1987 LPGA Tour

Golf tour season

1987 LPGA Tour seasonDuration| January 29, 1987 (1987-01-29) – November 8, 1987 (1987-11-08)

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Number of official events| 33
Most wins| 5  Jane Geddes
Money leader|  Ayako Okamoto
Player of the Year|  Ayako Okamoto
Rookie of the Year|  Tammie Green

← 1986

1988 →

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

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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 ($) | 1st prize ($)

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Feb 1 | Mazda Classic | Florida |  Kathy Postlewait (2) | 286 (−2) | 200,000 | 30,000
Feb 8 | Sarasota Classic | Florida |  Nancy Lopez (35) | 281 (−7) | 200,000 | 30,000
Feb 21 | Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii |  Cindy Rarick (1) | 207 (−9) | 300,000 | 45,000
Mar 1 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii |  Jane Geddes (3) | 276 (−12) | 300,000 | 45,000
Mar 8 | GNA/Glendale Federal Classic | California |  Jane Geddes (4) | 286 (−2) | 250,000 | 37,500
Mar 22 | Circle K Tucson Open | Arizona |  Betsy King (8) | 281 (−7) | 200,000 | 30,000
Mar 29 | Standard Register Turquoise Classic | Arizona |  Pat Bradley (22) | 286 (−2) | 300,000 | 45,000
Apr 5 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California |  Betsy King (9) | 283 (−5) | 500,000 | 80,000
Apr 12 | Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic | California |  Ayako Okamoto (8) | 275 (−13) | 200,000 | 30,000
Apr 19 | Santa Barbara Open | California |  Jan Stephenson (14) | 215 (−1) | 300,000 | 45,000
May 3 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida |  Cindy Hill (2) | 271 (−17) | 225,000 | 33,750
May 10 | United Virginia Bank Golf Classic | Virginia |  Jody Rosenthal (1) | 209 (−7) | 250,000 | 37,500
May 17 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey |  Ayako Okamoto (9) | 215 (−4) | 225,000 | 33,750
May 24 | Mazda LPGA Championship | Ohio |  Jane Geddes (5) | 275 (−13) | 350,000 | 52,500
May 31 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York |  Cindy Rarick (2) | 275 (−13) | 275,000 | 41,250
Jun 7 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware |  Betsy King (10) | 278 (−6) | 500,000 | 75,000
Jun 14 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana |  Colleen Walker (1) | 278 (−10) | 350,000 | 52,500
Jun 21 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania |  Ayako Okamoto (10) | 208 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000
Jun 28 | Rochester International | New York |  Deb Richard (1) | 280 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000
Jul 5 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio |  Jane Geddes (6) | 280 (−8) | 225,000 | 33,750
Jul 12 | du Maurier Ltd. Classic | Canada |  Jody Rosenthal (2) | 272 (−16) | 400,000 | 60,000
Jul 19 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts |  Jane Geddes (7) | 277 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000
Jul 26 | U.S. Women's Open | New Jersey |  Laura Davies (1*) | 285 (−3) | 325,000 | 55,000
Aug 2 | Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am | Colorado |  Christa Johnson (4) | 277 (−11) | 250,000 | 37,500
Aug 9 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina |  Mary Beth Zimmerman (3) | 206 (−10) | 300,000 | 45,000
Aug 16 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York |  Val Skinner (3) | 212 (−4) | 225,000 | 33,750
Aug 23 | Atlantic City LPGA Classic | New Jersey |  Betsy King (11) | 207 (−6) | 225,000 | 33,750
Aug 30 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia |  Ayako Okamoto (11) | 282 (−6) | 250,000 | 81,500
Sep 7 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois |  Rosie Jones (1) | 208 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000
Sep 13 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon |  Nancy Lopez (36) | 210 (−6) | 225,000 | 33,750
Sep 20 | Safeco Classic | Washington |  Jan Stephenson (15) | 277 (−11) | 225,000 | 33,750
Sep 27 | Konica San Jose Classic | California |  Jan Stephenson (16) | 205 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000
Nov 8 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan |  Yuko Moriguchi (1*) | 206 (−10) | 350,000 | 52,500

* - non-member at time of win

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Country

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Money winner | Ayako Okamoto |  Japan
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Betsy King |  United States
Player of the Year | Ayako Okamoto |  Japan
Rookie of the Year | Tammie Green |  United States

## References

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1. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.

## External links

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* LPGA Tour official site
* 1987 season coverage at golfobserver.com

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