1985 LPGA Tour

1985 LPGA Tour seasonDuration| January 24, 1985 (1985-01-24) – November 10, 1985 (1985-11-10)

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Number of official events| 35
Most wins| 5  Nancy Lopez
Money leader|  Nancy Lopez
Player of the Year|  Nancy Lopez
Rookie of the Year|  Penny Hammel

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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

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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 ($) | 1st prize ($)

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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

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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

## External links

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* LPGA Tour official site
* 1985 season coverage at golfobserver.com

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