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Sunday 22 May 1988LPGA TourYear in Review
Turner wins Mazda LPGA Championship
Jack Nicklaus Sports Center, Mason, Ohio · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May 1988 · Sherri Turner’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $350,000 USD · Mazda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/13°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 21 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/13°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- LPGA Championship
- Eve-LPGA Championship
- Mazda LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
- LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- KPMG Women's PGA Championship
1955–2026 in our record, 72 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Amy Alcott USA · 28254-hole leader by six over Turner; Turner birdied the last two holes for a closing 67 and won by one 1988 LPGA Championship (Wikipedia)
· cut +6, 72 made it
Same week
Women's major
Mazda LPGA Championship
Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Amy Alcott
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault)
11 July 1988
It sounds so silly, but it worked,
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault)
11 July 1988
By Sunday, I was having so much fun with the stars that I didn't think about winning the tournament until the last two holes.
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault)
11 July 1988
I've never had to think much about my swing,
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault)
11 July 1988
Sherri is going to be around,
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault)
11 July 1988
It's impossible not to like Sherri,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherri Turner | 70 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Amy Alcott | 68 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | 74 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Kathy Postlewait | 74 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Sally Little | 72 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Ayako Okamoto | 71 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Amy Benz | 70 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Missie Berteotti | 74 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Sally Quinlan | 69 · 68 · 79 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Jane Geddes | 73 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Judy Dickinson | 74 · 69 · 69 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-04, Greenville, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 1979; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1.
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