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Sunday 12 June 1988LPGA TourYear in Review
Cheng wins Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June 1988 · Mei-Chi Cheng’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $300,000 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
15 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° 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
- Patty Sheehan USA · 287second on 287 (LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89; sudden-death playoff SD2) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
- Nancy Lopez USA · 287second on 287 (LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89; sudden-death playoff SD2) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Rochester International
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mei-Chi Cheng
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mei-Chi Cheng | 71 · 77 · 66 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Patty Sheehan | 73 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez | 72 · 69 · 71 · 75 | 287 | −1 |
| 4 | Nancy Scranton | 73 · 72 · 72 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T5 | Cindy Rarick | 73 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 289 | +1 |
| T5 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 68 · 72 · 75 · 74 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | Dottie Mochrie | 77 · 69 · 74 · 70 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Judy Dickinson | 73 · 74 · 71 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
| 9 | Lauri Merten | 72 · 75 · 65 · 79 | 291 | +3 |
| T10 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | 75 · 74 · 72 · 71 | 292 | +4 |
| T10 | Cathy Morse | 73 · 73 · 71 · 75 | 292 | +4 |
The golfer
born 1959-11-01, Tainan, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 1984; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet