1985 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1985 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
du Maurier
Played as the du Maurier Classic (July 25-28). Second-placed Jane Geddes (USA) finished 1 shot behind Pat Bradley (USA), who won this major championship for the second time. [Beaconsfield GC, Pointe-Claire, Québec].
Majors
Nabisco
Played as the Nabisco Dinah Shore (14th) (April 4-7). Second-placed Jan Stephenson (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Miller (USA), who recorded her first and only major championship title. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (40th) (July 11-14). Second-placed Judy Dickinson (USA, née Clark) finished 3 shots behind Kathy Baker (USA; from 1987 competed as Kathy Guadagnino). [Upper course, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, NJ].
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (31st) (May 30-Jun 2). Second-placed Alice Miller (USA) finished 8 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Lopez (USA), who claimed her second LPGA Championship title. [Grizzly course, The Golf Center at Kings Island, Mason, OH].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (82nd). 20-year old Behan (Ire) (who only took up golf four years earlier) beat Claire Waite (Eng) by 1 hole in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Lofland (USA) beat Amy Fruhwirth (USA) 4 and 3 in the final. [St Clair CC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (85th). Hattori (Jpn) beat Cheryl Stacy (USA) 5 and 4 in the final. [Fox Chapel GC, Pittsburgh, PA].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Ammaccapane (USA) beat Kristie Kolacny (USA) 6 and 5 in the 18-hole final. [Red-Blue nines, Flanders Valley GC, Flanders, New Jersey].
America
Boston Five
Played as the Boston Five Classic. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) and Jane Geddes (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Judy Clark (USA). Later in 1985 Clark married PGA Tour golfer Gardner Dickinson. [Ferncroft CC, Middleton, nr Boston, MA].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 3 shots behind Lopez (USA), who recorded her 30th LPGA Tour win. [Fairmont CC, Chatham Township, New Jersey].
America
x
Played as the LPGA National Pro-Am (formerly Columbia Savings Classic). Bradley (USA) beat Amy Alcott (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Lone Tree GC nr Denver, Colorado; earlier rounds also at Meridian GC].
America
x
Played as the Moss Creek Women's Invitational. Second-placed Kathy Postlewait (USA), Judy Inkster (USA), Nancy Lopez (USA) and Patty Sheehan (USA) finished 4 shots behind Alcott (USA). [Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head Island, SC; now called Moss Creek GC].
America
Utd Virginia Bank
Played as the United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. Second-placed and defending champion Amy Alcott (USA) finished 1 shot behind Whitworth (USA), who recorded the last of her 88 LPGA Tour wins (the most of any LPGA Tour or PGA Tour player). [Sleepy Hole GC, Suffolk, Virginia].
America
Jamie Farr
Played as the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic (Aug 1-4). Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Penny Hammel (USA), who recorded her first LPGA Tour win in her rookie season on the Tour. [Glengarry CC, Holland, nr Toledo, Ohio; now called Stone Oak CC].
America
Elizabeth Arden
Played as the Elizabeth Arden Classic. Second-placed Jane Blalock (USA) and defending champion Patty Sheehan (USA) finished 6 shots behind JoAnne Carner (USA). [Soffer course, Miami Turnberry Resort, Aventura, FL; at the time called the South course, Turnberry Isle Resort].
America
GNA
Played as the GNA Classic. Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA), Pat Bradley (USA) and Barbara Moxness (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stephenson (Aus). [Oakmont CC, Glendale, nr Los Angeles, California].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Hall of Fame Championship. Second-placed Allison Finney (USA) and JoAnne Carner (USA) finished 3 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Sweetwater CC, Sugar Land, nr Houston, Texas].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Classic of Deer Creek. Second-placed Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Stacy (USA). [Deer Creek CC, Deerfield Beach, Florida].
America
Henredon
Played as the Henredon Classic. Second-placed Val Skinner (USA) finished 10 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Willow Creek CC, High Point, North Carolina; now known as the Willow Creek course of High Point CC].
America
Kyocera
Played as the Kyocera Inamori Classic. Second-placed Pat Meyers (USA) finished 2 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Fairbanks Ranch CC, Ranch Sante Fe, nr San Diego, CA].
