1985 LPGA Championship: Nancy Lopez wins at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course)
Nancy Lopez won the 1985 LPGA Championship at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States with 273 (−15), by 8 strokes over Alice Miller.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- May 30, 1985 to June 2, 1985
- Course
- Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States
- Edition
- 31st edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,242 yards
- Cut
- 149
- Purse
- $250,000 · winner's share $37,500
- Champion
- Nancy Lopez · age 28 · United States · born Torrance, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 65-71-72-65 = 273 (−15) · won by 8 strokes
- Runner-up
- Alice Miller (281)
- 54-hole leader
- Nancy Lopez, Alice Miller
- Caddie
- Dee Darden
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 65 | 71 | 72 | 65 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Alice Miller | 281 |
What happened at the 1985 LPGA Championship
Lopez opened with a 65 despite a two-stroke slow-play penalty on the par-3 8th hole, where she took 83 seconds over a shot against a 60-second limit.
Tied with Alice Miller at eight under after 54 holes, Lopez closed with a 65, hitting 17 greens and missing no fairways, to win by eight.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA Championship 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).