1985 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season December 2024 March 2026 1985 LPGA Tour 1985 1 24 – 1985 11 10 35 5 USA Nancy Lopez Money leader USA Nancy Lopez Player of the Year USA Nancy Lopez Vare Trophy USA Nancy Lopez Rookie of the Year USA 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 $416,472. There were five first-time winners in 1985: Kathy Baker, Judy Clark, Penny Hammel, Val Skinner, and Muffin Spencer-Devlin. The season saw the last of JoAnne Carner's 43 LPGA wins and Kathy Whitworth's record 88 LPGA wins. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 season.http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 LPGA https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf June 29, 2011 "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold. Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($) Jan 27 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida USA Hollis Stacy (17) 280 (−8) 200,000 30,000 Feb 3 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida USA JoAnne Carner (42) 280 (−8) 200,000 30,000 Feb 10 Sarasota Classic Florida USA Patty Sheehan (13) 278 (−10) 200,000 30,000 Feb 24 Circle K Tucson Open Arizona USA Amy Alcott (22) 279 (−9) 175,000 26,250 Mar 3 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona USA Betsy King (4) 280 (−8) 150,000 22,500 Mar 10 Uniden LPGA Invitational California USA Bonnie Lauer (2) 277 (−11) 330,000 49,500 Mar 17 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii USA Jane Blalock (26) 287 (−5) 300,000 45,000 Mar 24 GNA Classic California AUS Jan Stephenson (13) 290 (+2) 250,000 37,500 Apr 7 Nabisco Dinah Shore California USA Alice Miller (4) 275 (−13) 400,000 55,000 Apr 14 Kyocera Inamori Classic California USA Beth Daniel (14) 286 (−2) 175,000 26,250 Apr 21 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada USA Patty Sheehan (14) 275 (−14) 200,000 30,000 Apr 28 S&H Golf Classic Florida USA Alice Miller (5) 272 (−16) 175,000 26,250 May 5 Moss Creek Women's Invitational South Carolina USA Amy Alcott (23) 284 (−4) 200,000 30,000 May 12 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia USA Kathy Whitworth (88) 207 (−9) 200,000 30,000 May 19 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic New Jersey USA Nancy Lopez (30) 210 (−9) 175,000 26,250 May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York USA Patti Rizzo (2) 272 (−16) 250,000 37,500 Jun 2 LPGA Championship Ohio USA Nancy Lopez (31) 273 (−15) 250,000 37,500 Jun 9 McDonald's Championship Pennsylvania USA Alice Miller (6) 272 (−16) 400,000 60,000 Jun 16 Rochester International New York USA Pat Bradley (14) 280 (−8) 255,000 38,250 Jun 23 Mayflower Classic Indiana USA Alice Miller (7) 280 (−8) 250,000 37,500 Jun 30 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania USA Juli Inkster (4) 209 (−7) 250,000 37,500 Jul 7 Mazda Hall of Fame Championship Texas USA Nancy Lopez (32) 281 (−7) 300,000 45,000 Jul 14 U.S. Women's Open New Jersey USA Kathy Baker (1) 280 (−8) 250,000 41,975 Jul 21 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts USA Judy Clark (1) 280 (−8) 225,000 33,750 Jul 28 du Maurier Classic Canada USA Pat Bradley (15) 278 (−10) 300,000 45,000 Aug 4 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio USA Penny Hammel (1) 278 (−10) 175,000 26,250 Aug 11 Henredon Classic North Carolina USA Nancy Lopez (33) 268 (−20) 210,000 31,500 Aug 18 Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf Georgia USA Amy Alcott (24) 274 (−14) 200,000 65,000 Aug 18 MasterCard International Pro-Am New York USA Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1) 209 (−7) 200,000 30,000 Aug 25 LPGA National Pro-Am Colorado USA Pat Bradley (16) 284 (−4) 300,000 45,000 Sep 2 Rail Charity Classic Illinois USA Betsy King (5) 205 (−11) 185,000 27,750 Sep 8 Portland Ping Championship Oregon USA Nancy Lopez (34) 215 (−1) 175,000 26,250 Sep 15 Safeco Classic Washington USA JoAnne Carner (43) 279 (−9) 200,000 30,000 Sep 22 Konica San Jose Classic California USA Val Skinner (1) 209 (−7) 250,000 37,500 Nov 10 Mazda Japan Classic Japan USA 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 Category:LPGA Tour seasons LPGA Tour