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Sunday 8 September 1985LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Portland Ping Championship
Riverside G&CC, Portland, Oregon (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September 1985 · Nancy Lopez’s win no. 34 on the LPGA Tour · purse $175,000 USD · Ping
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Lori Garbacz USA · 215lost playoff: Lopez won with birdie on third extra hole (Nancy Lopez article playoff record) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of lpga.com PDF; decoded text on disk)
, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Portland Ping Championship
Riverside G&CC, Riverside G&CC, Portland, Oregon
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nancy Lopez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 69 · 76 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| 2 | Lori Garbacz | 75 · 68 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| T3 | Sally Quinlan | 70 · 77 · 69 | 216 | E |
| T3 | Cathy Morse | 69 · 75 · 72 | 216 | E |
| T5 | JoAnne Carner | 75 · 74 · 68 | 217 | +1 |
| T5 | Pat Bradley | 74 · 71 · 72 | 217 | +1 |
| T5 | Patty Sheehan | 68 · 77 · 72 | 217 | +1 |
| T5 | Judy Dickinson | 73 · 71 · 73 | 217 | +1 |
| T5 | Stephanie Farwig | 70 · 72 · 75 | 217 | +1 |
| T10 | Becky Pearson | 75 · 72 · 71 | 218 | +2 |
| T10 | Rosie Jones | 73 · 72 · 73 | 218 | +2 |
| T10 | Jane Blalock | 71 · 73 · 74 | 218 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-06, Torrance, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1977; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 34.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet