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 →

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 CreekFloridaUnited States Hollis Stacy (17)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Feb 3Elizabeth Arden ClassicFloridaUnited States JoAnne Carner (42)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Feb 10Sarasota ClassicFloridaUnited States Patty Sheehan (13)278 (-10)200,00030,000
Feb 24Circle K Tucson OpenArizonaUnited States Amy Alcott (22)279 (-9)175,00026,250
Mar 3Samaritan Turquoise ClassicArizonaUnited States Betsy King (4)280 (-8)150,00022,500
Mar 10Uniden LPGA InvitationalCaliforniaUnited States Bonnie Lauer (2)277 (-11)330,00049,500
Mar 17Women's Kemper OpenHawaiiUnited States Jane Blalock (26)287 (-5)300,00045,000
Mar 24GNA ClassicCaliforniaAustralia Jan Stephenson (13)290 (+2)250,00037,500
Apr 7Nabisco Dinah ShoreCaliforniaUnited States Alice Miller (4)275 (-13)400,00055,000
Apr 14Kyocera Inamori ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Beth Daniel (14)286 (-2)175,00026,250
Apr 21J&B Scotch Pro-AmNevadaUnited States Patty Sheehan (14)275 (-14)200,00030,000
Apr 28S&H Golf ClassicFloridaUnited States Alice Miller (5)272 (-16)175,00026,250
May 5Moss Creek Women's InvitationalSouth CarolinaUnited States Amy Alcott (23)284 (-4)200,00030,000
May 12United Virginia Bank ClassicVirginiaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (88)207 (-9)200,00030,000
May 19Chrysler-Plymouth ClassicNew JerseyUnited States Nancy Lopez (30)210 (-9)175,00026,250
May 26LPGA Corning ClassicNew YorkUnited States Patti Rizzo (2)272 (-16)250,00037,500
Jun 2LPGA ChampionshipOhioUnited States Nancy Lopez (31)273 (-15)250,00037,500
Jun 9McDonald's ChampionshipPennsylvaniaUnited States Alice Miller (6)272 (-16)400,00060,000
Jun 16Rochester InternationalNew YorkUnited States Pat Bradley (14)280 (-8)255,00038,250
Jun 23Mayflower ClassicIndianaUnited States Alice Miller (7)280 (-8)250,00037,500
Jun 30Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Juli Inkster (4)209 (-7)250,00037,500
Jul 7Mazda Hall of Fame ChampionshipTexasUnited States Nancy Lopez (32)281 (-7)300,00045,000
Jul 14U.S. Women's OpenNew JerseyUnited States Kathy Baker (1)280 (-8)250,00041,975
Jul 21Boston Five ClassicMassachusettsUnited States Judy Clark (1)280 (-8)225,00033,750
Jul 28du Maurier ClassicCanadaUnited States Pat Bradley (15)278 (-10)300,00045,000
Aug 4Jamie Farr Toledo ClassicOhioUnited States Penny Hammel (1)278 (-10)175,00026,250
Aug 11Henredon ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States Nancy Lopez (33)268 (-20)210,00031,500
Aug 18Nestle World Championship of Women's GolfGeorgiaUnited States Amy Alcott (24)274 (-14)200,00065,000
Aug 18MasterCard International Pro-AmNew YorkUnited States Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1)209 (-7)200,00030,000
Aug 25LPGA National Pro-AmColoradoUnited States Pat Bradley (16)284 (-4)300,00045,000
Sep 2Rail Charity ClassicIllinoisUnited States Betsy King (5)205 (-11)185,00027,750
Sep 8Portland Ping ChampionshipOregonUnited States Nancy Lopez (34)215 (-1)175,00026,250
Sep 15Safeco ClassicWashingtonUnited States JoAnne Carner (43)279 (-9)200,00030,000
Sep 22Konica San Jose ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Val Skinner (1)209 (-7)250,00037,500
Nov 10Mazda Japan ClassicJapanUnited States 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

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