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 $416,472.
There were five first-time winners in 1985: Kathy Baker, Judy Clark, Penny Hammel, Val Skinner, and Muffin Spencer-Devlin. The season saw the last of JoAnne Carner's 43 LPGA wins and Kathy Whitworth's record 88 LPGA wins.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 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 AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Nancy Lopez (3) Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Nancy Lopez (3) Player of the Year Nancy Lopez (3) Rookie of the Year Penny Hammel
References
External links LPGA Tour official site 1985 season coverage at golfobserver.com