1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore

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.

1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore

Tournament information
Dates	April 2–5, 1987
Location	Rancho Mirage, California
Course(s)	Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tourn. Course)
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,292 yards (5,753 m)[1][2]
Field	67 after cut [3]
Cut	154 (+10)
Prize fund	$500,000
Winner's share	$80,000
Champion
Betsy King
283 (−5), playoff

Rancho Mirage

Location in the United States

Rancho
Mirage

Location in California

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.[4][5][6][7] King entered the final round as co-leader at 215 (−1) with defending champion Pat Bradley,[8] 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	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Betsy King	United States	68-75-72-68=283	−5	Playoff
	Patty Sheehan	United States	77-73-68-65=283
3	Pat Bradley	United States	72-74-69-69=284	−4	26,000
4	Rosie Jones	United States	72-73-72-68=285	−3	19,890
T5	Christa Johnson	United States	72-79-66-70=287	−1	15,870
	Ayako Okamoto	Japan	71-76-71-69=287
	Colleen Walker	United States	72-74-73-68=287
T8	Jane Geddes	United States	73-77-67-71=288	E	11,850
	Cathy Gerring	United States	72-75-71-70=288
10	Jody Rosenthal	United States	72-72-75-70=289	+1	10,054

Source:[1][2]

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 fifteen feet (4.5 m) while King sank a three-footer for par to win.

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

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

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

Birdie

Bogey

Source:[4][5][6]

References

1. "Dinah Shore leaders". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 6, 1987. p. 2B.
2. "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C4.
3. "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1987. p. B5.
4. Diaz, Jaime (April 13, 1987). "Shootout down at the Shore". Sports Illustrated. p. 57.
5. "Dinah Shore champion feels like crowned King". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C2.
6. "King nips Sheehan on 2nd playoff hole". Wilmington Morning Tribune. (North Carolina). wire services. April 6, 1987. p. 5B.
7. "Sand shot helps King win crown". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 6, 1987. p. D2.
8. "Bradley shoots 69 to tie for Dinah Shore lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 5, 1987. p. D3.

External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard