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Tournament results: Sarasota Classic

Results for the Sarasota Classic are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1988
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
282 (-6)
$33,750
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Sheehan, Patty

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

282 (-6)

Prize money

$33,750

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed JoAnne Carner (USA) and Jody Rosenthal (USA) finished 3 shots behind Sheehan (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1987
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
281 (-7)
$30,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Lopez, Nancy

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

281 (-7)

Prize money

$30,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Anne-Marie Palli (Fra) and Kathy Baker (USA; became Kathy Guadagnino later in 1987) finished 3 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1986
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
279 (-9)
$30,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Sheehan, Patty

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

$30,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) and Juli Inkster (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Sheehan (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1985
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
278 (-10)
$30,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Sheehan, Patty

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

278 (-10)

Prize money

$30,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sheehan (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1984
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
280 (-8)
$26,250
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Miller, Alice

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

$26,250

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Miller (USA), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1983
America
White, Donna
Bent Tree CC, FL
284 (-4)
$26,250
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

White, Donna

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

284 (-4)

Prize money

$26,250

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA), JoAnne Carner (USA) and Alice Miller (USA) finished 1 shot behind White (USA), who recorded the last of her three LPGA Tour wins. [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1982
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
276 (-12)
$22,500
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Daniel, Beth

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

$22,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed and defending champion Amy Alcott (USA) finished 4 shots behind Daniel (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1981
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
276 (-12)
$22,500
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Alcott, Amy

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

$22,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed and defending champion JoAnne Carner (USA) finished 1 shot behind Alcott (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1980
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
280 (-8)
$15,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Carner, JoAnne

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

$15,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed Sandra Post (Can) finished 1 shot behind Carner (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1979
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
278 (-10)
$15,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Little, Sally

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

278 (-10)

Prize money

$15,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed and defending champion Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 2 shots behind Little (RSA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1978
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
289 (+1)
$15,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Lopez, Nancy

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

289 (+1)

Prize money

$15,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed Jo Ann Washam (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Lopez (USA), who went on to record another eight LPGA Tour wins in 1978. [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1977
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
209 (-7)
$15,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Rankin, Judy

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

209 (-7)

Prize money

$15,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed Clifford Ann Creed (USA) finished 4 shots behind Rankin (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

1976
America
Bent Tree CC, FL
209 (-7)
$8,500
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Whitworth, Kathy

Venue

Bent Tree CC, FL

Score

209 (-7)

Prize money

$8,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Bent Tree Ladies Classic. Second-placed Hollis Stacy (USA) finished 1 shot behind Whitworth (USA), who claimed her 75th LPGA Tour win. [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].

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