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Sunday 12 May 1985LPGA TourYear in Review
Whitworth wins United Virginia Bank Classic
Sleepy Hole GC, Portsmouth, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 10 to Sunday 12 May 1985 · Kathy Whitworth’s win no. 88 on the LPGA Tour · purse $200,000 USD · United Virginia Bank
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Amy Alcott USA · 208second, 1 stroke behind (winner's Wikipedia wins table margin; Chronology 208 (-7)) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
United Virginia Bank Classic
Sleepy Hole GC, Sleepy Hole GC, Portsmouth, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Kathy Whitworth
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Whitworth | 69 · 66 · 72 | 207 | −9 |
| 2 | Amy Alcott | 69 · 71 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T3 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 74 · 68 | 210 | −6 |
| T3 | Janet Coles | 69 · 71 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T3 | Alice Miller | 66 · 74 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T6 | Mary Dwyer | 73 · 71 · 67 | 211 | −5 |
| T6 | Muffin Spencer-Devlin | 71 · 69 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T6 | Sherri Turner | 68 · 70 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
| T6 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | 67 · 70 · 74 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Patty Hayes | 71 · 71 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Anne Marie Palli | 69 · 72 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Pat Bradley | 71 · 69 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T10 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 69 · 73 | 212 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1939-09-27, Monahans, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1958; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 88.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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