Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 2–5, 1987 |
Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tourn. Course) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,292 yards (5,753 m)[1][2] |
Field | 67 after cut [3] |
Cut | 154 (+10) |
Prize fund | $500,000 |
Winner's share | $80,000 |
Champion | |
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283 (−5), playoff | |




Mirage
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.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 5, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | ![]() | 68-75-72-68=283 | −5 | Playoff |
![]() | 77-73-68-65=283 | |||
3 | ![]() | 72-74-69-69=284 | −4 | 26,000 |
4 | ![]() | 72-73-72-68=285 | −3 | 19,890 |
T5 | ![]() | 72-79-66-70=287 | −1 | 15,870 |
![]() | 71-76-71-69=287 | |||
![]() | 72-74-73-68=287 | |||
T8 | ![]() | 73-77-67-71=288 | E | 11,850 |
![]() | 72-75-71-70=288 | |||
10 | ![]() | 72-72-75-70=289 | +1 | 10,054 |
Playoff
On the first extra hole (#15), King hit her tee shot into the rough and then scrambled for par, while Sheehan missed a birdie putt. At #16, Sheehan again had a birdie opportunity, but three-putted from fifteen feet (4.5 m) while King sank a three-footer for par to win.
Place | Player | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 80,000 |
2 | ![]() | 42,000 |
Scorecard
Hole | 15 | 16 |
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Par | 4 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 4 |
![]() | 4 | 5 |
Birdie Bogey
References
- 1 2 3 "Dinah Shore leaders". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 6, 1987. p. 2B.
- 1 2 3 "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C4.
- ↑ "LPGA Dinah Shore". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1987. p. B5.
- 1 2 Diaz, Jaime (April 13, 1987). "Shootout down at the Shore". Sports Illustrated. p. 57.
- 1 2 "Dinah Shore champion feels like crowned King". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 6, 1987. p. C2.
- 1 2 "King nips Sheehan on 2nd playoff hole". Wilmington Morning Tribune. (North Carolina). wire services. April 6, 1987. p. 5B.
- ↑ "Sand shot helps King win crown". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 6, 1987. p. D2.
- ↑ "Bradley shoots 69 to tie for Dinah Shore lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 5, 1987. p. D3.