The 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 4–7 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 14th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the third as a major championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 4–7, 1985 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,275 yards (5,738 m)[1] |
| Field | 107 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 151 (+7) [2] |
| Prize fund | $400,000 |
| Winner's share | $55,000 |
| Champion | |
 Alice Miller | |
| 275 (−13) | |
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Mirage
Location in California
Alice Miller shot a final round 67 (−5) to win her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jan Stephenson. Summer-like conditions prevailed, the temperature on Sunday afternoon was 95 °F (35 °C).[3][4] On Saturday, Miller sank a forty-foot (12 m) birdie putt on the 18th green to end the third round with a one stroke lead over Patty Sheehan and Judy Clark.[5]
Defending champion Juli Inkster was at even par, tied for 18th place.[1][4]
Final leaderboard
editSunday, April 7, 1985
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Miller |
70-68-70-67=275 | −13 | 55,000 |
| 2 |  Jan Stephenson |
71-68-73-66=278 | −10 | 33,000 |
| 3 | Judy Clark |
69-68-72-70=279 | −9 | 24,000 |
| T4 | Beth Solomon |
76-68-69-68=281 | −7 | 16,603 |
| Denise Strebig-Haigh |
72-67-73-69=281 | |||
| 6 | Pat Bradley |
70-74-69-70=283 | −5 | 13,079 |
| T7 | Myra Blackwelder |
68-76-72-68=284 | −4 | 9,342 |
| Jane Geddes |
71-70-72-71=284 | |||
| Betsy King |
70-68-75-71=284 | |||
| Patty Sheehan |
69-69-71-75=284 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Scoreboard: Dinah Shore LPGA". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 8, 1985. p. C2.
- ^ "Two share lead at LPGA tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 6, 1985. p. 3B.
- ^ "It's Miller time at Shore". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). wire services. April 8, 1985. p. C3.
- ^ a b c "Miller works convincing psyche job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 8, 1985. p. 3C.
- ^ "Miller standing at victory's door". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 7, 1985. p. 9B.