The 1987 LPGA Tour was the 38th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 29 to November 8. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Jane Geddes

Jane Geddes

Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:...

 won the most tournaments, five. Ayako Okamoto

Ayako Okamoto

is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...

 led the money list with earnings of $466,034.

There were seven first-time winners in 1987: Laura Davies

Laura Davies

Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...

, Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones is an American professional golfer, with 13 LPGA Tour career victories and nearly $8.4 million in tournament earnings.-Amateur career:Jones was born in Santa Ana, California...

, Yuko Moriguchi

Yuko Moriguchi

Yuko Moriguchi is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Moriguchi won 41 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1978 and 1994 and one of those events, the 1987 Mazda Japan Classic, was an LPGA Tour co-sanctioned tournament.Moriguchi won the LPGA...

, Cindy Rarick

Cindy Rarick

Cindy Rarick is an American professional golfer. She competed as Cindy Flom in 1985 and from 1999 to 2001.- Amateur career :...

, Deb Richard

Deb Richard

Deb Richard is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the LPGA Tour for ten years during the 1990s and 2000s.- Amateur career :Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Manhattan, Kansas...

, Jody Rosenthal, and Colleen Walker

Colleen Walker

Colleen Walker is an American golfer who formerly played on the LPGA Tour. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour....

.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1987 season. "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

