1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore: Betsy King wins at Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course)
Betsy King won the 1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore at Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 283 (−5), beating Patty Sheehan in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 2, 1987 to April 5, 1987
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club (Dinah Shore Tournament Course), Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 16th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,292 yards
- Made the cut
- 67 (cut at 154)
- Purse
- $500,000 · winner's share $80,000
- Champion
- Betsy King · age 31 · United States · born Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Winning score
- 68-75-72-68 = 283 (−5)
- Runner-up
- Patty Sheehan (283)
- 54-hole leader
- Betsy King, Pat Bradley
- Playoff
- sudden death; 2 holes; beat Patty Sheehan; No. 16 (par 4), 2nd extra hole
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 68 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 283 |
What happened at the 1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore
King holed a 45-foot bunker shot for birdie at the 16th to overtake Patty Sheehan, whose closing 65 had passed six players.
On the second playoff hole, the par-4 16th, Sheehan three-putted from 15 feet and King holed a three-footer for par.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Chevron Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).