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Sunday 14 July 1985Women’s majorsYear in Review
Baker wins U.S. Women's Open
Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July 1985 · purse $250,000 · winner's share $41,975
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/20°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/18°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 18 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Women's Open
1946–2026 in our record, 81 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
153 started, 62 (cut at 151) made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Baltusrol G.C. (Upper Course), Springfield
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Judy Clark
The golfer
b. 1961-03-20, Albany, New York, United States; United States; age 24 at the win (year page); 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet