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Sunday 16 August 1987LPGA TourYear in Review
Skinner wins MasterCard International Pro-Am
Westchester Hills GC, Ridgeway CC, White Plains, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August 1987 · Val Skinner’s win no. 3 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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Shelley Hamlin USA · 213finished second, one stroke behind (Val Skinner wins table; chronology 2nd Shelley Hamlin 213) Val Skinner (Wikipedia) wins table; LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
MasterCard International Pro-Am
Westchester Hills GC, Ridgeway CC, Westchester Hills GC, Ridgeway CC, White Plains, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Val Skinner
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val Skinner | 67 · 70 · 75 | 212 | −4 |
| 2 | Shelley Hamlin | 69 · 70 · 74 | 213 | −3 |
| T3 | Ayako Okamoto | 73 · 73 · 69 | 215 | −1 |
| T3 | Sandra Palmer | 72 · 73 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T3 | Dawn Coe | 74 · 69 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| T3 | Sherri Turner | 71 · 72 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| T3 | Hollis Stacy | 72 · 70 · 73 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Kathy Postlewait | 73 · 74 · 69 | 216 | E |
| T8 | Julie Cole | 74 · 72 · 70 | 216 | E |
| T8 | M. J. Smith | 74 · 71 · 71 | 216 | E |
| T8 | Betsy King | 72 · 71 · 73 | 216 | E |
| T8 | Shirley Furlong | 72 · 70 · 74 | 216 | E |
The golfer
born 1960-10-16, Hamilton, Montana; USA; turned pro 1982; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet