1987 LPGA Championship


The 1987 LPGA Championship was held May 21–24 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Played on the Grizzly Course, this was the 33rd edition of the LPGA Championship.
Jane Geddes won her second major championship, a stroke ahead of runner-up Betsy King.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Patty Sheehan1983, 198468707468280−4T7
Pat Bradley198674717368286−2T21
Sally Little198071687573287−1T23
Nancy Lopez1978, 198573717174289+1T28
Donna Caponi1979, 198170757472291+3T41

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Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 24, 1987
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jane Geddes72-68-68-67=275−1352,500
2Betsy King72-68-69-67=276−1232,375
T3Rosie Jones70-68-72-68=278−1018,959
T3Ayako Okamoto69-69-70-70=278−1018,959
T3Laurie Rinker69-67-71-71=278−1018,959
6Cathy Morse70-69-67-73=279−912,250
T7Patty Sheehan68-70-74-68=280−87,913
T7Muffin Spencer-Devlin70-72-71-67=280−87,913
T9Amy Alcott73-70-69-69=281−76,844
T9Jody Rosenthal72-68-72-69=281−76,844
T9Lori Garbacz72-66-70-73=281−76,844
T9Juli Inkster72-71-72-66=281−76,844
T9Kathy Postlewait72-69-70-70=281−76,844

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