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Sunday 30 August 1987LPGA TourYear in Review
Okamoto wins Nestle World Championship
Stouffer PineIsle Resort, Buford, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 1987 · Ayako Okamoto’s win no. 11 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
12 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- 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
- Betsy King USA · 283finished second, one stroke behind (Ayako Okamoto wins table; chronology 2nd Betsy King 283) Ayako Okamoto (Wikipedia) wins table; LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
Same week
LPGA event
Nestle World Championship
Stouffer PineIsle Resort, Stouffer PineIsle Resort, Buford, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ayako Okamoto
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayako Okamoto | 70 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 2 | Betsy King | 71 · 70 · 74 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| 3 | Jane Geddes | 73 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| 4 | Colleen Walker | 73 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| 5 | Patty Sheehan | 77 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| 6 | Chris Johnson | 76 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 288 | E |
| 7 | Laura Davies | 72 · 72 · 75 · 70 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Cindy Rarick | 71 · 74 · 75 · 71 | 291 | +3 |
| T8 | Laurie Rinker | 71 · 72 · 71 · 77 | 291 | +3 |
| T10 | Pat Bradley | 74 · 70 · 75 · 74 | 293 | +5 |
| T10 | Kay Cockerill | 69 · 74 · 74 · 76 | 293 | +5 |
The golfer
born 1951-04-02, Akitsu, Hiroshima; JPN; turned pro 1975; tour wins to date: 11.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet