1987 LPGA Championship explained

1987 LPGA Championship
Dates:May 21–24, 1987
Location:Mason, Ohio
Course:Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course
Tour:LPGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:[1]
Format:Stroke play - 72 holes
Cut:145 (+1)
Purse:$350,000
Winners Share:$52,500
Champion: Jane Geddes
Score:275 (−13)
Previous:1986
Next:1988

The 1987 LPGA Championship was held May 21–24 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Played on the Grizzly Course, this was the 33rd edition of the LPGA Championship.

Jane Geddes won her second major championship, a stroke ahead of runner-up Betsy King.[2] [3]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 24, 1987

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Jane Geddes72-68-68-67=275−1352,500
2 Betsy King72-68-69-67=276−1232,375
align=center rowspan=3T3 Rosie Jones70-68-72-68=278align=center rowspan=3−10align=center rowspan=318,959
Ayako Okamoto69-69-70-70=278
Laurie Rinker69-67-71-71=278
6 Cathy Morse70-69-67-73=279−912,250
align=center rowspan=2T7 Patty Sheehan68-70-74-68=280align=center rowspan=2−8align=center rowspan=27,913
Muffin Spencer-Devlin70-72-71-67=280
align=center rowspan=5T9 Amy Alcott73-70-69-69=281align=center rowspan=5−7align=center rowspan=56,844
Jody Rosenthal72-68-72-69=281
Lori Garbacz72-66-70-73=281
Juli Inkster72-71-72-66=281
Kathy Postlewait72-69-70-70=281
Source:[1] [3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: LPGA Championship . Toledo Blade . (Ohio) . Associated Press . May 25, 1987. 18.
  2. News: Geddes outduels King in LPGA Championship . Toledo Blade . (Ohio) . Hackenberg . Dave . May 25, 1987. 18.
  3. News: Geddes captures women's crown . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . May 25, 1987 . 3B .