1989 LPGA Tour
| Duration | January 13, 1989 – November 5, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 33 |
| Most wins | 6  Betsy King |
| Money leader | Betsy King |
| Player of the Year | Betsy King |
| Rookie of the Year |  Pamela Wright |
← 1988 → | |
The 1989 LPGA Tour was the 40th season since the
LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Betsy King
won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $654,132.
There were seven first-time winners in 1989:
Dottie Mochrie
.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1989 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | The Jamaica Classic | Jamaica | Betsy King (15) |
202 (-11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jan 29 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic |
Florida | Dottie Mochrie (1) |
279 (-9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 18 | Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open |
Hawaii | Sherri Turner (3) |
205 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Feb 26 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | Betsy King (16) |
202 (-7) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 19 | Circle K LPGA Tucson Open |
Arizona | Lori Garbacz (1) |
274 (-14) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 26 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic |
Arizona | Allison Finney (1) |
282 (-6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Apr 2 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | Juli Inkster (12) |
279 (-9) | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Apr 9 | Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Classic |
California | Patti Rizzo (4) |
277 (-7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Apr 16 | AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic | California | Pat Bradley (23) |
208 (-8) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Apr 23 | USX Golf Classic |
Florida | Betsy King (17) |
275 (-13) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Apr 30 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | Kathy Postlewait (4) |
203 (-13) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 7 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | Juli Inkster (13) |
210 (-6) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 14 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | Cindy Rarick (3) |
214 (-5) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| May 21 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Ohio | Nancy Lopez (40) |
274 (-14) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| May 28 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York |  Ayako Okamoto (15) |
272 (-12) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Jun 4 | Rochester International |
New York | Patty Sheehan (20) |
278 (-10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 11 | Planters Pat Bradley International | North Carolina | Robin Hood (1) |
16 points | 400,000 | 62,500 |
| Jun 18 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania |  Laura Davies (4) |
207 (-9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 25 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | Betsy King (18) |
272 (-12) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| Jul 2 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic |
Canada | Tammie Green (1) |
279 (-9) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Jul 9 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic |
Ohio | Penny Hammel (2) |
206 (-7) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jul 16 | U.S. Women's Open | Michigan | Betsy King (19) |
278 (-6) | 450,000 | 80,000 |
| Jul 23 | Boston Five Classic |
Massachusetts | Amy Alcott (28) |
272 (-16) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jul 30 | Atlantic City Classic |
New Jersey | Nancy Lopez (41) |
206 (-4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 6 | Greater Washington Open | Maryland | Beth Daniel (15) |
205 (-8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 27 | Nestle World Championship |
Georgia | Betsy King (20) |
275 (-13) | 265,000 | 83,500 |
| Aug 27 | Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State Open |
Rhode Island | Tina Barrett (1) |
210 (-6) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Sep 4 | Rail Charity Golf Classic |
Illinois | Beth Daniel (16) |
203 (-13) | 250,000 | 41,250 |
| Sep 10 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship |
Oregon | Muffin Spencer-Devlin (3) |
214 (-2) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 17 | Safeco Classic | Washington | Beth Daniel (17) |
273 (-15) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Sep 24 | Nippon Travel-MBS Classic |
California | Nancy Lopez (42) |
277 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Oct 1 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | Beth Daniel (18) |
205 (-11) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Nov 5 | Mazda Japan Classic |
Japan | Elaine Crosby (1) |
205 (-11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
Money winner |
Betsy King (2) |  United States
|
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) |
Beth Daniel | United States
|
Player of the Year |
Betsy King (2) | United States
|
Rookie of the Year |
Pamela Wright | Scotland
|
References
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine