1989 LPGA Championship
Golf tournament
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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.
DatesMay 18–21, 1989
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course [1]
Grizzly Course [1]
TourLPGA Tour
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 18–21, 1989 |
| Location | Mason, Ohio |
| Course(s) | Jack Nicklaus Golf Center Grizzly Course [1] |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,359 yards (5,815 m)[2] |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $500,000 |
| Winner's share | $75,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nancy Lopez | |
| 274 (−14) | |
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in Ohio
Nancy Lopez shot a final round 66 (−6) for 274 (−14), three strokes ahead of runner-up Ayako Okamoto, the third round leader.[3][4][5][6]
It was the last of three major titles for Lopez; all came on the Grizzly Course at the LPGA Championship.[1]
It was the also the last LPGA Championship at Kings Island, which had hosted twelve consecutive championships since 1978. The Kroger Senior Classic on the Senior PGA Tour replaced it in 1990.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 21, 1989
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Lopez | 71-69-68-66=274 | −14 | 75,000 |
| 2 |  Ayako Okamoto | 69-68-69-71=277 | −11 | 46,250 |
| 3 | Susan Sanders | 72-67-71-68=278 | −10 | 33,750 |
| T4 | Pat Bradley | 67-72-71-73=283 | −5 | 23,750 |
| Allison Finney | 72-72-66-73=283 | |||
| 6 | Jane Geddes | 69-73-71-71=284 | −4 | 17,500 |
| 7 | Patty Sheehan | 69-72-66-78=285 | −3 | 14,750 |
| T8 | Betsy King | 69-67-72-78=286 | −2 | 12,375 |
| Sherri Turner | 72-70-74-70=286 | |||
| T10 | Tammie Green | 75-70-68-75=288 | E | 10,023 |
 Liselotte Neumann | 73-73-72-70=288 |