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Sunday 27 March 1988LPGA TourYear in Review
Ku wins Standard Register Turquoise Classic
Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 March 1988 · Ok-Hee Ku’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $350,000 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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Dottie Mochrie USA · 2822nd (tied) at 282 (-6) per Chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
- Ayako Okamoto JPN · 2822nd (tied) at 282 (-6) per Chronology LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
148 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Standard Register Turquoise Classic
Moon Valley Country Club, Moon Valley Country Club, Phoenix, Arizona
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ok-Hee Ku
To par, margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ok-Hee Ku | 71 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −11 |
| 2 | Dottie Mochrie | 70 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −10 |
| 2 | Ayako Okamoto | 71 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −10 |
| 4 | Amy Alcott | 65 · 73 · 73 · 73 | 284 | −8 |
| 4 | Colleen Walker | 67 · 71 · 73 · 73 | 284 | −8 |
| 6 | Christa Johnson | 70 · 76 · 70 · 69 | 285 | −7 |
| 6 | Heather Farr | 74 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −7 |
| 6 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −7 |
| 9 | Nancy Scranton | 74 · 69 · 75 · 69 | 287 | −5 |
| 9 | Sherri Turner | 75 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 287 | −5 |
| 9 | Jane Geddes | 73 · 74 · 68 · 72 | 287 | −5 |
| 9 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 70 · 72 · 71 · 74 | 287 | −5 |
| 9 | Rosie Jones | 70 · 71 · 70 · 76 | 287 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1956-08-01, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet