1984 LPGA Tour
The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $266,771.
There were eight first-time winners in 1984: Sharon Barrett, Barb Bunkowsky, Cindy Hill, Christa Johnson, Betsy King, Sally Quinlan, Laurie Rinker, and Nayoko Yoshikawa.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1984 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 29 | Mazda Classic of Deer Creek | Florida | 280 (-8) | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
Feb 5 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | Florida | 280 (-8) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
Feb 12 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | 280 (-8) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
Mar 4 | Uniden LPGA Invitational | California | 284 (E) | 300,000 | 45,000 | |
Mar 11 | Samaritan Turquoise Classic | Arizona | 276 (-12) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
Mar 18 | Tucson Conquistadores Open | Arizona | 272 (-16) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
Mar 25 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | 283 (-9) | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
Apr 8 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | 280 (-8) | 400,000 | 55,000 | |
Apr 15 | J&B Scotch Pro-Am | Nevada | 275 (-14) | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
Apr 22 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | 275 (-14) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
Apr 29 | Freedom/Orlando Classic | Florida | 202 (-14) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
May 7 | Potamkin Cadillac Classic | Georgia | 213 (-3) | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
May 13 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Virginia | 210 (-6) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
May 20 | Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic | New Jersey | 209 (-10) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
May 27 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | 281 (-7) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
Jun 3 | LPGA Championship | Ohio | 272 (-16) | 250,000 | 37,500 | |
Jun 10 | McDonald's Kids Classic | Pennsylvania | 281 (-7) | 350,000 | 52,500 | |
Jun 17 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | 281 (-7) | 250,000 | 37,500 | |
Jun 24 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | 286 (-2) | 225,000 | 33,750 | |
Jul 1 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | 208 (-8) | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
Jul 8 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | 278 (-10) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
Jul 15 | U.S. Women's Open | Massachusetts | 290 (+2) | 225,000 | 36,000 | |
Jul 22 | Rochester International | New York | 281 (-7) | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
Jul 29 | du Maurier Classic | Canada | 279 (-9) | 275,000 | 41,250 | |
Aug 5 | West Virginia LPGA Classic | West Virginia | 209 (-7) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
Aug 12 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | 277 (-11) | 180,000 | 27,000 | |
Aug 19 | Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf | Ohio | 281 (-7) | 200,000 | 65,000 | |
Aug 19 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | 284 (-4) | 100,000 | 15,287 | |
Aug 26 | Columbia Savings Classic | Colorado | 281 (-3) | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
Sep 3 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | 207 (-9) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
Sep 9 | Portland Ping Championship | Oregon | 212 (-4) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
Sep 16 | Safeco Classic | Washington | 279 (-9) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
Sep 23 | San Jose Classic | California | 211 (-8) | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
Oct 6 | Hitachi Ladies British Open | England | 289 (-3) | 200,000 | 30,039 | |
Oct 14 | Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open | Northern Ireland | 285 (-3) | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
Nov 4 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | 210 (-6) | 300,000 | 41,250 |
* - non-member at time of win
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner | Betsy King | |
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Patty Sheehan | |
Player of the Year | Betsy King | |
Rookie of the Year | Juli Inkster |
References
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine