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Sunday 5 May 1985LPGA TourYear in Review
Alcott wins Moss Creek Women's Invitational
Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 May 1985 · Amy Alcott’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $200,000 USD
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Kathy Postlewait USA · 288tied second, 4 strokes behind (winner's Wikipedia wins table margin; Chronology 288 (E)) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
- Juli Inkster USA · 288tied second, 4 strokes behind (winner's Wikipedia wins table margin; Chronology 288 (E)) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
- Nancy Lopez USA · 288tied second, 4 strokes behind (winner's Wikipedia wins table margin; Chronology 288 (E)) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
- Patty Sheehan USA · 288tied second, 4 strokes behind (winner's Wikipedia wins table margin; Chronology 288 (E)) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Moss Creek Women's Invitational
Moss Creek Plantation, Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Amy Alcott
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 72 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T2 | Kathy Postlewait | 72 · 74 · 74 · 68 | 288 | E |
| T2 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 71 · 78 · 69 | 288 | E |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez | 73 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T2 | Patty Sheehan | 70 · 68 · 78 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T6 | Judy Sams | 72 · 72 · 77 · 68 | 289 | +1 |
| T6 | Judy Dickinson | 74 · 70 · 75 · 70 | 289 | +1 |
| T6 | Kathy Guadagnino | 69 · 71 · 77 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
| T9 | Jan Stephenson | 73 · 71 · 78 · 68 | 290 | +2 |
| T9 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | 71 · 73 · 74 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1956-02-22, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1975; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet