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 |
 Nancy Lopez (37) |
283 (-5) |
200,000 |
30,000
|
| Feb 14 |
Sarasota Classic |
Florida |
Patty Sheehan (18) |
282 (-6) |
225,000 |
33,750
|
| Feb 27 |
Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Open |
Hawaii |
 Ayako Okamoto (12) |
213 (-3) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Mar 6 |
Women's Kemper Open |
Hawaii |
Betsy King (12) |
280 (-8) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Mar 20 |
Circle K LPGA Tucson Open |
Arizona |
 Laura Davies (2) |
278 (-10) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Mar 27 |
Standard Register Turquoise Classic |
Arizona |
 Ok-Hee Ku (1) |
281 (-7) |
350,000 |
52,500
|
| Apr 3 |
Nabisco Dinah Shore |
California |
Amy Alcott (27) |
274 (-14) |
500,000 |
80,000
|
| Apr 10 |
San Diego Inamori Golf Classic |
California |
Ayako Okamoto (13) |
272 (-12) |
225,000 |
33,750
|
| Apr 17 |
AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic |
California |
Nancy Lopez (38) |
210 (-6) |
400,000 |
60,000
|
| Apr 24 |
USX Golf Classic |
Florida |
Rosie Jones (2) |
275 (-13) |
225,000 |
33,750
|
| May 1 |
Sara Lee Classic |
Tennessee |
Patti Rizzo (3) |
207 (-9) |
335,000 |
50,250
|
| May 8 |
Crestar Classic |
Virginia |
Juli Inkster (9) |
209 (-7) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| May 15 |
Chrysler-Plymouth Classic |
New Jersey |
Nancy Lopez (39) |
204 (-12) |
250,000 |
37,500
|
| May 22 |
Mazda LPGA Championship |
Ohio |
Sherri Turner (1) |
281 (-7) |
350,000 |
52,500
|
| May 29 |
LPGA Corning Classic |
New York |
Sherri Turner (2) |
273 (-15) |
325,000 |
48,750
|
| Jun 5 |
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic |
Ohio |
Laura Davies (3) |
277 (-11) |
275,000 |
41,250
|
| Jun 12 |
Rochester International |
New York |
 Mei-Chi Cheng (1) |
287 (-1) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Jun 19 |
Lady Keystone Open |
Pennsylvania |
Shirley Furlong (1) |
205 (-11) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Jun 26 |
McDonald's Championship |
Delaware |
Kathy Postlewait (3) |
276 (-8) |
500,000 |
75,000
|
| Jul 3 |
du Maurier Ltd. Classic |
Canada |
 Sally Little (15) |
279 (-9) |
500,000 |
75,000
|
| Jul 10 |
Mayflower Classic |
Indiana |
Terry-Jo Myers (1) |
276 (-8) |
400,000 |
60,000
|
| Jul 17 |
Boston Five Classic |
Massachusetts |
Colleen Walker (2) |
274 (-14) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Jul 24 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Maryland |
 Liselotte Neumann (1) |
277 (-7) |
400,000 |
70,000
|
| Jul 31 |
Greater Washington Open |
Maryland |
Ayako Okamoto (14) |
206 (-7) |
225,000 |
33,750
|
| Aug 7 |
Planters Pat Bradley International |
North Carolina |
Martha Nause (1) |
14 points |
400,000 |
62,500
|
| Aug 21 |
Atlantic City Classic |
New Jersey |
Juli Inkster (10) |
206 (-7) |
225,000 |
33,750
|
| Aug 28 |
Nestle World Championship |
Georgia |
Rosie Jones (3) |
279 (-9) |
250,000 |
81,500
|
| Aug 28 |
Ocean State Open |
Rhode Island |
Patty Jordan (1) |
211 (-5) |
150,000 |
22,500
|
| Sep 5 |
Rail Charity Golf Classic |
Illinois |
Betsy King (13) |
207 (-9) |
250,000 |
33,750
|
| Sep 11 |
Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship |
Oregon |
Betsy King (14) |
213 (-3) |
250,000 |
37,500
|
| Sep 18 |
Safeco Classic |
Washington |
Juli Inkster (11) |
278 (-10) |
225,000 |
33,750
|
| Sep 26 |
Santa Barbara Open |
California |
Rosie Jones (4) |
212 (-4) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Oct 2 |
Konica San Jose Classic |
California |
Kathy Guadagnino (2) |
207 (-9) |
300,000 |
45,000
|
| Nov 6 |
Mazda Japan Classic |
Japan |
Patty Sheehan (19) |
206 (-10) |
450,000 |
67,500
|