1988 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "1988 - 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 (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Sally Little (RSA/USA), who claimed her second major championship title, and the last of her 15 LPGA Tour wins. [The Vancouver GC, Coquitlam, nr Vancouver, BC].
Majors
Nabisco
Played as the Nabisco Dinah Shore (17th) (Mar 31-Apr 3). Second-placed Colleen Walker (USA) finished 2 shots behind Alcott (USA). [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (43rd) (July 21-24). Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA) finished 3 shots behind Liselotte Neumann (Swe), who recorded her first and only major championship win. [East course, Baltimore CC - Five Farms, Lutherville, Maryland].
Majors
Mazda
The Mazda LPGA Championship (34th) (May 19-22). Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) finished 1 shot behind Turner (USA), who recorded her first and only major championship win. [Grizzly course, The Golf Center at Kings Island, Mason, OH].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (85th). Furby (Eng) beat Julie Wade (Eng, later Julie Hall) 4 and 3 in the final. [Royal Cinque Ports GC, Deal, Kent].
Amateur
EGA
Played as the International European Ladies' Amateur Championship (July 26-29). Florence Descampe (Belg) beat Delphine Bourson (Fra) in a playoff. [Real (Royal) Pedrena, nr Santander, Spain].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (88th). Sinn (USA) beat Karen Noble (USA) 6 and 5 in the final. [Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Sinn (USA) beat Tami Jo Hemingsen (USA) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Page Belcher GC, Tulsa, Oklahoma].
America
Boston Five
Played as the Boston Five Classic. Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA), Jane Geddes (USA), Jan Stephenson (Aus) and Kathryn Young-Robyn (USA) finished 8 shots behind Walker (USA). [Ferncroft CC, Middleton, nr Boston, MA].
America
AI Star/Centinela Hosp.
Played as the AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic. Lopez (USA) beat Marta Figueras-Dotti (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Classic. Second-placed Jan Stephenson (Aus) finished 8 shots behind Lopez (USA), who closed with a six-under-par 66. [Navesink CC, Middletown, New Jersey].
America
Crestar
Played as the Crestar Classic. Inkster (USA) beat Nancy Lopez (USA), Rosie Jones (USA) and Betsy King (USA) with an eagle at the first playoff hole. [Sleepy Hole GC, Suffolk, Virginia].
America
Jamie Farr
Played as the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic (June 2-5). Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 3 shots behind Laura Davies (Eng). [Glengarry CC, Holland, nr Toledo, Ohio; now called Stone Oak CC].
America
x
Played as the Greater Washington Open. Second-placed Beth Daniel (USA) and Connie Chillemi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Okamoto (Jpn). [Bethesda CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
America
Orient Leasing
Played as the Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Open. Second-placed Deb Richard (USA) and JoAnne Carner (USA) finished 1 shot behind Okamoto (Jpn). [Fazio course, Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Classic. Second-placed Marta Figueras-Dotti (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Lopez (USA). [Stonebridge CC, Boca Raton, Florida].
America
Planters
Played as the Planters Pat Bradley International. Second-placed Debbie Massey (USA) and Judy Dickinson (USA) finished 1 point behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Nause (USA). [Willow Creek CC, High Point, North Carolina; now known as the Willow Creek course of High Point CC].
America
Inamori
Played as the San Diego Inamori Golf Classic. Second-placed Colleen Walker (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Okamoto (Jpn). [StoneRidge CC, Poway, nr San Diego, CA].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Dec 1-4; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed Larry Mize (USA) & Martha Nause (USA) finished 2 shots behind the winning team of John Huston (USA) & Amy Benz (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
x
Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Furlong beat Sherri Turner (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole to record her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed JoAnne Carner (USA) and Ok Hee Ku (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Turner (USA), who claimed her second LPGA Tour win. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Second-placed Amy Alcott (USA) and Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Myers (USA). [CC of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Champions (Dec 16-18; unofficial 54-hole better-ball team event; the 12 teams each comprised an LPGA Tr and Snr PGA Tr player). Second-placed Jan Stephenson (Aus) & Ch Chi Rodriguez (PR/USA) finished 4 shots behind Colleen Walker (USA) & Dave Hill (USA). [East course, TPC Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico; at the time known as Dorado Beach Resort].].
America
McDonald's
Played as the McDonald's Championship. Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA) finished 1 shot behind Postlewait (USA). [DuPont CC, Wilmington, Delaware].
America
x
Played as the Ocean State Open (Aug 26-28). Second-placed Mitzi Edge (USA), Joan Pitcock (USA), Lynn Adams (USA), Sandra Palmer (USA), Margaret Ward (USA) and Jill Briles (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jordan (USA), who recorded her only win on the LPGA Tour. [Alpine CC, Cranston, Rhode Island].
America
Std Register
Played as the Standard Register Turquoise Classic. Second-placed Dottie Mochrie (USA, née Pepper) and Ayako Okamoto (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Ku (S Kor), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Moon Valley CC, Phoenix, Arizona].
