1987 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1987 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
du Maurier
Played as the du Maurier Classic (July 9-12). Second-placed Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Jody Rosenthal (USA), who claimed her first major championship title, and the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [GC Islesmere, Sainte-Dorothée Laval, Québec].
Majors
Nabisco
Played as the Nabisco Dinah Shore (16th) (April 2-5). King (USA) beat Patty Sheehan (USA) at the second playoff hole, to record her first major championship win. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (42nd) (July 23-28). Davies (Eng) beat JoAnne Carner (USA) and Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) in an 18-hole playoff: Davies 71 (-1), Okamoto 73 (+1), Carner 74 (+2). Davies recorded the first of her four major championship wins. [Plainfield CC, Edison, NJ].
Majors
Mazda
The Mazda LPGA Championship (33rd) (May 21-24). Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 1 shot behind Geddes (USA), who recorded the second of her two major championship wins. [Grizzly course, The Golf Center at Kings Island, Mason, OH].
Amateur
LGU
Played as the Girls' British Open Amateur Championship. Dobson (Eng) beat defending champion Stefania Croce (Italy) at the 19th hole in the final match. [Barnham Broom GC, nr Norwich, Norfolk, England].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (84th). Collingham (Eng) beat Susan Shapcott (Eng) at the 19th hole in the final. [Royal St David's GC, Harlech, Gwynedd].
Amateur
EGA
International European Ladies' Amateur Championship not played in 1987.
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. McGann (USA) beat Lynne Mikulas (USA) 7 and 5 in the final. [Orchards GC, South Hadley, Mass.].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (87th). Defending champion Cockerill (USA) beat Tracy Kerdyk (USA) 3 and 2 in the final. [Rhode Island CC, Barrington, RI].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Kerdyk (USA) beat Pearl Sinn (USA) 4 and 3 in the 18-hole final. [No.4 Dubsdread course, Cog Hill G&CC, Lemont, nr Chicago, IL].
America
Boston Five
Played as the Boston Five Classic. Second-placed Jody Rosenthal (USA) and Donna White (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Geddes (USA). [Ferncroft CC, Middleton, nr Boston, MA].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Classic. Second-placed Jane Geddes (USA) and Colleen Walker (USA) finished 2 shots behind Okamoto (Jpn). [Navesink CC, Middletown, New Jersey].
America
Columbia Savings
Played as the Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am. Second-placed Shirley Furlong (USA) finished 5 shots behind Christa "Chris" Johnson (USA). [Lone Tree GC nr Denver, Colorado; earlier rounds also at Meridian GC].
America
Utd Virginia Bank
Played as the United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. Second-placed Cindy Hill (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Rosenthal (USA). [Sleepy Hole GC, Suffolk, Virginia].
America
Jamie Farr
Played as the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic (July 2-5). Second-placed (and both LPGA Tour rookies) Jill Briles (USA) and Nancy Taylor (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jane Geddes (USA). [Glengarry CC, Holland, nr Toledo, Ohio; now called Stone Oak CC].
America
GNA/Glendale Fed
Played as the GNA/Glendale Federal Classic. Geddes (USA) beat Robin Walton (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Oakmont CC, Glendale, nr Los Angeles, California].
America
Tsumura
Played as the inaugural Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Open. Second-placed Jane Geddes (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Rarick (USA). [Fazio course, Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Classic. Postlewait (USA) beat Betsy King (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Stonebridge CC, Boca Raton, Florida].
America
Henredon
Played as the Henredon Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA), Laurie Rinker (USA) and Beth Daniel (USA) finished 3 shots behind Zimmerman (USA). [Willow Creek CC, High Point, North Carolina; now known as the Willow Creek course of High Point CC].
America
Kyocera
Played as the Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 1 shot behind Okamoto (Jpn). [StoneRidge CC, Poway, nr San Diego, CA].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Dec 3-6; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed Mark McCumber (USA) & Debbie Massey (USA) finished 2 shots behind winning team of Steve Jones (USA) & Jane Crafter (Aus/USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
x
Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Second-placed Laurie Rinker (USA) finished 1 shot behind Okamoto (Jpn). [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA), Betsy King (USA) and Jane Geddes (USA) finished 1 shot behind Rarick (USA). [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
MasterCard
Played as the MasterCard International Pro-Am. Shelley Hamlin finished in second place behind Skinner.
America
Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Second-placed Sally Quinlan (USA), Bonnie Lauer (USA), Patty Sheehan (USA) and Patti Rizzo (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Walker (USA). [CC of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Champions (Dec 18-20; unofficial 54-hole better-ball team event; teams comprised an LPGA Tr and Snr PGA Tr player). Second-placed team of Colleen Walker (USA) & Arnold Palmer (USA) finished 3 shots behind Nancy Lopez (USA) & Miller Barber (USA). [Tryall Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica].
America
McDonald's
Played as the McDonald's Championship. Second-placed Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind King (USA). [DuPont CC, Wilmington, Delaware].
America
Std Register
Played as the Standard Register Turquoise Classic. Second-placed Christa Johnson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bradley (USA). [Moon Valley CC, Phoenix, Arizona].
America
Cellular One-PING
Played as the Cellular One-Ping LPGA Golf Championship (Sept 11-13). Second-placed Kelly Leadbetter (USA), Muffin Spencer-Devlin (USA) and Jan Stephenson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Nancy Lopez (USA), who won the event for the second time in three years. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Safeco
Played as the Safeco Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stephenson (Aus), who claimed her 15th LPGA Tour win. [Meridian Valley CC, Kent, nr Seattle, WA].
America
Nestle
Played as the Nestle World Championship. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished in second place behind Okamoto (Jpn). [PineIsle Resort, Lake Lanier, Georgia; now called Legacy Course on Lake Lanier].
America
Konica
Played as the Konica San Jose Classic. Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) finished 5 shots behind Stephenson (Aus), who recorded the last of her 16 LPGA Tour wins. [Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California].
America
x
Played as the Santa Barbara Open. Second-placed Jane Geddes (USA) and Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Stephenson (Aus). [La Purisima GC, Lompoc, California; first round played at Sandpiper GC, Santa Barbara].
America
x
Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Anne-Marie Palli (Fra) and Kathy Baker (USA; became Kathy Guadagnino later in 1987) finished 3 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
x
Played as the Atlantic City LPGA Classic (Aug 21-23). Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 3 shots behind Betsy King (USA). [Bay course, Seaview Resort, Galloway, nr Atlantic City, NJ].
America
x
Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Jones (USA). [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
S&H
Played as the S&H Golf Classic. Second-placed Jane Crafter (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Hill (USA), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
x
Played as the Rochester International. Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA), Shirley Furlong (USA), Laurie Rinker (USA) and Lori Garbacz (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Richard (USA). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
Circle K
Played as the Circle K Tucson Open. Second-placed Jan Stephenson (Aus) finished 2 shots behind King (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Geddes (USA) beat Cathy Gerring (USA) with a bogey at the first playoff hole. [Makai Club at Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii].
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the British Ladies Match Play Championship. Tour rookie Johnson (Eng) beat Marie-Laure Taya (Fra; née M-L de Lorenzi) in the final. [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Weetabix
Played as the Weetabix Women's British Open. Second-placed Muffin Spencer-Devlin (USA) and defending champion Laura Davies (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Nicholas (Eng). [Kernouw course, St Mellion Intl Resort, St Mellion, Cornwall; at the time called the Old course].
Europe
Bloor Homes
Played as the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic (July 22-25). Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 11 shots behind Johnson (Eng), who recorded rounds of 65-60-60-58 on the par-66 municipal course. [Fleming Park GC, Eastleigh, Hants, England; course permanently closed in 2008].
Europe
Ford
Played as the Ford Ladies Classic. Stewart (Scot) beat Corinne Dibnah (Aus) in a playoff. [Duchess course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
James Capel
Played as the James Capel Guernsey Open (last played in 1984). Second-placed Gillian Stewart (Scot) and Vanessa Marvin (Eng) finished 10 shots behind Dibnah (Aus). [Royal Guernsey GC, L'Ancresse, Guernsey, Channel Islands].
