1989 LPGA Tour
The 1989 LPGA Tour was the 40th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Betsy King won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $654,132.
There were seven first-time winners in 1989: Tina Barrett, Elaine Crosby, Allison Finney, Lori Garbacz, Tammie Green, Robin Hood, and Dottie Mochrie.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1989 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | The Jamaica Classic | Jamaica |  | 202 (-11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jan 29 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida | | 279 (-9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 18 | Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | | 205 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 26 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | | 202 (-7) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 19 | Circle K LPGA Tucson Open | Arizona | | 274 (-14) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 26 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona | | 282 (-6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Apr 2 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | | 279 (-9) | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Apr 9 | Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | | 277 (-7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Apr 16 | AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic | California | | 208 (-8) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Apr 23 | USX Golf Classic | Florida | | 275 (-13) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Apr 30 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | | 203 (-13) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 7 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | | 210 (-6) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 14 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | | 214 (-5) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| May 21 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Ohio | | 274 (-14) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| May 28 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York |  | 272 (-12) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Jun 4 | Rochester International | New York | | 278 (-10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 11 | Planters Pat Bradley International | North Carolina | | 16 points | 400,000 | 62,500 |
| Jun 18 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania |  | 207 (-9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 25 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | | 272 (-12) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jul 2 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada | | 279 (-9) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 9 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | | 206 (-7) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jul 16 | U.S. Women's Open | Michigan | | 278 (-6) | 450,000 | 80,000 |
| Jul 23 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | | 272 (-16) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jul 30 | Atlantic City Classic | New Jersey | | 206 (-4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 6 | Greater Washington Open | Maryland | | 205 (-8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 27 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | | 275 (-13) | 265,000 | 83,500 |
| Aug 27 | Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State Open | Rhode Island | | 210 (-6) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Sep 4 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | | 203 (-13) | 250,000 | 41,250 |
| Sep 10 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | | 214 (-2) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 17 | Safeco Classic | Washington | | 273 (-15) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 24 | Nippon Travel-MBS Classic | California | | 277 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Oct 1 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | | 205 (-11) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Nov 5 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | | 205 (-11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Betsy King (2) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Beth Daniel | |
| Player of the Year | Betsy King (2) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Pamela Wright |  |
References
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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