America
Cellular One-PING
Played as the Cellular One-Ping LPGA Golf Championship (Sept 9-11). Second-placed Colleen Walker (USA) finished 1 shot behind Betsy King (USA). [Riverside G&CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Safeco
Played as the Safeco Classic. Second-placed Oh-Hee Ku (S Kor) finished3 shots behind Inkster (USA). [Meridian Valley CC, Kent, nr Seattle, WA].
America
Nestle
Played as the Nestle World Championship. Second-placed Liselotte Neumann (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Jones (USA). [PineIsle Resort, Lake Lanier, Georgia; now called Legacy Course on Lake Lanier].
America
Konica
Played as the Konica San Jose Classic. Second-placed Cathy Marino (USA) finished 1 shot behind Kathy Guadagnino (USA; née Baker), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California].
America
x
Played as the Santa Barbara Open. Second-placed Missie McGeorge (USA) finished 3 shots behind Jones (USA). [Sandpiper GC, Goleta, nr Santa Barbara, California].
America
Sara Lee
Played as the inaugural Sara Lee Classic. Rizzo (USA) beat Sherri Turner (USA) at the fifth playoff hole. Tammie Green (USA) and Kim Williams (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [General's Retreat course, Hermitage GC, Old Hickory, Nashville, TN].
America
x
Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed JoAnne Carner (USA) and Jody Rosenthal (USA) finished 3 shots behind Sheehan (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
x
Played as the Atlantic City Classic (Aug 19-21). Juli Inkster (USA) beat Beth Daniel (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to win this event for the second time in three years and record her tenth LPGA Tour title overall. [Greate Bay CC, Somers Point, NJ; at the time known as Sands CC].
America
x
Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Second-placed Margaret Ward (USA) finished 2 shots behind King (USA), who won this event for the third time in four years. [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
USX
Played as the USX Golf Classic. Jones (USA) beat Kathy Postlewait (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record her second LPGA Tour win. [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
x
Played as the Rochester International. First-time LPGA Tour winner Cheng (Taiw) beat Nancy Lopez (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Patty Sheehan (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
Circle K
Played as the Circle K LPGA Tucson Open. Second-placed Robin Walton (USA) finished 1 shot behind Davies (Eng), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Beth Daniel (USA) finished 1 shot behind King (USA). [Makai Club at Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii].
Europe
B&H
Played as the inaugural Benson & Hedges Trophy (Nov 10-13; European and LET Trs mixed pairs unofficial money event). Second-placed José María Cañizares (Esp) & Tania Abitbol (Esp) finished 1 shot behind the winning team of Mark McNulty (Zim) & Marie-Laure de Taya (Fra; née de Lorenzi). [No.1 course, Golf La Moraleja, Alcobendas, nr Madrid; now called Real (Royal) La Moraleja].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Biarritz Ladies Open (Oct 1988). Second-placed Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Laura Davies (Eng). [Golf de Biarritz-Le Phare, Biarritz, France].
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship. Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) beat Alison Nicholas (Eng) 4 and 2 in the final. [GC Vallromanes, Vallromanes, nr Barcelona].
Europe
Weetabix
Played as the Weetabix Women's British Open (July 28-31). Dibnah (Aus) beat Sally Little (RSA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Lindrick GC, Worksop, Nottinghamshire].
Europe
Bloor Homes
Played as the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic. Second-placed Dennise Hutton (Aus) and Dana Lofland (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dibnah (Aus). [Fleming Park GC, Eastleigh, Hants, England; course permanently closed in 2008].
Europe
Godiva
Played as the inaugural Godiva Ladies European Masters. Second-placed Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) finished 2 shots behind Karen Lunn (Aus). [Royal Antwerp GC, Kappellen, nr Antwerp].
Europe
Ford
Played as the Ford Ladies Classic. Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Davies (Eng). [Duchess course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
James Capel
Played as the James Capel Guernsey Open. Second-placed Alison Sheard (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Nicholas (Eng). [Royal Guernsey GC, L'Ancresse, Guernsey, Channel Islands].
Europe
x
Played as the Guia Ladies Masters. Second-placed Alison Nicholas (Eng), Karen Lunn (Aus), Tania Abitbol (Esp) and Maria Wennersten-From (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Maritz (RSA). [Quinta da Marinha GC, nr Cascais, Portugal].
Europe
Hennessy
Played as the Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup. Second-placed Marjorie Jones (USA) and Alison Nicholas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind de Lorenzi (Fra). [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Danish Ladies Open. Second-placed Peggy Conley (USA), Laura Davies (Eng) and Liselotte Neumann (Swe) finished 4 shots behind 19-year-old Descampe (Belg), who recorded her first win in her debut event on the Women's Professional Golf European Tour. Descampe became the tour's youngest ever winner at that time. [Rungsted GK, nr Copenhagen, Denmark].
Europe
Volmac
Played as the Volmac Dutch Open. Second-placed Kitrina Douglas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind de Lorenzi (Fra; competing under her married name Marie-Laure Taya). [Rosendaelsche GC, Arnhem, Netherlands].
