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Sunday 23 August 1987LPGA TourYear in Review
King wins Atlantic City LPGA Classic
Marriott Seaview CC & Resort, New Jersey (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 21 to Sunday 23 August 1987 · Betsy King’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse $225,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nancy Lopez USA · 210finished second, three strokes behind (Betsy King wins table; chronology 2nd Nancy Lopez 210) Betsy King (Wikipedia) wins table; LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Atlantic City LPGA Classic
Marriott Seaview CC & Resort, Marriott Seaview CC & Resort, New Jersey
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Betsy King
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betsy King | 70 · 71 · 66 | 207 | −6 |
| 2 | Nancy Lopez | 69 · 69 · 72 | 210 | −3 |
| 3 | Sherri Turner | 77 · 69 · 65 | 211 | −2 |
| T4 | Patti Rizzo | 70 · 71 · 71 | 212 | −1 |
| T4 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 72 · 73 | 212 | −1 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 71 · 67 · 74 | 212 | −1 |
| T7 | Jane Crafter | 77 · 70 · 66 | 213 | E |
| T7 | Val Skinner | 77 · 70 · 66 | 213 | E |
| T7 | Dot Germain | 69 · 71 · 73 | 213 | E |
| T10 | Rosie Jones | 75 · 70 · 69 | 214 | +1 |
| T10 | JoAnne Carner | 70 · 73 · 71 | 214 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1955-08-13, Reading, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1977; tour wins to date: 11.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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