Europe
Hennessy
Played as the Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) and Federica Dassu (Italy) finished 3 shots behind Douglas (Eng). [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].
Europe
HK Bank
Played as the Hong Kong Bank Jersey Classic. Second-placed Peggy Conley (USA) and Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Wennersten (Swe). [Royal Jersey GC, Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
Volmac
Played as the Volmac Dutch Ladies Open (June 18-21). Second-placed Maureen Garner (N.Ire; née Madill) finished 3 shots behind Reid (Scot). [Koninklijke (Royal) Haagsche G&CC, Wassenaar, nr The Hague].
Europe
x
Played as the Ladies European Open. Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Reid (Scot). [Ferndown GC, Ferndown, Dorset, England].
Europe
Letting
Played as the inaugural Letting French Open (May 14-17). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [G&CC Fourqueux, Fourqueux, nr Paris].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies German Open. Second-placed Dale Reid (Scot) finished 5 shots behind de Lorenzi (Fra; playing under her married name of Marie-Laure Taya). [Hamburg-Wendlohe GC, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Ladies Italian Open. Second-placed Liselotte Nuemann (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Davies (Eng). [Croara CC, Gazzola, nr Piancenza, Italy].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Ladies Open. Second-placed Alison Nicholas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Panton (Scot). [Vale do Lobo GC, Almancil, nr Faro, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the La Manga Spanish Open. Dibnah (Aus) beat Susan Moon (USA) at the second playoff hole. [La Manga Club, nr Cartagena, Murcia, Spain].
Europe
Laing
Played as the Laing Ladies Classic. Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Nicholas (Eng). [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks; at the time known as Stoke Poges GC].
Europe
Olivetti
Played as the British Olivetti Tournament. Connachan (Scot) beat Trish Johnson (Eng) in a playoff. [Moor Hall GC, Sutton Coldfield, nr Birmingham, England].
Europe
Volkswagen
Played as the Volkswagen Ulster Classic. Second-placed Beverley New (Eng) and Sonja Van-Wyk (RSA) finished 8 shots behind Reid (Scot). [Belvoir Park GC, Belfast, N. Ireland].
Europe
McEwans
Played as the McEwans Wirral Classic (June 3-6). Johnson (Eng) beat Karen Lunn (Aus) at the second playoff hole, to claim the win in only her fourth event since turning professional. [Caldy GC, Caldy, Wirral, England].
Europe
x
Played as the Belgian Ladies' Open (June 11-14; next played in 2022). Second-placed Trish Johnson (Eng) and Susan Moon (USA) finished 2 shots behind Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (Fra; playing under her married name of Marie-Laure Taya). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].
Europe
Bowring
Played as the Bowring Ladies Scottish Open (Sept 3-6). Reid (Scot) beat Laura Davies (Eng) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Cawder course, Cawder GC, Bishopbriggs, nr Glasgow].
Asia
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Japan Classic (LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Moriguchi (Jpn) beat Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) in a playoff. [Musashigaoka CC, Hanno, Saitama, Japan].
Asia
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Ladies Cup (Oct 30-Nov 1; individual low score prize within the US-Japan team match). Tatsuko Ohsako (Jpn) finished in second place behind Tani (Jpn). [Tsukuba CC, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan].
Reid (Scot) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the Women's PGA Tour.
King (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Okamoto (Jpn) won the LPGA Tour 1987 Money List, with earnings of $466,034 on the Tour. Betsy King (USA) was second with $460,385; Jane Geddes (USA) was third with $396,818.
Awards
Woolmark
Reid (Scot) won her second WPGA Tour Woolmark Order of Merit, with 1987 season earnings of £53,815 on the Tour. Laura Davies (Eng) was second with £47,151; Corinne Dibnah (Aus) was third with £40,474.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Okamoto (Jpn) won the LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Awards
WPGA Tr
Johnson (Eng) won the Women's PGA Tour 1987 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. She finished fifth on the Tour's (money-based) Order of Merit, with earnings of £35,718.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Green (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1987 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Green finished 39th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $68,346.
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