America
J&B Whisky
Played as the J&B Scotch Pro-Am. Second-placed Alice Miller (USA) finished 2 shots behind Sheehan (USA). [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC. Earlier rounds also at Las Vegas CC].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Dec 5-8; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed team of Craig Stadler (USA) & Lori Garbacz (USA) finished 2 shots behind winning brother-sister team of Larry Rinker (USA) & Laurie Rinker (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
x
Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 2 shots behind Inkster (USA). [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed Jane Crafter (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Rizzo (USA), who claimed her second LPGA Tour win. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
MasterCard
Played as the MasterCard International Pro-Am. Deedee Lasker and Kim Shipman finished in second place behind Spencer-Devlin.
America
Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Second-placed Jane Blalock (USA), Mary Beth Zimmerman (USA) and Beth Solomon (USA) finished 6 shots behind Miller (USA). [CC of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Champions (Dec 20/21; unofficial 36-hole better-ball team event; teams comprised an LPGA Tr and Snr PGA Tr player). Winning team of Alice Miller (USA) & Don January (USA) beat Pat Bradley (USA) & Lee Elder (USA) with a 12-foot birdie putt at the second playoff hole. [Tryall Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica].
America
McDonald's
Played as the McDonald's Championship. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 8 shots behind Miller (USA). [White Manor CC, Malvern, nr Philadelphia, PA].
America
Samaritan
Played as the Samaritan Turquoise Classic. King (USA) beat Patty Sheehan (USA) with an eagle at the first playoff hole. [Arizona Biltmore GC, Phoenix, Arizona].
America
PING
Played as the Portland PING Championship (Sept 6-8). Nancy Lopez (USA) beat Lori Garbacz (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Riverside G&CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Safeco
Played as the Safeco Classic. Second-placed Jan Stephenson (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Carner (USA), who recorded the last of her 43 LPGA Tour wins. [Meridian Valley CC, Kent, nr Seattle, WA].
America
Nestle
Played as the Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf. Alcott (USA) beat Patty Sheehan (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [PineIsle Resort, Lake Lanier, Georgia; now called Legacy Course on Lake Lanier].
America
Konica
Played as the Konica San Jose Classic. First-time LPGA Tour winner Skinner (USA) beat Pat Bradley (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California].
America
x
Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sheehan (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
x
Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Janet Anderson (USA) finished 2 shots behind King (USA), who claimed her fifth LPGA Tour win. [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
S&H
Played as the S&H Golf Classic. Second-placed Kay Kennedy (USA) and Mindy Moore (USA) finished 6 shots behind Miller (USA). [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
Uniden
Played as the Uniden LPGA Invitational (March 7-10). Second-placed Alice Miller (USA) finished 5 shots behind Lauer (USA), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Mesa Verde CC, Costa Mesa, nr Newport Beach, CA].
America
x
Played as the Rochester International. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bradley (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
Circle K
Played as the Circle K Tucson Open. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 1 shot behind Alcott (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Blalock (USA), who sunk a 12-foot putt at the last hole to clinch her first win since 1980. [Royal Ka'anapali course, Ka'anapali Resort, Maui, Hawaii; at the time known as the North course].
Europe
Bowring
Played as the Bowring Ladies Classic (June 19-22). Debbie Dowling (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Dassù (Italy). [Pype Hayes GC, Walmley, nr Birmingham, England].
Europe
415/Vantage
Played as the 415/Vantage WPGA Matchplay Championship (Sept 20-22). Connachan (Scot) beat Debbie Dowling (Eng) in the final. [Bramhall GC, Stockport, nr Manchester, England].
Europe
Burberry
Played as the Burberry Women's British Open (Oct 2-5). Second-placed Marta Figueras-Dotti (Esp) finished 2 shots behind King (USA). [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
x
Played as the Delsjo WPGA Open (Aug 15-17). Second-placed Kelly Leadbetter (USA) and Maria Wennersten (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Panton (Scot). [Delsjö GK, Gothenburg, Sweden].
Europe
JS Bloor
Played as the JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic (July 24-27). Second-placed Kitrina Douglas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Sharp (Eng). [Fleming Park GC, Eastleigh, Hants, England; course permanently closed in 2008].
