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.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 29Mazda Classic of Deer CreekFloridaArgentina Silvia Bertolaccini (4)280 (-8)200,00030,000
Feb 5Elizabeth Arden ClassicFloridaUnited States Patty Sheehan (9)280 (-8)175,00026,250
Feb 12Sarasota ClassicFloridaUnited States Alice Miller (2)280 (-8)175,00026,250
Mar 4Uniden LPGA InvitationalCaliforniaUnited States Nancy Lopez (28)284 (E)300,00045,000
Mar 11Samaritan Turquoise ClassicArizonaUnited States Christa Johnson (1)276 (-12)150,00022,500
Mar 18Tucson Conquistadores OpenArizonaUnited States Christa Johnson (2)272 (-16)150,00022,500
Mar 25Women's Kemper OpenHawaiiUnited States Betsy King (1)283 (-9)200,00030,000
Apr 8Nabisco Dinah ShoreCaliforniaUnited States Juli Inkster (2)280 (-8)400,00055,000
Apr 15J&B Scotch Pro-AmNevadaJapan Ayako Okamoto (3)275 (-14)200,00030,000
Apr 22S&H Golf ClassicFloridaUnited States Vicki Fergon (2)275 (-14)150,00022,500
Apr 29Freedom/Orlando ClassicFloridaUnited States Betsy King (2)202 (-14)150,00022,500
May 7Potamkin Cadillac ClassicGeorgiaUnited States Sharon Barrett (1)213 (-3)200,00030,000
May 13United Virginia Bank ClassicVirginiaUnited States Amy Alcott (18)210 (-6)175,00026,250
May 20Chrysler-Plymouth Charity ClassicNew JerseyCanada Barb Bunkowsky (1)209 (-10)175,00026,250
May 27LPGA Corning ClassicNew YorkUnited States JoAnne Carner (41)281 (-7)150,00022,500
Jun 3LPGA ChampionshipOhioUnited States Patty Sheehan (10)272 (-16)250,00037,500
Jun 10McDonald's Kids ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States Patty Sheehan (11)281 (-7)350,00052,500
Jun 17Mayflower ClassicIndianaJapan Ayako Okamoto (4)281 (-7)250,00037,500
Jun 24Boston Five ClassicMassachusettsUnited States Laurie Rinker (1)286 (-2)225,00033,750
Jul 1Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvaniaUnited States Amy Alcott (19)208 (-8)200,00030,000
Jul 8Jamie Farr Toledo ClassicOhioUnited States Lauri Peterson (2)278 (-10)175,00026,250
Jul 15U.S. Women's OpenMassachusettsUnited States Hollis Stacy (16)290 (+2)225,00036,000
Jul 22Rochester InternationalNew YorkUnited States Kathy Whitworth (85)281 (-7)200,00030,000
Jul 29du Maurier ClassicCanadaUnited States Juli Inkster (3)279 (-9)275,00041,250
Aug 5West Virginia LPGA ClassicWest VirginiaUnited States Alice Miller (3)209 (-7)150,00022,500
Aug 12Henredon ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States Patty Sheehan (12)277 (-11)180,00027,000
Aug 19Chevrolet World Championship of Women's GolfOhioUnited States Nancy Lopez (29)281 (-7)200,00065,000
Aug 19MasterCard International Pro-AmNew YorkUnited States Sally Quinlan (1)284 (-4)100,00015,287
Aug 26Columbia Savings ClassicColoradoUnited States Betsy King (3)281 (-3)200,00030,000
Sep 3Rail Charity ClassicIllinoisUnited States Cindy Hill (1)207 (-9)175,00026,250
Sep 9Portland Ping ChampionshipOregonUnited States Amy Alcott (20)212 (-4)150,00022,500
Sep 16Safeco ClassicWashingtonUnited States Kathy Whitworth (86)279 (-9)175,00026,250
Sep 23San Jose ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Amy Alcott (21)211 (-8)175,00026,250
Oct 6Hitachi Ladies British OpenEnglandJapan Ayako Okamoto (5)289 (-3)200,00030,039
Oct 14Smirnoff Ladies Irish OpenNorthern IrelandUnited States Kathy Whitworth (87)285 (-3)150,00022,500
Nov 4Mazda Japan ClassicJapanJapan Nayoko Yoshikawa (1*)210 (-6)300,00041,250

* - non-member at time of win

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerBetsy King United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Patty Sheehan United States
Player of the YearBetsy King United States
Rookie of the YearJuli Inkster United States

References

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