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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 $416,472.
There were five first-time winners in 1985: Kathy Baker , Judy Clark , Penny Hammel , Val Skinner , and Muffin Spencer-Devlin . The season saw the last of JoAnne Carner 's 43 LPGA wins and Kathy Whitworth 's record 88 LPGA wins.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1985 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 27
Mazda Classic of Deer Creek
Florida
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