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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.

1987 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 29, 1987 (1987-01-29) – November 8, 1987 (1987-11-08)
Number of official events33
Most wins5 United States Jane Geddes
Money leaderJapan Ayako Okamoto
Player of the YearJapan Ayako Okamoto
Rookie of the YearUnited States Tammie Green
← 1986
1988 →

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 ($) 1st prize ($)
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
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 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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