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Sunday 14 February 1988LPGA TourYear in Review
Sheehan wins Sarasota Classic
Bent Tree Country Club, Sarasota, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 February 1988 · Patty Sheehan’s win no. 18 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
11 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- 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
- JoAnne Carner USA · 2852nd (tied) at 285 (-3) per Chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
- Jody Rosenthal USA · 2852nd (tied) at 285 (-3) per Chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
147 started, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sarasota Classic
Bent Tree Country Club, Bent Tree Country Club, Sarasota, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Patty Sheehan
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 71 · 72 · 72 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | JoAnne Carner | 70 · 74 · 73 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T2 | Jody Rosenthal | 71 · 70 · 74 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Sherri Turner | 69 · 74 · 73 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 73 · 72 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Cathy Morse | 73 · 74 · 72 · 68 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 75 · 72 · 68 | 287 | −1 |
| 8 | Penny Hammel | 70 · 78 · 70 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T9 | Jan Stephenson | 68 · 78 · 73 · 71 | 290 | +2 |
| T9 | Colleen Walker | 72 · 73 · 71 · 74 | 290 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-27, Middlebury, Vermont; USA; turned pro 1980; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 18.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet