1987_Nabisco_Dinah_Shore

1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore

1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore

Golf tournament

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.

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Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
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Rancho
Mirage
Location in California

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

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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.

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Scorecard

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Birdie Bogey

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References

  1. [1]
    "Dinah Shore leaders". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 6, 1987. p. 2B.
  2. [2]
    "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C4.
  3. [3]
    "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1987. p. B5.
  4. [4]
    Diaz, Jaime (April 13, 1987). "Shootout down at the Shore". Sports Illustrated. p. 57.
  5. [5]
    "Dinah Shore champion feels like crowned King". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C2.
  6. [6]
    "King nips Sheehan on 2nd playoff hole". Wilmington Morning Tribune. (North Carolina). wire services. April 6, 1987. p. 5B.
  7. [7]
    "Sand shot helps King win crown". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 6, 1987. p. D2.
  8. [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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