1985 U.S. Women's Open: Kathy Baker Guadagnino wins at Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course)

Kathy Baker Guadagnino won the 1985 U.S. Women's Open at Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course), Springfield, New Jersey, United States with 280 (−8), by 3 strokes over Judy Clark.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: July 11, 1985 to July 14, 1985
Course: Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course), Springfield, New Jersey, United States
Edition: 40th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,274 yards
Entries: 626
Field: 153
Made the cut: 62 (cut at 151)
Purse: $250,000 · winner's share $41,975
Champion: Kathy Baker Guadagnino · age 24 · United States · born Albany, New York, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 70-72-68-70 = 280 (−8) · won by 3 strokes
Runner-up: Judy Clark (283)
54-hole leader: Kathy Baker Guadagnino
Low amateurs: Kathleen McCarthy, Danielle Ammaccapane (297 each)
Run by: United States Golf Association

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Kathy Baker Guadagnino	70	72	68	70	280	−8
2	Judy Clark	71	75	65	72	283	−5

What happened at the 1985 U.S. Women's Open

Judy Clark shot a third-round 65 at Baltusrol's Upper Course, tying the championship's 18-hole record.

Kathy Baker hit a 7-iron to 3½ feet for birdie on the 16th as Clark bogeyed, and closed with 70 for an eight-under 280 and her first professional win, by three.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).

1985 U.S. Women's Open: Kathy Baker Guadagnino wins at Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course)

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1985 U.S. Women's Open

How this was built

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