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 are shown in bold.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... )	1st prize ($)
Feb 1	Mazda Classic	Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Kathy Postlewait Kathy Postlewait Kathy Postlewait is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Postlewait won four times on the LPGA Tour between 1983 and 1989.-LPGA Tour wins:LPGA Tour playoff record -External links:...  (2)	286 (-2)	200,000	30,000
Feb 8	Sarasota Classic Sarasota Classic The Sarasota Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1976 to 1988. It was played at Bent Tree Country Club in Sarasota, Florida.-Winners:Sarasota Classic*1988 Patty Sheehan*1987 Nancy Lopez*1986 Patty Sheehan*1985 Patty Sheehan...	Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...  (35)	281 (-7)	200,000	30,000
Feb 21	Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Open	Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...	Cindy Rarick Cindy Rarick Cindy Rarick is an American professional golfer. She competed as Cindy Flom in 1985 and from 1999 to 2001.- Amateur career :...  (1)	207 (-9)	300,000	45,000
Mar 1	Women's Kemper Open Women's Kemper Open The Women's Kemper Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1979 to 1992. It was played at several different courses in California and Hawaii.-Tournament locations:-Winners:*1992 Dawn Coe*1991 Deb Richard*1990 Beth Daniel*1989 Betsy King...	Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...	Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:...  (3)	276 (-12)	300,000	45,000
Mar 8	GNA/Glendale Federal Classic GNA/Glendale Federal Classic The GNA/Glendale Federal Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1985 to 1987. It was played at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, California.-Winners:GNA/Glendale Federal Classic*1987 Jane Geddes*1986 Christa JohnsonGNA Classic...	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:...  (4)	286 (-2)	250,000	37,500
Mar 22	Circle K Tucson Open	Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...  (8)	281 (-7)	200,000	30,000
Mar 29	Standard Register Turquoise Classic	Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...	Pat Bradley (22)	286 (-2)	300,000	45,000
Apr 5	Nabisco Dinah Shore	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...  (9)	283 (-5)	500,000	80,000
Apr 12	Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...  (8)	275 (-13)	200,000	30,000
Apr 19	Santa Barbara Open Santa Barbara Open The Santa Barbara Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1987 to 1988. It was played at two courses in the Santa Barbara, California area: Sandpiper Golf Club in Goleta and La Purisima Golf Course in Lompoc. In 1987, the field was split for the first two rounds, half playing on each...	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Jan Stephenson Jan Stephenson Jan Lynne Stephenson is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events in all....  (14)	215 (-1)	300,000	45,000
May 3	S&H Golf Classic	Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Cindy Hill Cindy Hill Cynthia "Cindy" Hill is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Hill won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1974 after having lost the final twice before . She won the 1975 North and South Women's Amateur. She represented the U.S...  (2)	271 (-17)	225,000	33,750
May 10	United Virginia Bank Golf Classic	Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...	Jody Rosenthal (1)	209 (-7)	250,000	37,500
May 17	Chrysler-Plymouth Classic Chrysler-Plymouth Classic The Chrysler-Plymouth Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1976 to 1989. It was played at several courses, mostly in New Jersey.-Tournament locations:-Winners:Chrysler-Plymouth Classic*1989 Cindy Rarick*1988 Nancy Lopez*1987 Ayako Okamoto...	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...  (9)	215 (-4)	225,000	33,750
May 24	Mazda LPGA Championship	Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:...  (5)	275 (-13)	350,000	52,500
May 31	LPGA Corning Classic LPGA Corning Classic The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York....	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Cindy Rarick Cindy Rarick Cindy Rarick is an American professional golfer. She competed as Cindy Flom in 1985 and from 1999 to 2001.- Amateur career :...  (2)	275 (-13)	275,000	41,250
Jun 7	McDonald's Championship McDonald's Championship (golf) The McDonald's Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1981 to 1993. It was played at the White Manor Country Club in Malvern, Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1986 and at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware from 1987 to 1993.-Winners:...	Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...  (10)	278 (-6)	500,000	75,000
Jun 14	Mayflower Classic Mayflower Classic The Mayflower Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1976 to 1988. It was played at three different course in Indiana.-Tournament locations:-Winners:Mayflower Classic*1988 Terry-Jo Myers*1987 Colleen Walker*1986 Sandra Palmer...	Indiana Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...	Colleen Walker Colleen Walker Colleen Walker is an American golfer who formerly played on the LPGA Tour. She is currently playing on the Legends Tour....  (1)	278 (-10)	350,000	52,500
Jun 21	Lady Keystone Open Lady Keystone Open The Lady Keystone Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1975 to 1994. In its first year it was a satellite tour event but became a full event in 1976...	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...  (10)	208 (-8)	300,000	45,000
Jun 28	Rochester International	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Deb Richard Deb Richard Deb Richard is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the LPGA Tour for ten years during the 1990s and 2000s.- Amateur career :Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Manhattan, Kansas...  (1)	280 (-8)	300,000	45,000
Jul 5	Jamie Farr Toledo Classic	Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:...  (6)	280 (-8)	225,000	33,750
Jul 12	du Maurier Ltd. Classic	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	Jody Rosenthal (2)	272 (-16)	400,000	60,000
Jul 19	Boston Five Classic	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:...  (7)	277 (-11)	300,000	45,000
Jul 26	U.S. Women's Open	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...  (1*)	285 (-3)	325,000	55,000
Aug 2	Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am The Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1972 to 1987. It was played at several different clubs in the Denver, Colorado area...	Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...	Christa Johnson Christa Johnson Christa Johnson is an American professional golfer.Johnson was born in Arcata, California. She attended the University of Arizona....  (4)	277 (-11)	250,000	37,500
Aug 9	Henredon Classic	North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...	Mary Beth Zimmerman Mary Beth Zimmerman Mary Beth Zimmerman is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Zimmerman won four times on the LPGA Tour between 1986 and 1995.-LPGA Tour wins:...  (3)	206 (-10)	300,000	45,000
Aug 16	MasterCard International Pro-Am MasterCard International Pro-Am The MasterCard International Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1984 to 1987. It was played at several different courses in Westchester County, New York.-Tournament locations:-Winners:*1987 Val Skinner*1986 Cindy Mackey...	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Val Skinner Val Skinner Val Skinner is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Skinner was born in Hamilton, Montana. She was the 1974 Nebraska Junior Girls champion and the 1976 Nebraska High School State champion and won both these titles in 1978. She was also the 1980 Nebraska Match...  (3)	212 (-4)	225,000	33,750
Aug 23	Atlantic City LPGA Classic	New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...  (11)	207 (-6)	225,000	33,750
Aug 30	Nestle World Championship	Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...  (11)	282 (-6)	250,000	81,500
Sep 7	Rail Charity Classic	Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	Rosie Jones Rosie Jones Rosie Jones is an American professional golfer, with 13 LPGA Tour career victories and nearly $8.4 million in tournament earnings.-Amateur career:Jones was born in Santa Ana, California...  (1)	208 (-8)	200,000	30,000
Sep 13	Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship	Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...	Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:...  (36)	210 (-6)	225,000	33,750
Sep 20	Safeco Classic Safeco Classic The Safeco Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in the Seattle area, sponsored by Safeco Insurance. It was played 18 times, from 1982 to 1999, at in Kent, Washington, usually in mid-September, the week following the Safeway Classic in Portland...	Washington	Jan Stephenson Jan Stephenson Jan Lynne Stephenson is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events in all....  (15)	277 (-11)	225,000	33,750
Sep 27	Konica San Jose Classic Konica San Jose Classic The Konica San Jose Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1983 to 1989. It was played at the Almaden Golf & Country Club in San Jose, California.-Winners:Konica San Jose Classic*1989 Beth Daniel*1988 Kathy Guadagnino*1987 Jan Stephenson...	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Jan Stephenson Jan Stephenson Jan Lynne Stephenson is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events in all....  (16)	205 (-11)	300,000	45,000
Nov 8	Mazda Japan Classic	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	Yuko Moriguchi Yuko Moriguchi Yuko Moriguchi is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.Moriguchi won 41 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1978 and 1994 and one of those events, the 1987 Mazda Japan Classic, was an LPGA Tour co-sanctioned tournament.Moriguchi won the LPGA...  (1)	206 (-10)	350,000	52,500

* - non-member at time of win

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
Money winner	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)	Betsy King Betsy King Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...
Player of the Year	Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:...
Rookie of the Year	Tammie Green Tammie Green Tammie Green is an American professional golfer.-Career:Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University. She started her professional career on the Futures Tour, on which she won 11 tournaments and was Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. She was Rookie of the Year on the LPGA...

External links

• LPGA Tour official site
• 1987 season coverage at golfobserver.com