1985 LPGA Championship

1985 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 30 – June 2, 1985
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,240 yards (5,706 m)[1]
Cut149 (+5)[2]
Prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$37,500
Champion
United States Nancy Lopez
273 (−15)
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The 1985 LPGA Championship was held May 30 to June 2 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Played on the Grizzly Course,[1] this was the 31st edition of the LPGA Championship.

Nancy Lopez won the second of her three major titles, all at the LPGA Championship. She led wire-to-wire and finished with a final round 65 (−7) for 273 (−15), eight strokes ahead of runner-up Alice Miller.[3] It was her second consecutive victory of the 1985 season.[4][5]

Lopez opened with a first round 65, despite being assessed a two-stroke penalty for slow play.[1] She won her third major on the same course in 1989.

  1. ^ a b c d "Lopez survives penalty". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 31, 1985. p. 30.
  2. ^ "Even with penalty, Lopez widens lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 1, 1985. p. 6C.
  3. ^ McDermott, Barry (June 10, 1985). "She cleaned their clocks". Sports Illustrated. p. 56.
  4. ^ "Lopez on another hot streak". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 3, 1985. p. C3.
  5. ^ Hackenberg, Dave (June 3, 1985). "Lopez regains old touch, wins LPGA title". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 18.