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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.

1985 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 24, 1985 (1985-01-24) – November 10, 1985 (1985-11-10)
Number of official events35
Most wins5 United States Nancy Lopez
Money leaderUnited States Nancy Lopez
Player of the YearUnited States Nancy Lopez
Rookie of the YearUnited States Penny Hammel
← 1984
1986 →

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

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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.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Jan 27 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida   Hollis Stacy (17) 280 (-8) 200,000 30,000
Feb 3 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida   JoAnne Carner (42) 280 (-8) 200,000 30,000
Feb 10 Sarasota Classic Florida   Patty Sheehan (13) 278 (-10) 200,000 30,000
Feb 24 Circle K Tucson Open Arizona   Amy Alcott (22) 279 (-9) 175,000 26,250
Mar 3 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona   Betsy King (4) 280 (-8) 150,000 22,500
Mar 10 Uniden LPGA Invitational California   Bonnie Lauer (2) 277 (-11) 330,000 49,500
Mar 17 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii   Jane Blalock (26) 287 (-5) 300,000 45,000
Mar 24 GNA Classic California   Jan Stephenson (13) 290 (+2) 250,000 37,500
Apr 7 Nabisco Dinah Shore California   Alice Miller (4) 275 (-13) 400,000 55,000
Apr 14 Kyocera Inamori Classic California   Beth Daniel (14) 286 (-2) 175,000 26,250
Apr 21 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada   Patty Sheehan (14) 275 (-14) 200,000 30,000
Apr 28 S&H Golf Classic Florida   Alice Miller (5) 272 (-16) 175,000 26,250
May 5 Moss Creek Women's Invitational South Carolina   Amy Alcott (23) 284 (-4) 200,000 30,000
May 12 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia   Kathy Whitworth (88) 207 (-9) 200,000 30,000
May 19 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic New Jersey   Nancy Lopez (30) 210 (-9) 175,000 26,250
May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York   Patti Rizzo (2) 272 (-16) 250,000 37,500
Jun 2 LPGA Championship Ohio   Nancy Lopez (31) 273 (-15) 250,000 37,500
Jun 9 McDonald's Championship Pennsylvania   Alice Miller (6) 272 (-16) 400,000 60,000
Jun 16 Rochester International New York   Pat Bradley (14) 280 (-8) 255,000 38,250
Jun 23 Mayflower Classic Indiana   Alice Miller (7) 280 (-8) 250,000 37,500
Jun 30 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania   Juli Inkster (4) 209 (-7) 250,000 37,500
Jul 7 Mazda Hall of Fame Championship Texas   Nancy Lopez (32) 281 (-7) 300,000 45,000
Jul 14 U.S. Women's Open New Jersey   Kathy Baker (1) 280 (-8) 250,000 41,975
Jul 21 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts   Judy Clark (1) 280 (-8) 225,000 33,750
Jul 28 du Maurier Classic Canada   Pat Bradley (15) 278 (-10) 300,000 45,000
Aug 4 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio   Penny Hammel (1) 278 (-10) 175,000 26,250
Aug 11 Henredon Classic North Carolina   Nancy Lopez (33) 268 (-20) 210,000 31,500
Aug 18 Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf Georgia   Amy Alcott (24) 274 (-14) 200,000 65,000
Aug 18 MasterCard International Pro-Am New York   Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1) 209 (-7) 200,000 30,000
Aug 25 LPGA National Pro-Am Colorado   Pat Bradley (16) 284 (-4) 300,000 45,000
Sep 2 Rail Charity Classic Illinois   Betsy King (5) 205 (-11) 185,000 27,750
Sep 8 Portland Ping Championship Oregon   Nancy Lopez (34) 215 (-1) 175,000 26,250
Sep 15 Safeco Classic Washington   JoAnne Carner (43) 279 (-9) 200,000 30,000
Sep 22 Konica San Jose Classic California   Val Skinner (1) 209 (-7) 250,000 37,500
Nov 10 Mazda Japan Classic Japan   Jane Blalock (27) 206 (-10) 300,000 45,000

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Nancy Lopez (3)   United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Nancy Lopez (3)   United States
Player of the Year Nancy Lopez (3)   United States
Rookie of the Year Penny Hammel   United States

References

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