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1988 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1988 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 34 |
| most_wins | 3 USA Juli Inkster, USA Rosie Jones, USA Nancy Lopez, JP Ayako Okamoto |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Sherri Turner |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Nancy Lopez |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | SWE Liselotte Neumann |
| prevseason | [1987](1987-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1989](1989-lpga-tour) |
The 1988 LPGA Tour was the 39th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 4 to November 6. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Betsy King, Nancy Lopez, and Ayako Okamoto won the most tournaments, three each. Sherri Turner led the money list with earnings of $350,851.
There were eight first-time winners in 1988: Mei-Chi Cheng, Shirley Furlong, Patty Jordan, Ok-Hee Ku, Terry-Jo Myers, Martha Nause, Liselotte Neumann, and Sherri Turner. Ku was the first South Korean winner, winning the Standard Register Turquoise Classic.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1988 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | Mazda Classic | Florida | USA Nancy Lopez (37) | 283 (−5) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 14 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | USA Patty Sheehan (18) | 282 (−6) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Feb 27 | Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | JPN Ayako Okamoto (12) | 213 (−3) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 6 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Betsy King (12) | 280 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 20 | Circle K LPGA Tucson Open | Arizona | ENG Laura Davies (2) | 278 (−10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 27 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona | KOR Ok-Hee Ku (1) | 281 (−7) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Apr 3 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1988-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Amy Alcott (27)** | 274 (−14) | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Apr 10 | San Diego Inamori Golf Classic | California | JPN Ayako Okamoto (13) | 272 (−12) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Apr 17 | AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic | California | USA Nancy Lopez (38) | 210 (−6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Apr 24 | USX Golf Classic | Florida | USA Rosie Jones (2) | 275 (−13) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| May 1 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Patti Rizzo (3) | 207 (−9) | 335,000 | 50,250 |
| May 8 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | USA Juli Inkster (9) | 209 (−7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 15 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | USA Nancy Lopez (39) | 204 (−12) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| May 22 | **[Mazda LPGA Championship](1988-lpga-championship)** | Ohio | USA **Sherri Turner (1)** | 281 (−7) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| May 29 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Sherri Turner (2) | 273 (−15) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Jun 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | ENG Laura Davies (3) | 277 (−11) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jun 12 | Rochester International | New York | TWN Mei-Chi Cheng (1) | 287 (−1) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 19 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Shirley Furlong (1) | 205 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 26 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | USA Kathy Postlewait (3) | 276 (−8) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 3 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | ZAF USA **Sally Little (15)** | 279 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 10 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | USA Terry-Jo Myers (1) | 276 (−8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 17 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | USA Colleen Walker (2) | 274 (−14) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 24 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1988-u-s-women-s-open)** | Maryland | SWE **Liselotte Neumann (1)** | 277 (−7) | 400,000 | 70,000 |
| Jul 31 | Greater Washington Open | Maryland | JPN Ayako Okamoto (14) | 206 (−7) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 7 | Planters Pat Bradley International | North Carolina | USA Martha Nause (1) | 14 points | 400,000 | 62,500 |
| Aug 21 | Atlantic City Classic | New Jersey | USA Juli Inkster (10) | 206 (−7) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 28 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | USA Rosie Jones (3) | 279 (−9) | 250,000 | 81,500 |
| Aug 28 | Ocean State Open | Rhode Island | USA Patty Jordan (1) | 211 (−5) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Sep 5 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | USA Betsy King (13) | 207 (−9) | 250,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 11 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Betsy King (14) | 213 (−3) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Sep 18 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Juli Inkster (11) | 278 (−10) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 26 | Santa Barbara Open | California | USA Rosie Jones (4) | 212 (−4) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Oct 2 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | USA Kathy Guadagnino (2) | 207 (−9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Nov 6 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | USA Patty Sheehan (19) | 206 (−10) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Sherri Turner | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Colleen Walker | |
| Player of the Year | Nancy Lopez (4) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Liselotte Neumann |
References
References
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