Europe
Ford
Played as the Ford Ladies Classic (May 1-4). Stewart (Scot) beat Muriel Thomson (Scot) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Duchess course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
Forte
Played as the inaugural Trusthouse Forte Women's Classic (Aug 7-10). Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Huke (Eng). [Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain].
Europe
Hennessy
Played as the inaugural Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup (May 8-11). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng), playing in only her second professional tournament, finished 5 shots behind Stephenson (Aus). [Vert course, Saint Cloud GC, Garches, nr Paris].
Europe
Colt Cars
Played as the Colt Cars Jersey Open (Jul 30-Aug 1). Second-placed Kitrina Douglas (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Wennersten (Swe). [Royal Jersey GC, Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
IBM
Played as the IBM European Women's Open (Sept 4-7). Second-placed Cathy Panton (Scot) and Susan Moorcraft (Eng, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [Kingswood GC, Tadworth, nr London].
Europe
LBS
Played as the LBS Ladies German Open (July 12-14). Brown (Scot) beat Barbara Helbig (Ger) at the first playoff hole. [GC Schloss Braunfels, nr Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany].
Europe
x
Played as the Vale do Lobo Portuguese Ladies Open. Second-placed Kitrina Douglas (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Dowling (Eng). [Vale do Lobo GC, Almancil, nr Faro, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the La Manga Spanish Open (Oct 15-18). Second-placed Marta Figueras-Dotti (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Sheard (RSA). [South course, La Manga Club, nr Cartagena, Murcia, Spain].
Europe
Hoganas
Played as the Höganäs Sweden Open (Aug 22-25). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 19-year-old Neumann (Swe), who recorded her first win on the WPGA Tour. [Molle GK, Mölle, nr Helsingborg, Sweden].
Europe
Laing
Played as the inaugural Laing Ladies Classic (Oct 9-12). Second-placed Vanessa Marvin (Eng) and Beverly Huke (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Thomson (Scot). [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks; at the time known as Stoke Poges GC].
Europe
Olivetti
Played as the British Olivetti Tournament (May 23-26). Second-placed Dale Reid (Scot) finished 1 shot behind 21-year-old Connachan (Scot). [Moor Hall GC, Sutton Coldfield, nr Birmingham, England].
Europe
Brend Hotels
Played as the Brend Hotels International (Sept 25-28). Second-placed Muriel Thomson (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Reid (Scot). [East course, Saunton GC, nr Braunton, North Devon].
Europe
Volkswagen
Played as the Volkswagen Ulster Classic (May 17-19). Second-placed Beverly Huke (Eng) and defending champion Peggy Conley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Reid (Scot). [Belvoir Park GC, Belfast, N. Ireland].
Europe
McEwans
Played as the McEwans Lager Women's Classic (June 12-15). Penny Grice (Eng) and Laura Davies (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Panton (Scot). [Caldy GC, Caldy, Wirral, England].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Belgian Ladies' Open (June 27-30). Second-placed Maxine Burton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Laura Davies (Eng). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].
Europe
Smirnoff
Ladies Irish Open not played in 1985.
Asia
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Japan Classic (LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Ai-yu Tu (Taiw) finished 2 shots behind Blalock (USA). [Musashigaoka CC, Hanno, Saitama, Japan].
Asia
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Cup Team Match (Nov 1-3; individual low score prize within the US-Japan team match). Stephenson (Aus) beat Alice Miller (USA) in a playoff for the low score prize. [Edosaki CC, Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan].
Awards
WPGA Tr
Not awarded.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won her third Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won her third LPGA Tour Money List, with 1985 season earnings of $416,472 on the Tour. Pat Bradley (USA) was second with $387,377; Alice Miller (USA) was third with $334,525.
Awards
Ring & Brymer
Davies (Eng) won the WPGA Tour 1985 Ring & Brymer Order of Merit, with earnings of £21,736 on the Tour. Jane Connachan (Scot) was second with £21,234; Beverly Huke (Eng) was third with £18,702. Davies received a £2,500 bonus as the Order of Merit winner.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won her third LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Awards
WPGA Tr
Davies (Eng) won the Women's PGA Tour 1985 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. She also finished top of the Tour's (money-based) Order of Merit, with earnings of £21,736. Davies received a £500 bonus as the top rookie.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Hammel (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1985 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Hammel finished 27th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $71,192.
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