1988 LPGA Tour

The 1988 LPGA Tour was the 39th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 4 to November 6. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Betsy King, Nancy Lopez, and Ayako Okamoto won the most tournaments, three each. Sherri Turner led the money list with earnings of $350,851.

There were eight first-time winners in 1988: Mei-Chi Cheng, Shirley Furlong, Patty Jordan, Ok-Hee Ku, Terry-Jo Myers, Martha Nause, Liselotte Neumann, and Sherri Turner. Ku was the first South Korean winner, winning the Standard Register Turquoise Classic.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1988 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Feb 7Mazda ClassicFlorida Nancy Lopez (37)283 (-5)200,00030,000
Feb 14Sarasota ClassicFlorida Patty Sheehan (18)282 (-6)225,00033,750
Feb 27Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies OpenHawaii Ayako Okamoto (12)213 (-3)300,00045,000
Mar 6Women's Kemper OpenHawaii Betsy King (12)280 (-8)300,00045,000
Mar 20Circle K LPGA Tucson OpenArizona Laura Davies (2)278 (-10)300,00045,000
Mar 27Standard Register Turquoise ClassicArizona Ok-Hee Ku (1)281 (-7)350,00052,500
Apr 3Nabisco Dinah ShoreCalifornia Amy Alcott (27)274 (-14)500,00080,000
Apr 10San Diego Inamori Golf ClassicCalifornia Ayako Okamoto (13)272 (-12)225,00033,750
Apr 17AI Star/Centinela Hospital ClassicCalifornia Nancy Lopez (38)210 (-6)400,00060,000
Apr 24USX Golf ClassicFlorida Rosie Jones (2)275 (-13)225,00033,750
May 1Sara Lee ClassicTennessee Patti Rizzo (3)207 (-9)335,00050,250
May 8Crestar ClassicVirginia Juli Inkster (9)209 (-7)300,00045,000
May 15Chrysler-Plymouth ClassicNew Jersey Nancy Lopez (39)204 (-12)250,00037,500
May 22Mazda LPGA ChampionshipOhio Sherri Turner (1)281 (-7)350,00052,500
May 29LPGA Corning ClassicNew York Sherri Turner (2)273 (-15)325,00048,750
Jun 5Jamie Farr Toledo ClassicOhio Laura Davies (3)277 (-11)275,00041,250
Jun 12Rochester InternationalNew York Mei-Chi Cheng (1)287 (-1)300,00045,000
Jun 19Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvania Shirley Furlong (1)205 (-11)300,00045,000
Jun 26McDonald's ChampionshipDelaware Kathy Postlewait (3)276 (-8)500,00075,000
Jul 3du Maurier Ltd. ClassicCanada Sally Little (15)279 (-9)500,00075,000
Jul 10Mayflower ClassicIndiana Terry-Jo Myers (1)276 (-8)400,00060,000
Jul 17Boston Five ClassicMassachusetts Colleen Walker (2)274 (-14)300,00045,000
Jul 24U.S. Women's OpenMaryland Liselotte Neumann (1)277 (-7)400,00070,000
Jul 31Greater Washington OpenMaryland Ayako Okamoto (14)206 (-7)225,00033,750
Aug 7Planters Pat Bradley InternationalNorth Carolina Martha Nause (1)14 points400,00062,500
Aug 21Atlantic City ClassicNew Jersey Juli Inkster (10)206 (-7)225,00033,750
Aug 28Nestle World ChampionshipGeorgia Rosie Jones (3)279 (-9)250,00081,500
Aug 28Ocean State OpenRhode Island Patty Jordan (1)211 (-5)150,00022,500
Sep 5Rail Charity Golf ClassicIllinois Betsy King (13)207 (-9)250,00033,750
Sep 11Cellular One-Ping Golf ChampionshipOregon Betsy King (14)213 (-3)250,00037,500
Sep 18Safeco ClassicWashington Juli Inkster (11)278 (-10)225,00033,750
Sep 26Santa Barbara OpenCalifornia Rosie Jones (4)212 (-4)300,00045,000
Oct 2Konica San Jose ClassicCalifornia Kathy Guadagnino (2)207 (-9)300,00045,000
Nov 6Mazda Japan ClassicJapan Patty Sheehan (19)206 (-10)450,00067,500

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerSherri Turner United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)Colleen Walker United States
Player of the YearNancy Lopez (4) United States
Rookie of the YearLiselotte Neumann Sweden

References
  1. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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