1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore

The 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 5–8 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the thirteenth edition of the ANA Inspiration, and the second as a major championship. With a purse of $400,000 and a winner's share of $55,000, this was the richest event in women's golf in 1984.[2][3]

1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore
Tournament information
DatesApril 5–8, 1984
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,265 yards (5,729 m)[1]
Prize fund$400,000
Winner's share$55,000
Champion
Juli Inkster
280 (−8), playoff
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

Juli Inkster, 23, won the first of her seven major titles in a sudden-death playoff over Pat Bradley, with a par on the first extra hole.[2][3][4] It was Inkster's second win on tour; she turned professional eight months earlier and won the Safeco Classic near Seattle in September 1983.[2][5]

Defending champion Amy Alcott finished at even par 288, eight strokes back in a tie for tenth.[2][3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 8, 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Juli Inkster United States70-73-69-68=280−8Playoff
Pat Bradley United States75-66-69-70=280
3Dale Eggeling United States74-69-67-72=282−623,833
4Beth Daniel United States74-75-65-69=283−521,000
T5JoAnne Carner United States72-68-70-74=284−415,440
Sally Little South Africa72-72-70-70=284
7Laurie Rinker United States72-71-72-71=286−211,112
T8Jane Crafter United States74-75-72-66=287−18,788
Patty Sheehan United States69-72-75-71=287
T10Amy Alcott United States71-72-74-71=288E6,552
Judy Dickinson United States70-73-73-72=288
Jo Ann Washam United States74-75-69-70=288
Kathy Whitworth United States69-75-70-74=288

Source:[1][3]

Playoff
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Juli Inkster United States4E55,000
2Pat Bradley United States5+133,000

The sudden-death playoff began and ended on the first extra hole, the par 4 fifteenth.
Source:[1][2]

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References
  1. "Scoreboard: Dinah Shore LPGA". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. April 9, 1984. p. 17.
  2. Diaz, Jaime (April 16, 1984). "Looking like a million". Sports Illustrated. p. 68.
  3. "Tour rookie banks richest prize". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1984. p. 2B.
  4. "Rookie Inkster tops Bradley in playoff". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. April 9, 1984. p. D1.
  5. "LPGA rookie overcomes hall of famer". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 19, 1983. p. 2B.
Preceded by
1983 U.S. Women's Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1984 LPGA Championship

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