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1985 Ladies European Tour

The 1985 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1985. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1985 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1985 (1985-05) – October 1985 (1985-10)
Number of official events20
Order of MeritEngland Laura Davies
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Tournaments edit

The table below shows the 1985 schedule.[1][2] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.[3]

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)–up Winner's
share (£)		 Note
4 May Ford Ladies Classic England   Gillian Stewart (1) 296 (−4) Playoff   Muriel Thomson 2,500 [4][5]
11 May Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup France   Jan Stephenson (1) 283 (−13) 5 strokes   Laura Davies 5,000 New tournament [6][5]
19 May Ulster Volkswagen Classic N. Ireland   Dale Reid (10) 213 (−6) 3 strokes   Peggy Conley
  Beverly Huke		 2,000 [7][5]
26 May British Olivetti Tournament England   Jane Connachan (2) 284 (−8) 1 stroke   Dale Reid 2,000 [8][5]
7 Jun Vale do Lobo Portuguese Ladies Open Portugal   Debbie Dowling (3) 285 4 strokes   Kitrina Douglas 2,500 [9][5]
15 Jun McEwan's Wirral Caldy Classic England   Cathy Panton (10) 291 (−5) 3 strokes   Laura Davies
  Penny Grice		 2,000 [10][5]
22 Jun Bowring Birmingham Ladies Classic England   Federica Dassù (2) 280 (−4) 2 strokes   Debbie Dowling 2,500 [11][5]
30 Jun Belgian Ladies Open Belgium   Laura Davies (1) 286 (−6) 1 stroke   Maxine Burton 5,000 New tournament [12][5]
14 Jul LBS Ladies' German Open Germany   Julie Brown 288 (−4) Playoff   Barbara Helbig 4,000 [13][14]
27 Jul JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic England   Christine Sharp 261 (−3) 1 stroke   Kitrina Douglas 2,000 [5][15]
1 Aug Mitsubishi Colt Cars Jersey Open Jersey   Marie Wennersten (1) 211 (−2) 2 strokes   Kitrina Douglas 2,000 [5][16]
10 Aug Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic Spain   Beverly Huke (6) 289 (−3) 1 stroke   Corinne Dibnah 5,000 New tournament [5][17]
17 Aug Delsjö Ladies Open Sweden   Cathy Panton (11) 210 (−3) 1 stroke   Kelly Leadbetter
  Marie Wennersten		 3,000 [5]
25 Aug Höganäs Sweden Open Sweden   Liselotte Neumann (1) 283 (−1) 1 stroke   Laura Davies 4,500 [18]
7 Sep IBM Ladies' European Open England   Liselotte Neumann (2) 272 (−20) 2 strokes   Susan Moorcraft (a)
  Cathy Panton		 7,500 [18][19]
22 Sep 415/Vantage WPGA Matchplay Championship England   Jane Connachan (3) 1 up   Debbie Dowling 2,000 Match play event [20][21]
28 Sep Brend Hotels International England   Dale Reid (11) 288 (−8) 2 strokes   Muriel Thomson 2,000 [20][22]
5 Oct Burberry Women's British Open England   Betsy King (1) 300 (+8) 2 strokes   Marta Figueras-Dotti 9,000 [23][24]
12 Oct Laing Ladies Classic England   Muriel Thomson (7) 282 (−10) 1 stroke   Beverly Huke
  Vanessa Marvin		 2,500 New tournament [23][25]
18 Oct La Manga Spanish Open Spain   Alison Sheard (4) 285 (−11) 2 strokes   Marta Figueras-Dotti 2,500 [23]

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings edit

Rank Player Country Money (£)
1 Laura Davies   England 21,736
2 Jane Connachan   Scotland 21,234
3 Beverly Huke   England 18,702
4 Muriel Thomson   Scotland 18,631
5 Debbie Dowling   England 18,097
6 Dale Reid   Scotland 16,223
7 Kitrina Douglas   England 15,665
8 Gillian Stewart   Scotland 15,526
9 Cathy Panton   Scotland 15,092
10 Marie Wennersten   Sweden 14,921

Source:[26]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
  2. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour[permanent dead link], GolfToday
  3. ^ Ladies European Tour – 1987 Winners[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Gillian makes a winning start". Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1985. p. 17. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf. No. 9. September 1985. p. 59.
  6. ^ Johnson, Bill (13 May 1985). "Second placed Laura given dressing down". Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Back in the old routine". Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1985. p. 17. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ Johnson, Bill (27 May 1985). "Jane walks tall after inward 31". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ Johnson, Bill (8 June 1985). "Debbie's victory march". Glasgow Herald. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ Johnson, Bill (17 June 1985). "Eagle 3 seals Cathy's victory". Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Palmer proves he can still break records, A final round of 75 in wet and windy conditions carned Italy's Federica Dassu". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1985. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ Johnson, Bill (1 July 1985). "Laura's final charge puts her in command". Glasgow Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf. No. 8. August 1985. p. 60.
  14. ^ Johnson, Bill (15 July 1985). "Julie 'ties up' German Open title". Glasgow Herald. p. 13. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ Johnson, Bill (29 July 1985). "Christine too shatp for rivals". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  16. ^ "Marie Wennersten, a former Swedish amateur champion..." Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  17. ^ Johnson, Bill (12 August 1985). "Miss Huke makes no mistake". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  18. ^ a b "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf. No. 10. October 1985. p. 63.
  19. ^ Johnson, Bill (9 September 1985). "Swedish girl lands a double". Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  20. ^ a b "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf. No. 11. November 1985. p. 64.
  21. ^ Johnson, Bill (23 September 1985). "Five-under-par Jane takes title". Glasgow Herald. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  22. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (30 September 1985). "Seve widens the gap.., Scotlands Dale Reid rounded off..." Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  23. ^ a b c "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1985. p. 80. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  24. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (7 October 1985). "Miss King begins a new reign". Glasgow Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  25. ^ Johnson, Bill (14 October 1985). "Muriel keeps cool, calm and collects". Glasgow Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  26. ^ "Facit -85, WPGA-touren" [Season 1985, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1985. p. 48. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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