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).
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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]
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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 (1) | 288 (−4) | Playoff | Barbara Helbig | 4,000 | [13][14] |
27 Jul | JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic | England | Christine Sharp (2) | 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] |
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Major championships in bold.