1988 Mazda LPGA Championship: Sherri Turner wins at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course)
Sherri Turner won the 1988 Mazda LPGA Championship at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States with 281 (−7), by 1 stroke over Amy Alcott.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- May 19, 1988 to May 22, 1988
- Course
- Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States
- Edition
- 34th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,389 yards
- Cut
- 150
- Purse
- $350,000 · winner's share $52,500
- Champion
- Sherri Turner · age 31 · United States · born Greenville, South Carolina, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Winning score
- 70-71-73-67 = 281 (−7) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Amy Alcott (282)
- 54-hole leader
- Amy Alcott · Sherri Turner was 6 strokes back
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherri Turner | 70 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Amy Alcott | 282 |
What happened at the 1988 Mazda LPGA Championship
Turner began the final round six strokes behind Amy Alcott in a tie for 10th, then birdied the last two holes for a 67 to win by one.
54-hole leader Amy Alcott closed with a 74 and finished one stroke back.
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).