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1985 LPGA Tour

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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

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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 ($) 1st prize ($)
Jan 27 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek Florida United States Hollis Stacy (17) 280 (-8) 200,000 30,000
Feb 3 Elizabeth Arden Classic Florida United States JoAnne Carner (42) 280 (-8) 200,000 30,000
Feb 10 Sarasota Classic Florida United States Patty Sheehan (13) 278 (-10) 200,000 30,000
Feb 24 Circle K Tucson Open Arizona United States Amy Alcott (22) 279 (-9) 175,000 26,250
Mar 3 Samaritan Turquoise Classic Arizona United States Betsy King (4) 280 (-8) 150,000 22,500
Mar 10 Uniden LPGA Invitational California United States Bonnie Lauer (2) 277 (-11) 330,000 49,500
Mar 17 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii United States Jane Blalock (26) 287 (-5) 300,000 45,000
Mar 24 GNA Classic California Australia Jan Stephenson (13) 290 (+2) 250,000 37,500
Apr 7 Nabisco Dinah Shore California United States Alice Miller (4) 275 (-13) 400,000 55,000
Apr 14 Kyocera Inamori Classic California United States Beth Daniel (14) 286 (-2) 175,000 26,250
Apr 21 J&B Scotch Pro-Am Nevada United States Patty Sheehan (14) 275 (-14) 200,000 30,000
Apr 28 S&H Golf Classic Florida United States Alice Miller (5) 272 (-16) 175,000 26,250
May 5 Moss Creek Women's Invitational South Carolina United States Amy Alcott (23) 284 (-4) 200,000 30,000
May 12 United Virginia Bank Classic Virginia United States Kathy Whitworth (88) 207 (-9) 200,000 30,000
May 19 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic New Jersey United States Nancy Lopez (30) 210 (-9) 175,000 26,250
May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York United States Patti Rizzo (2) 272 (-16) 250,000 37,500
Jun 2 LPGA Championship Ohio United States Nancy Lopez (31) 273 (-15) 250,000 37,500
Jun 9 McDonald's Championship Pennsylvania United States Alice Miller (6) 272 (-16) 400,000 60,000
Jun 16 Rochester International New York United States Pat Bradley (14) 280 (-8) 255,000 38,250
Jun 23 Mayflower Classic Indiana United States Alice Miller (7) 280 (-8) 250,000 37,500
Jun 30 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania United States Juli Inkster (4) 209 (-7) 250,000 37,500
Jul 7 Mazda Hall of Fame Championship Texas United States Nancy Lopez (32) 281 (-7) 300,000 45,000
Jul 14 U.S. Women's Open New Jersey United States Kathy Baker (1) 280 (-8) 250,000 41,975
Jul 21 Boston Five Classic Massachusetts United States Judy Clark (1) 280 (-8) 225,000 33,750
Jul 28 du Maurier Classic Canada United States Pat Bradley (15) 278 (-10) 300,000 45,000
Aug 4 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio United States Penny Hammel (1) 278 (-10) 175,000 26,250
Aug 11 Henredon Classic North Carolina United States Nancy Lopez (33) 268 (-20) 210,000 31,500
Aug 18 Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf Georgia United States Amy Alcott (24) 274 (-14) 200,000 65,000
Aug 18 MasterCard International Pro-Am New York United States Muffin Spencer-Devlin (1) 209 (-7) 200,000 30,000
Aug 25 LPGA National Pro-Am Colorado United States Pat Bradley (16) 284 (-4) 300,000 45,000
Sep 2 Rail Charity Classic Illinois United States Betsy King (5) 205 (-11) 185,000 27,750
Sep 8 Portland Ping Championship Oregon United States Nancy Lopez (34) 215 (-1) 175,000 26,250
Sep 15 Safeco Classic Washington United States JoAnne Carner (43) 279 (-9) 200,000 30,000
Sep 22 Konica San Jose Classic California United States Val Skinner (1) 209 (-7) 250,000 37,500
Nov 10 Mazda Japan Classic Japan United States Jane Blalock (27) 206 (-10) 300,000 45,000

Awards

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Award Winner Country
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

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