
| Jul 14 | U.S. Women's Open | New Jersey | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Baker (1) | 280 (−8) | align=right|250,000 | align=right|41,975 |
| Jul 21 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | {{flagicon|USA}} Judy Clark (1) | 280 (−8) | align=right|225,000 | align=right|33,750 |
| Jul 28 | du Maurier Classic | Canada | {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Bradley (15) | 278 (−10) | align=right|300,000 | align=right|45,000 |
| Aug 4 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | {{flagicon|USA}} Penny Hammel (1) | 278 (−10) | align=right|175,000 | align=right|26,250 |
| Aug 11 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez (33) | 268 (−20) | align=right|210,000 | align=right|31,500 |
| Aug 18 | Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf | Georgia | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott (24) | 274 (−14) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|65,000 |
| Aug 18 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | {{flagicon|USA}} Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1) | 209 (−7) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| Aug 25 | LPGA National Pro-Am | Colorado | {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Bradley (16) | 284 (−4) | align=right|300,000 | align=right|45,000 |
| Sep 2 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy King (5) | 205 (−11) | align=right|185,000 | align=right|27,750 |
| Sep 8 | Portland Ping Championship | Oregon | {{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez (34) | 215 (−1) | align=right|175,000 | align=right|26,250 |
| Sep 15 | Safeco Classic | Washington | {{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner (43) | 279 (−9) | align=right|200,000 | align=right|30,000 |
| Sep 22 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | {{flagicon|USA}} Val Skinner (1) | 209 (−7) | align=right|250,000 | align=right|37,500 |
| Nov 10 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | {{flagicon|USA}} Jane Blalock (27) | 206 (−10) | align=right|300,000 | align=right|45,000 |
Awards
| class="wikitable"
!Award!!Winner!!Country | ||
| Money winner | Nancy Lopez (3) | {{USA}} |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Nancy Lopez (3) | {{USA}} |
| Player of the Year | Nancy Lopez (3) | {{USA}} |
| Rookie of the Year | Penny Hammel | {{USA}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.lpga.com/ LPGA Tour official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711111157/http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=LPGA&year=1985 1985 season coverage at golfobserver.com]
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