1987 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 $466,034.
There were seven first-time winners in 1987: Laura Davies, Rosie Jones, Yuko Moriguchi, Cindy Rarick, Deb Richard, Jody Rosenthal, and Colleen Walker.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1987 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Mazda Classic | Florida |  | 286 (-2) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 8 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | | 281 (-7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 21 | Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | | 207 (-9) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 1 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | | 276 (-12) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 8 | GNA/Glendale Federal Classic | California | | 286 (-2) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Mar 22 | Circle K Tucson Open | Arizona | | 281 (-7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Mar 29 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona | | 286 (-2) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Apr 5 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | | 283 (-5) | 500,000 | 80,000 |
| Apr 12 | Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic | California |  | 275 (-13) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 19 | Santa Barbara Open | California | .svg.png){kind=small} | 215 (-1) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| May 3 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | | 271 (-17) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| May 10 | United Virginia Bank Golf Classic | Virginia | | 209 (-7) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| May 17 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | | 215 (-4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| May 24 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Ohio | | 275 (-13) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| May 31 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | | 275 (-13) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jun 7 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | | 278 (-6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jun 14 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | | 278 (-10) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jun 21 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | | 208 (-8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 28 | Rochester International | New York | | 280 (-8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | | 280 (-8) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Jul 12 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada | | 272 (-16) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jul 19 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | | 277 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 26 | U.S. Women's Open | New Jersey |  | 285 (-3) | 325,000 | 55,000 |
| Aug 2 | Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am | Colorado | | 277 (-11) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Aug 9 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | | 206 (-10) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 16 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | | 212 (-4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 23 | Atlantic City LPGA Classic | New Jersey | | 207 (-6) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Aug 30 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | | 282 (-6) | 250,000 | 81,500 |
| Sep 7 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | | 208 (-8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 13 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | | 210 (-6) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 20 | Safeco Classic | Washington | | 277 (-11) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 27 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | | 205 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Nov 8 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | | 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
- LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine