1987 Mazda LPGA Championship: Jane Geddes wins at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course)
Jane Geddes won the 1987 Mazda LPGA Championship at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States with 275 (−13), by 1 stroke over Betsy King.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- May 21, 1987 to May 24, 1987
- Course
- Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States
- Edition
- 33rd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,202 yards
- Cut
- 145
- Purse
- $350,000 · winner's share $52,500
- Champion
- Jane Geddes · age 27 · United States · born Huntington, New York, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 2nd major
- Winning score
- 72-68-68-67 = 275 (−13) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Betsy King (276)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Geddes | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Betsy King | 276 |
What happened at the 1987 Mazda LPGA Championship
Geddes and Betsy King both closed with 67s, and Geddes won by one stroke at 13 under.
Juli Inkster shot a closing 66 to climb into a tie for ninth at 281.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA 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).