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1990 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1990 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 29 to April 1 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 19th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the eighth as a major championship. Betsy King won the second of her three Dinah Shores, two strokes ahead of runners-up Shirley Furlong and Kathy Postlewait Kathy Postlewait (born November 11, 1949) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the .... She began the final round with a five-shot lead, then carded a 75 (+3), with four bogeys on the last seven holes. It was the third of King's six major titles; she was the reigning U.S. Women's Open champion and repeated in July. Past champions in the field Made the cut Missed the cut Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 1, 1990'' References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 LPGA Tour
The 1990 LPGA Tour was the 41st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $863,578. The Mazda LPGA Championship was the first tournament to offer a $1,000,000 purse and the first to have a winner's share of over $100,000. There were seven first-time winners in 1990: Jane Crafter, Cathy Gerring, Cathy Johnston, Kris Monaghan, Barb Mucha, Tina Purtzer, and Maggie Will. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1990 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 U
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Daniel
Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early life and amateur career Daniel was born on October 14, 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina. She played her collegiate golf at Furman University, and was on the 1976 national championship team that included future LPGA players Betsy King, Sherri Turner and Cindy Ferro. In 1977, she won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate golfer. Daniel won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1975 and 1977, the Women's Western Amateur in 1978, and was on the U.S. Curtis Cup teams in 1976 and 1978 (going 4-0 in 1976). She turned pro at the end of 1978 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1979. Professional career Daniel's first victory came in 1979 year at the Patty Berg Classic, and she went on to win the LPGA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Walker
Colleen Walker (August 16, 1956 – December 11, 2012) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Walker was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She started playing golf at the age of 14. At the age of 18, she was named the 1974 Palm Beach Post Athlete and Player of the Year. She won the Florida All-State Golf Award in 1976. She attended Florida State University where she won most valuable player honors from 1977–1978. Professional career Walker turned professional in September 1981 and played on the Tampa Bay Mini-Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1982 after winning the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She won nine tour titles, the first of them in 1987 and the last in 1997, including one major championship, the 1997 du Maurier Ltd. Classic. In 1988, she won the LPGA Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, was named Most Improved Player by ''Golf Digest'', and finished a career high fifth on the money list, one of four times she finished i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Rarick
Cindy Rarick (born September 12, 1959) is an American professional golfer. She competed as Cindy Flom in 1985 and from 1999 to 2001. Amateur career Rarick was born in Glenwood, Minnesota. In 1994, she was inducted into the Sahuaro High School Alumni (Cougar Foundation) Hall of Fame. Rarick was the 1977 Arizona State Junior champion. In 1978, she won the Hawaii Women's Match Play Championship, and a year later she captured the Hawaii Stroke Play Championship title. She attended the University of Hawaii. Professional career Rarick joined the LPGA Tour in 1985. She won five tournaments on the Tour, her first in 1987. She also won the Gatorade Most Improved Player Award that year. Her highest finish on the money list was 10th in 1990. She also finished eleventh on the money list twice, in 1987 and 1989. Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (5) LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2) LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) *1987 Fujisankei Ladies Classic Legends Tour wins (1) *2005 BJ's Charity Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 4–7 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 14th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the third as a major championship. Alice Miller shot a final round 67 (−5) to win her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Jan Stephenson. Summer-like conditions prevailed, the temperature on Sunday afternoon was . On Saturday, Miller sank a birdie putt on the 18th green to end the third round with a one stroke lead over Patty Sheehan and Judy Clark. Defending champion Juli Inkster was at even par, tied for 18th place. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 7, 1985'' References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, display=title Chevron Championship Golf tournaments in California Women's sports in California Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore Nabisco Dinah Shore The Chevron Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Miller (golfer)
Alice Miller (born May 15, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1978 and won eight LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. Amateur career Miller was born in Marysville, California. She played on the Marysville HS golf team the first year that golf became coed. She was scouted by Arizona State golf coach. She attended Arizona State University and played on the 1975 AIAW National Collegiate Championship team. Professional career Miller joined the LPGA Tour in 1978. Between 1983 and 1991 she won eight titles on the tour, including one major championship, the 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore. She also had her highest finish on the money list that year, when she placed third. She served as president of the LPGA Tour in 1993. She retired from the LPGA Tour after the 1998 season. Professional wins LPGA Tour (8) LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0) Other (1) *1985 Mazda Champions (with Don January Donald Ray Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1988 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 31 to April 3 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 17th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the sixth as a major championship. Amy Alcott won the second of her three Dinah Shores, two strokes ahead of runner-up Colleen Walker. With consecutive scores of 66 on Friday and Saturday, she entered the final round with a four-stroke lead. Alcott and caddy Bill Kurre started the tradition of jumping into "Poppie's Pond" upon After her third win 1991, they repeated the plunge, including tournament host It was not fully embraced by others until 1994, when Donna Andrews made the leap, followed by Nanci Bowen the next year, and it became an annual Past champions in the field Made the cut Missed the cut Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 3, 1988'' ''(a) - denotes amateur'' References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 31 to at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was the twelfth edition of what is now the ANA Inspiration and its first year as a major championship. In strong winds, Amy Alcott won the third of her five major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Kathy Whitworth and Beth Daniel, the leader after each of the first three rounds. Alcott won the title again in 1988 and 1991. It was the richest tournament in women's golf in 1983; the $400,000 purse was double that of the 1983 U.S. Women's Open. The final round attendance in 1983 was over 20,000, and this was the first year that amateurs were invited; two made the cut and future major winner Kathy Baker was the low amateur. The previous year's champion, Sally Little, finished at 303 (+15), 21 strokes back in a tie for 44th place. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 3, 1983'' Source: Amateurs: Kathy Baker (+14), Debbie Weld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Alcott
Amy Alcott (born February 22, 1956) is an American professional golfer and golf course designer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She was a part of the architectural team that designed the golf course for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.The Larkin GroupAmy Alcott. Retrieved April 8, 2013. Professional career Alcott was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and is Jewish. She won the U.S. Girls' Junior in 1973, She turned pro in 1975 at age 18, directly upon graduating from Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. Her first victory came in her third start as a professional at the Orange Blossom Classic on the LPGA Tour. She went on to be named LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Alcott won four tournaments in a year three times, in 1979, 1980, and 1984. Her best year came in 1980, when in addition to those four victories she also won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 5–8 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the thirteenth edition of the ANA Inspiration, and the second as a major championship. With a purse of $400,000 and a winner's share of $55,000, this was the richest event in women's golf in 1984. Juli Inkster, 23, won the first of her seven major titles in a sudden-death playoff over Pat Bradley, with a par on the first extra hole. It was Inkster's second win on tour; she turned professional eight months earlier and won the Safeco Classic near Seattle in September 1983. Defending champion Amy Alcott finished at even par 288, eight strokes back in a tie for tenth. Final leaderboard ''Sunday, April 8, 1984'' Source: Playoff The sudden-death playoff began and ended on the first extra hole, the par 4 fifteenth. Source: References External linksGolf Observer leaderboard {{coord, 33.798, -116.433, type:event, displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juli Inkster
Juli Inkster (born Juli Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $14 million in career earnings. She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning three in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s. Amateur career Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Simpson graduated from Harbor High School in 1978 and played college golf at nearby San Jose State, where she was an All-American in 1979, 1981, and 1982. She was also All Nor-Cal 1979–1981 and SJSU Athlete of the Year in 1981, and is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame. From 1980 to 1982, Inkster won three consecutive U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |