| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 5–8, 1984 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,265 yards (5,729 m)[1] |
| Prize fund | $400,000 |
| Winner's share | $55,000 |
| Champion | |
 Juli Inkster | |
| 280 (−8), playoff | |
Mirage
The 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 5–8 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the thirteenth edition of the ANA Inspiration, and the second as a major championship. With a purse of $400,000 and a winner's share of $55,000, this was the richest event in women's golf in 1984.[2][3]
Juli Inkster, 23, won the first of her seven major titles in a sudden-death playoff over Pat Bradley, with a par on the first extra hole.[2][3][4] It was Inkster's second win on tour; she turned professional eight months earlier and won the Safeco Classic near Seattle in September 1983.[2][5]
Defending champion Amy Alcott finished at even par 288, eight strokes back in a tie for tenth.[2][3]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 8, 1984
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Juli Inkster | 70-73-69-68=280 | −8 | Playoff |
| Pat Bradley | 75-66-69-70=280 | |||
| 3 | Dale Eggeling | 74-69-67-72=282 | −6 | 23,833 |
| 4 | Beth Daniel | 74-75-65-69=283 | −5 | 21,000 |
| T5 | JoAnne Carner | 72-68-70-74=284 | −4 | 15,440 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sally Little | 72-72-70-70=284 | |||
| 7 | Laurie Rinker | 72-71-72-71=286 | −2 | 11,112 |
| T8 | Jane Crafter | 74-75-72-66=287 | −1 | 8,788 |
| Patty Sheehan | 69-72-75-71=287 | |||
| T10 | Amy Alcott | 71-72-74-71=288 | E | 6,552 |
| Judy Dickinson | 70-73-73-72=288 | |||
| Jo Ann Washam | 74-75-69-70=288 | |||
| Kathy Whitworth | 69-75-70-74=288 |
Playoff
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 4 | E | 55,000 |
| 2 | Pat Bradley | 5 | +1 | 33,000 |
The sudden-death playoff began and ended on the first extra hole, the par 4 fifteenth.
Source:[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Scoreboard: Dinah Shore LPGA". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. April 9, 1984. p. 17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Diaz, Jaime (April 16, 1984). "Looking like a million". Sports Illustrated. p. 68.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tour rookie banks richest prize". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1984. p. 2B.
- ↑ "Rookie Inkster tops Bradley in playoff". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. April 9, 1984. p. D1.
- ↑ "LPGA rookie overcomes hall of famer". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 19, 1983. p. 2B.