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Sunday 21 April 1985LPGA TourYear in Review
Sheehan wins J&B Scotch Pro-Am
Desert Inn G&CC, Las Vegas, Nevada (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 April 1985 · Patty Sheehan’s win no. 14 on the LPGA Tour · purse $200,000 USD · J&B Scotch
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Alice Miller USA · 277second, 2 strokes behind (winner's Wikipedia wins table margin; Chronology 277 (-12)) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
J&B Scotch Pro-Am
Desert Inn G&CC, Desert Inn G&CC, Las Vegas, Nevada
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Patty Sheehan
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 67 · 65 · 71 · 72 | 275 | −14 |
| 2 | Alice Miller | 69 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 277 | −12 |
| 3 | Pat Bradley | 69 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 279 | |
| T4 | Kathy Postlewait | 70 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 282 | |
| T4 | Beth Solomon | 71 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 282 | |
| 6 | Nancy Lopez | 66 · 72 · 72 · 73 | 283 | |
| 7 | Barbara Mizrahie | 73 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 285 | |
| T8 | Sandra Palmer | 75 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 286 | |
| T8 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | 74 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 286 | |
| T10 | Amy Alcott | 74 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 287 | |
| T10 | Penny Hammel | 74 · 72 · 67 · 74 | 287 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-27, Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1980; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet