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Sunday 8 March 1987LPGA TourYear in Review
Geddes wins GNA/Glendale Federal Classic
Oakmont Country Club, Glendale, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 March 1987 · Jane Geddes’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $250,000 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
11 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- 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
- Robin Walton USA · 286lost playoff on first extra hole to Geddes' birdie (Jane Geddes Wikipedia playoff record; Chronology 'SD1') LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
144 started, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
GNA/Glendale Federal Classic
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont Country Club, Glendale, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jane Geddes
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Geddes | 74 · 74 · 71 · 67 | 286 | −2 |
| 2 | Robin Walton | 72 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| 3 | Colleen Walker | 72 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 288 | E |
| 4 | Chris Johnson | 76 · 68 · 74 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T5 | Patti Rizzo | 74 · 71 · 73 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
| T5 | Betsy King | 67 · 77 · 73 · 73 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Cathy Gerring | 71 · 78 · 69 · 73 | 291 | +3 |
| T7 | Juli Inkster | 77 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 291 | +3 |
| T7 | Janet Coles | 72 · 73 · 73 · 73 | 291 | +3 |
| T10 | Jerilyn Britz | 74 · 74 · 70 · 74 | 292 | +4 |
| T10 | Cindy Rarick | 72 · 72 · 74 · 74 | 292 | +4 |
The golfer
born 1960-02-05, Huntington, New York; USA; turned pro 1983; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet