1988 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 $350,851.
There were eight first-time winners in 1988: Mei-Chi Cheng, Shirley Furlong, Patty Jordan, Ok-Hee Ku, Terry-Jo Myers, Martha Nause, Liselotte Neumann, and Sherri Turner. Ku was the first South Korean winner, winning the Standard Register Turquoise Classic.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1988 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | Mazda Classic | Florida |  | 283 (-5) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 14 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | | 282 (-6) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Feb 27 | Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii |  | 213 (-3) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 6 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | | 280 (-8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 20 | Circle K LPGA Tucson Open | Arizona |  | 278 (-10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 27 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona |  | 281 (-7) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Apr 3 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | | 274 (-14) | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Apr 10 | San Diego Inamori Golf Classic | California | | 272 (-12) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Apr 17 | AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic | California | | 210 (-6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Apr 24 | USX Golf Classic | Florida | | 275 (-13) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| May 1 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | | 207 (-9) | 335,000 | 50,250 |
| May 8 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | | 209 (-7) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 15 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | | 204 (-12) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| May 22 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Ohio | | 281 (-7) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| May 29 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | | 273 (-15) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
| Jun 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | | 277 (-11) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jun 12 | Rochester International | New York |  | 287 (-1) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 19 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | | 205 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 26 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | | 276 (-8) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 3 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada | .svg.png){kind=small} | 279 (-9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 10 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | | 276 (-8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 17 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | | 274 (-14) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 24 | U.S. Women's Open | Maryland |  | 277 (-7) | 400,000 | 70,000 |
| Jul 31 | Greater Washington Open | Maryland | | 206 (-7) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 7 | Planters Pat Bradley International | North Carolina | | 14 points | 400,000 | 62,500 |
| Aug 21 | Atlantic City Classic | New Jersey | | 206 (-7) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 28 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | | 279 (-9) | 250,000 | 81,500 |
| Aug 28 | Ocean State Open | Rhode Island | | 211 (-5) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Sep 5 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | | 207 (-9) | 250,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 11 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | | 213 (-3) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Sep 18 | Safeco Classic | Washington | | 278 (-10) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 26 | Santa Barbara Open | California | | 212 (-4) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Oct 2 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | | 207 (-9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Nov 6 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | | 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
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine