1989 LPGA Championship

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1989 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 18–21, 1989
Location Mason, Ohio
Course(s) Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,359 yards (5,815 m) [2]
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund $500,000
Winner's share$75,000
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
274 (−14)
  1988
1990  
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Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
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Jack Nicklaus Golf Center

The 1989 LPGA Championship was held May 30 to June 2 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Played on the Grizzly Course, [1] this was the 35th edition of the LPGA Championship.

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Nancy Lopez shot a final round 66 (−6) for 274 (−14), three strokes ahead of runner-up Ayako Okamoto, the third round leader. [3] [4] [5] [6]

It was the last of three major titles for Lopez; all came on the Grizzly Course at the LPGA Championship. [1]

It was the also the last LPGA Championship at Kings Island, which had hosted twelve consecutive championships since 1978. The Kroger Senior Classic on the Senior PGA Tour replaced it in 1990.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 21, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez 71-69-68-66=274−1475,000
2 Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto 69-68-69-71=277−1146,250
3 Flag of the United States.svg Susan Sanders 72-67-71-68=278−1033,750
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley 67-72-71-73=283−523,750
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Finney 72-72-66-73=283
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jane Geddes 69-73-71-71=284−417,500
7 Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan 69-72-66-78=285−314,750
T8 Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King 69-67-72-78=286−212,375
Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Turner 72-70-74-70=286
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green 75-70-68-75=288E10,023
Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann 73-73-72-70=288

Source: [4] [5]

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References

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