1984 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1984 LPGA Tour 1984 1 26 – 1984 11 4 36 4 USA Amy Alcott, USA Patty Sheehan Money leader USA Betsy King Player of the Year USA Betsy King Vare Trophy USA Patty Sheehan Rookie of the Year USA Juli Inkster 1983 1985 The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $266,771. There were eight first-time winners in 1984: Sharon Barrett, Barb Bunkowsky, Cindy Hill, Christa Johnson, Betsy King, Sally Quinlan, Laurie Rinker, and Nayoko Yoshikawa. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1984 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf June 29, 2011 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 29 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida ARG Silvia Bertolaccini (4) 280 (−8) 200,000 30,000 Feb 5 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida USA Patty Sheehan (9) 280 (−8) 175,000 26,250 Feb 12 Sarasota Classic Florida USA Alice Miller (2) 280 (−8) 175,000 26,250 Mar 4 Uniden LPGA Invitational California USA Nancy Lopez (28) 284 (E) 300,000 45,000 Mar 11 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona USA Christa Johnson (1) 276 (−12) 150,000 22,500 Mar 18 Tucson Conquistadores Open Arizona USA Christa Johnson (2) 272 (−16) 150,000 22,500 Mar 25 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii USA Betsy King (1) 283 (−9) 200,000 30,000 Apr 8 Nabisco Dinah Shore California USA Juli Inkster (2) 280 (−8) 400,000 55,000 Apr 15 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada JPN Ayako Okamoto (3) 275 (−14) 200,000 30,000 Apr 22 S&H Golf Classic Florida USA Vicki Fergon (2) 275 (−14) 150,000 22,500 Apr 29 Freedom/Orlando Classic Florida USA Betsy King (2) 202 (−14) 150,000 22,500 May 7 Potamkin Cadillac Classic Georgia USA Sharon Barrett (1) 213 (−3) 200,000 30,000 May 13 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia USA Amy Alcott (18) 210 (−6) 175,000 26,250 May 20 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic New Jersey CAN Barb Bunkowsky (1) 209 (−10) 175,000 26,250 May 27 LPGA Corning Classic New York USA JoAnne Carner (41) 281 (−7) 150,000 22,500 Jun 3 LPGA Championship Ohio USA Patty Sheehan (10) 272 (−16) 250,000 37,500 Jun 10 McDonald's Kids Classic Pennsylvania USA Patty Sheehan (11) 281 (−7) 350,000 52,500 Jun 17 Mayflower Classic Indiana JPN Ayako Okamoto (4) 281 (−7) 250,000 37,500 Jun 24 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts USA Laurie Rinker (1) 286 (−2) 225,000 33,750 Jul 1 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania USA Amy Alcott (19) 208 (−8) 200,000 30,000 Jul 8 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio USA Lauri Peterson (2) 278 (−10) 175,000 26,250 Jul 15 U.S. Women's Open Massachusetts USA Hollis Stacy (16) 290 (+2) 225,000 36,000 Jul 22 Rochester International New York USA Kathy Whitworth (85) 281 (−7) 200,000 30,000 Jul 29 du Maurier Classic Canada USA Juli Inkster (3) 279 (−9) 275,000 41,250 Aug 5 West Virginia LPGA Classic West Virginia USA Alice Miller (3) 209 (−7) 150,000 22,500 Aug 12 Henredon Classic North Carolina USA Patty Sheehan (12) 277 (−11) 180,000 27,000 Aug 19 Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf Ohio USA Nancy Lopez (29) 281 (−7) 200,000 65,000 Aug 19 MasterCard International Pro-Am New York USA Sally Quinlan (1) 284 (−4) 100,000 15,287 Aug 26 Columbia Savings Classic Colorado USA Betsy King (3) 281 (−3) 200,000 30,000 Sep 3 Rail Charity Classic Illinois USA Cindy Hill (1) 207 (−9) 175,000 26,250 Sep 9 Portland Ping Championship Oregon USA Amy Alcott (20) 212 (−4) 150,000 22,500 Sep 16 Safeco Classic Washington USA Kathy Whitworth (86) 279 (−9) 175,000 26,250 Sep 23 San Jose Classic California USA Amy Alcott (21) 211 (−8) 175,000 26,250 Oct 6 Hitachi Ladies British Open England JPN Ayako Okamoto (5) 289 (−3) 200,000 30,039 Oct 14 Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open Northern Ireland USA Kathy Whitworth (87) 285 (−3) 150,000 22,500 Nov 4 Mazda Japan Classic Japan JPN Nayoko Yoshikawa (1*) 210 (−6) 300,000 41,250 * - non-member at time of win Awards AwardWinnerCountry Money winner Betsy King Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Patty Sheehan Player of the Year Betsy King Rookie of the Year Juli Inkster References External links LPGA Tour official site 1984 season coverage at golfobserver.com Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour