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Sunday 18 August 1985LPGA TourYear in Review
Alcott wins Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf
Stouffer Pine Isle Resort, Buford, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August 1985 · Amy Alcott’s win no. 24 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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Patty Sheehan USA · 274lost sudden-death playoff (LPGA.com results playoff block); chronology lists her 2nd at the same score LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89; LPGA.com results
Same week
LPGA event
Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf
Stouffer Pine Isle Resort, Stouffer Pine Isle Resort, Buford, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Amy Alcott
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 65 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 68 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 65 · 70 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Pat Bradley | 72 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Nancy Lopez | 70 · 72 · 65 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 6 | Betsy King | 71 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 7 | Judy Clark | 69 · 71 · 71 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Jane Blalock | 71 · 68 · 73 · 75 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Kathy Baker | 71 · 71 · 73 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| 10 | Jan Stephenson | 74 · 70 · 74 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1956-02-22, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1975; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 24.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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