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1987 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1987 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 33 |
| most_wins | 5 USA Jane Geddes |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | JP Ayako Okamoto |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | JP Ayako Okamoto |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tammie Green |
| prevseason | [1986](1986-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1988](1988-lpga-tour) |
The 1987 LPGA Tour was the 38th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 29 to November 8. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Jane Geddes won the most tournaments, five. Ayako Okamoto led the money list with earnings of $466,034.
There were seven first-time winners in 1987: Laura Davies, Rosie Jones, Yuko Moriguchi, Cindy Rarick, Deb Richard, Jody Rosenthal, and Colleen Walker.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1987 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Mazda Classic | Florida | USA Kathy Postlewait (2) | 286 (−2) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 8 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | USA Nancy Lopez (35) | 281 (−7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 21 | Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | USA Cindy Rarick (1) | 207 (−9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 1 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Jane Geddes (3) | 276 (−12) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 8 | GNA/Glendale Federal Classic | California | USA Jane Geddes (4) | 286 (−2) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Mar 22 | Circle K Tucson Open | Arizona | USA Betsy King (8) | 281 (−7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Mar 29 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona | USA Pat Bradley (22) | 286 (−2) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Apr 5 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1987-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Betsy King (9)** | 283 (−5) | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Apr 12 | Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic | California | JPN Ayako Okamoto (8) | 275 (−13) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 19 | Santa Barbara Open | California | AUS Jan Stephenson (14) | 215 (−1) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 3 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | USA Cindy Hill (2) | 271 (−17) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| May 10 | United Virginia Bank Golf Classic | Virginia | USA Jody Rosenthal (1) | 209 (−7) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| May 17 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | JPN Ayako Okamoto (9) | 215 (−4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| May 24 | **[Mazda LPGA Championship](1987-lpga-championship)** | Ohio | USA **Jane Geddes (5)** | 275 (−13) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| May 31 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Cindy Rarick (2) | 275 (−13) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jun 7 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | USA Betsy King (10) | 278 (−6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 14 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | USA Colleen Walker (1) | 278 (−10) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jun 21 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | JPN Ayako Okamoto (10) | 208 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 28 | Rochester International | New York | USA Deb Richard (1) | 280 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | USA Jane Geddes (6) | 280 (−8) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Jul 12 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | USA **Jody Rosenthal (2)** | 272 (−16) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 19 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | USA Jane Geddes (7) | 277 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 26 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1987-u-s-women-s-open)** | New Jersey | ENG **Laura Davies (1*)** | 285 (−3) | 325,000 | 55,000 |
| Aug 2 | Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am | Colorado | USA Christa Johnson (4) | 277 (−11) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Aug 9 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | USA Mary Beth Zimmerman (3) | 206 (−10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 16 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | USA Val Skinner (3) | 212 (−4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 23 | Atlantic City LPGA Classic | New Jersey | USA Betsy King (11) | 207 (−6) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 30 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | JPN Ayako Okamoto (11) | 282 (−6) | 250,000 | 81,500 |
| Sep 7 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | USA Rosie Jones (1) | 208 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 13 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Nancy Lopez (36) | 210 (−6) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 20 | Safeco Classic | Washington | AUS Jan Stephenson (15) | 277 (−11) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 27 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | AUS Jan Stephenson (16) | 205 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Nov 8 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | JPN Yuko Moriguchi (1*) | 206 (−10) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
** - non-member at time of win*
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Ayako Okamoto | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Betsy King | |
| Player of the Year | Ayako Okamoto | |
| Rookie of the Year | Tammie Green |
References
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