Europe
Burleigh
Played as the Burleigh Ladies European Open. Second-placed Alison Nicholas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Reid (Scot). [Kingswood GC, Tadworth, nr London].
Europe
Letting
Played as the Letting French Open (June 9-12). Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) beat Caroline Bourtayre (Fra) in a playoff. [G&CC Fourqueux, Fourqueux, nr Paris].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies German Open. Second-placed Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Neumann (Swe). [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].
Europe
x
Played as the Ladies Italian Open. Second-placed Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) finished 9 shots behind defending champion Davies (Eng). [Ca' della Nave GC, Martellago, nr Venice, Italy].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Ladies Open (next played as a Tour event in 1994). Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Conley (USA). [Pinhal course, Vilamoura GC, Algarve, Portugal; at the time known as Vilamoura II].
Europe
Qualitair
Played as the Qualitair Spanish Open (Women's Pro Golf Eurpn Tr season-ending event; not played again until 1994). Second-placed Corinne Soules (Fra) finished 4 shots behind de Lorenzi (Fra; playing under her married name of Marie-Laure Taya). [La Manga Club, nr Cartagena, Murcia, Spain].
Europe
x
Played as the Gothenburg Swedish Ladies Open (Aug 18-21). Second-placed Peggy Conley (USA) finished 3 shots behind Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra). [Delsjö GK, Gothenburg, Sweden].
Europe
Laing
Played as the Laing Ladies Classic. Second-placed Caroline Griffiths (Eng) finished 7 shots behind de Lorenzi Taya (Fra). [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks; at the time known as Stoke Poges GC].
Europe
x
Played as the Marbella Ladies Open. Second-placed Dale Reid (Scot) and Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Maritz (RSA). [Marbella GCC, Marbella, Costa del Sol, Spain].
Europe
Olivetti
Played as the British Olivetti Tournament. Second-placed and defending champion Jane Connachan (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Nicholas (Eng). [Moor Hall GC, Sutton Coldfield, nr Birmingham, England].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural St Moritz Classic. Second-placed Cathy Panton (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Arnold (NZ). [Samedan course, Engadine GC, Samedan, nr St Moritz, Switz].
Europe
Toshiba
Played as the Toshiba Players' Championship. Reid (Scot) beat Peggy Conley (USA) in a playoff. [Old Thorns GC, Liphook, Hants, England].
Europe
Variety Club
Played as the Variety Club Celebrity Classic. Second-placed Dale Reid (Scot) finished 4 shots behind Nicholas (Eng). [Calcot Park GC, Reading, Berks, England].
Europe
Broadway Gp
Played as the Broadway Wirral Classic (June 2-5). Second-placed Cathy Panton (Scot) finished 3 shots behind New (Eng), who recorded her first win on the Women's Professional Golf European Tour. [Caldy GC, Caldy, Wirral, England].
Europe
Bowring
Played as the Bowring Ladies Scottish Open (next played in 1994). Second-placed Debbie Dowling (Eng), Maureen Garner (N.Ire; née Madill) and Alison Nicholas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Panton (Scot), who recorded the last of her 14 Ladies European Tour wins. [Cawder course, Cawder GC, Bishopbriggs, nr Glasgow].
Asia
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Japan Classic (LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Sheehan (USA) beat Liselotte Neumann (Swe) in a playoff. [Musashigaoka CC, Hanno, Saitama, Japan].
Asia
Nichirei Foods
Played as the Nichirei Ladies Cup (Oct 28-30; individual low score prize within the US-Japan team match). Rosie Jones (USA) finished in second place behind Daniel (USA). [CC The Lakes, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the inaugural Victorian Open (Nov 24-27; ALPG Tr event). Second-placed Karen Lunn (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Hopkins (Aus), who posted the first of her two ALPG wins. [Commonwealth GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Vic].
Africa
SoftSource
Played as the inaugural SoftSource South African Women's Open. Won by Glass (Zim). [Germiston CC, Germiston, nr J'burg, RSA].
Awards
WPG Eurpn Tr
de Lorenzi (Fra) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the Women Professional Golfers' European Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Walker (USA) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Turner (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1988 Money List, with earnings of $350,851 on the Tour. Nancy Lopez (USA) was second with $322,154; Rosie Jones (USA) was third with $318,973.
Awards
Woolmark
de Lorenzi (Fra) won the WPG European Tour 1988 Woolmark Order of Merit, with earnings of £99,360 on the Tour. Alison Nicholas (Eng) was second with £76,409; Corinne Dibnah (Aus) was third with £66,906. De Lorenzi was competing under her married name Marie-Laure Taya.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Lopez (USA) won her fourth LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Awards
WPG Eurpn Tr
Maritz (RSA) won the WPG European Tour 1988 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. She finished 11th on the Tour's (money-based) Order of Merit, with earnings of £28,362.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Neumann (Swe) won the LPGA Tour 1988 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Neumann finished 16th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $147,104.
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Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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