1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore
Tournament information
DatesApril 2–5, 1987
LocationRancho Mirage, California
Course(s)Mission Hills Country Club
(Dinah Shore Tourn. Course)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,292 yards (5,753 m)[1][2]
Field67 after cut [3]
Cut154 (+10)
Prize fund$500,000
Winner's share$80,000
Champion
United States Betsy King
283 (−5), playoff
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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.

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 Score To par Money ($)
T1 United States Betsy King 68-75-72-68=283 −5 Playoff
United States Patty Sheehan 77-73-68-65=283
3 United States Pat Bradley 72-74-69-69=284 −4 26,000
4 United States Rosie Jones 72-73-72-68=285 −3 19,890
T5 United States Christa Johnson 72-79-66-70=287 −1 15,870
Japan Ayako Okamoto 71-76-71-69=287
United States Colleen Walker 72-74-73-68=287
T8 United States Jane Geddes 73-77-67-71=288 E 11,850
United States Cathy Gerring 72-75-71-70=288
10 United States Jody Rosenthal 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 Money ($)
1 United States Betsy King 80,000
2 United States Patty Sheehan 42,000

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

Hole 15 16
Par 4 4
United States King 4 4
United States Sheehan 4 5
Birdie Bogey

Source:[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dinah Shore leaders". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 6, 1987. p. 2B.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b Diaz, Jaime (April 13, 1987). "Shootout down at the Shore". Sports Illustrated. p. 57.
  5. ^ a b "Dinah Shore champion feels like crowned King". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C2.
  6. ^ a b "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.

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1987 Women's Major Golf Championships
The Chevron Championship (Dinah Shore) tournaments
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