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1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore

Golf tournament in California

Field	Value
name	1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore
dates	April 2–5, 1987
location	Rancho Mirage, California
course	Mission Hills Country Club
(Dinah Shore Tourn. Course)
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	72
yardage	6292 yd
field	67 after cut
cut	154 (+10)
purse	$500,000
winners_share	$80,000
champion	USA Betsy King
score	283 (−5), playoff
previous	1986
next	1988

(Dinah Shore Tourn. Course) |USA |USA California Mirage The 1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 2–5 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 16th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the fifth as a major championship.

Betsy King won the first of her six major titles in a sudden-death playoff over Patty Sheehan, with a par on the second extra hole. King entered the final round as co-leader at 215 (−1) with defending champion Pat Bradley, who finished a stroke back in solo third.

King won this event two more times, in 1990 and 1997.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, April 5, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	USA Betsy King	68-75-72-68=283	−5	Playoff
USA Patty Sheehan	77-73-68-65=283
3	USA Pat Bradley	72-74-69-69=284	−4	26,000
4	USA Rosie Jones	72-73-72-68=285	−3	19,890
T5	USA Christa Johnson	72-79-66-70=287	−1	15,870
JPN Ayako Okamoto	71-76-71-69=287
USA Colleen Walker	72-74-73-68=287
T8	USA Jane Geddes	73-77-67-71=288	E	11,850
USA Cathy Gerring	72-75-71-70=288
10	USA Jody Rosenthal	72-72-75-70=289	+1	10,054

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Playoff

On the first extra hole (#15), King hit her tee shot into the rough and then scrambled for par, while Sheehan missed a birdie putt. At #16, Sheehan again had a birdie opportunity, but three-putted from 15 ft while King sank a three-footer for par to win.

Place	Player	Money ($)
1	USA Betsy King	80,000
2	USA Patty Sheehan	42,000

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Scorecard

Hole	15	16
Par	4	4
USA King	4	4
USA Sheehan	4	5

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References

(April 6, 1987). "Dinah Shore leaders". Wilmington Morning Star.
(April 6, 1987). "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review.
(April 4, 1987). "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review.
Diaz, Jaime. (April 13, 1987). "Shootout down at the Shore".
(April 6, 1987). "Dinah Shore champion feels like crowned King". Spokesman-Review.
(April 6, 1987). "King nips Sheehan on 2nd playoff hole". Wilmington Morning Tribune.
(April 6, 1987). "Sand shot helps King win crown". The Bulletin.
(April 5, 1987). "Bradley shoots 69 to tie for Dinah Shore lead". Spokesman-Review.

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