1985 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Michiko Hattori wins at Fox Chapel C.C.

Michiko Hattori won the 1985 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Fox Chapel C.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, beating Cheryl Stacy 5 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 85th
Dates: August 5, 1985 to August 10, 1985
Course: Fox Chapel C.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Michiko Hattori · age 16 · Japan
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Cheryl Stacy
Final: 5 & 4
Losing semifinalists: Kim Gardner and Danielle Ammaccapane
Stroke-play medalist: Michiko Hattori (151)
Defending champion: Deb Richard
Entries: 329

What happened at the 1985 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Cheryl Stacy bogeyed the 15th, 17th and 18th of the morning round to trail by two at lunch, then birdied the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th in the afternoon without squaring the match.

Sixteen-year-old Michiko Hattori never played the 18th hole on her way to the final.

Final, Michiko Hattori v. Cheryl Stacy. Stacy led much of the morning but bogeyed three of the last four holes; Hattori birdied the 10th in the afternoon and closed it out with four pars, 5 and 4.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1985 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Michiko Hattori	def.	Cheryl Stacy	5 & 4

Semifinals, 1985 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Michiko Hattori	def.	Kim Gardner	3 & 2
Cheryl Stacy	def.	Danielle Ammaccapane	1 up

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.