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Sunday 20 September 1987LPGA TourYear in Review
Stephenson wins Safeco Classic
Meridian Valley CC, Seattle, Washington (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 September 1987 · Jan Stephenson’s win no. 15 on the LPGA Tour · purse $225,000 USD · start/end from LPGA.com results JSON (startDate 1987-09-17, endDate 1987-09-20); chronology prints September 17-20; Wikipedia 1987 season table and Stephenson wins table date Sep 20
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Nancy Lopez USA · 278 LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
144 started, 82 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeco Classic
Meridian Valley CC, Meridian Valley CC, Seattle, Washington
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jan Stephenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Stephenson | 68 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Nancy Lopez | 71 · 74 · 66 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Missie Berteotti | 69 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Chris Johnson | 72 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Missie McGeorge | 74 · 67 · 74 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Cindy Hill | 72 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| 7 | Kathy Postlewait | 71 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 8 | Kathy Baker | 74 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Patty Sheehan | 73 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Martha Nause | 70 · 73 · 72 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1951-12-22, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1973; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 15.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet