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
Rancho Mirage is located in the United States
Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
RanchoMirage is located in California
RanchoMirage
Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1United States Betsy King68-75-72-68=283−5Playoff
United States Patty Sheehan77-73-68-65=283
3United States Pat Bradley72-74-69-69=284−426,000
4United States Rosie Jones72-73-72-68=285−319,890
T5United States Christa Johnson72-79-66-70=287−115,870
Japan Ayako Okamoto71-76-71-69=287
United States Colleen Walker72-74-73-68=287
T8United States Jane Geddes73-77-67-71=288E11,850
United States Cathy Gerring72-75-71-70=288
10United States Jody Rosenthal72-72-75-70=289+110,054

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.

PlacePlayerMoney ($)
1United States Betsy King80,000
2United States Patty Sheehan42,000

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

Hole1516
Par44
United States King44
United States Sheehan45
Birdie Bogey

Source:[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dinah Shore leaders". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 6, 1987. p. 2B.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 Diaz, Jaime (April 13, 1987). "Shootout down at the Shore". Sports Illustrated. p. 57.
  5. 1 2 "Dinah Shore champion feels like crowned King". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C2.
  6. 1 2 "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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