1988 LPGA Championship | |
Dates: | May 19–22, 1988 |
Location: | Mason, Ohio |
Course: | Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Grizzly Course |
Tour: | LPGA Tour |
Par: | 72 |
Yardage: | [1] |
Format: | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Cut: | 150 (+6) |
Purse: | $350,000 |
Winners Share: | $52,500 |
Champion: | Sherri Turner |
Score: | 281 (−7) |
Previous: | 1987 |
Next: | 1989 |
The 1988 LPGA Championship was held May 19–22 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Played on the Grizzly Course, this was the 34th edition of the LPGA Championship.
Sherri Turner birdied the final two holes for a final round 67 and won her only major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Amy Alcott.[2] Turner began the round six strokes behind Alcott, the 54-hole leader, in a tie for tenth place.[3] It was the first of her three LPGA Tour wins.[4]
Sunday, May 22, 1988
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |||
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1 | Sherri Turner | 70-71-73-67=281 | −7 | 52,500 | |||
2 | Amy Alcott | 68-71-69-74=282 | −6 | 32,375 | |||
align=center rowspan=5 | T3 | Amy Benz | 70-71-69-74=284 | align=center rowspan=5 | −4 | align=center rowspan=5 | 15,890 |
Marta Figueras-Dotti | 74-70-71-69=284 | ||||||
Sally Little | 72-71-69-72=284 | ||||||
Ayako Okamoto | 71-71-69-73=284 | ||||||
Kathy Postlewait | 74-69-69-72=284 | ||||||
8 | Missie Berteotti | 74-70-68-73=285 | −3 | 9,100 | |||
align=center rowspan=3 | T9 | Judy Dickinson | 74-69-69-74=286 | align=center rowspan=3 | −2 | align=center rowspan=3 | 7,414 |
Jane Geddes | 73-70-70-73=286 | ||||||
Sally Quinlan | 69-68-79-70=286 |