1996 Nabisco Dinah Shore

The 1996 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 28–31 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 25th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the fourteenth as a major championship.

1996 Nabisco Dinah Shore

Tournament information
Dates	March 28–31, 1996
Location	Rancho Mirage, California
Course(s)	Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,460 yards (5,907 m)[1]
Field	126 players, 80 after cut
Cut	149 (+5)
Prize fund	$900,000
Winner's share	$135,000
Champion
Patty Sheehan
281 (−7)

Rancho Mirage

Location in the United States

Rancho
Mirage

Location in California

Patty Sheehan won her only Nabisco Dinah Shore, one stroke ahead of runners-up Meg Mallon, Kelly Robbins, and Annika Sörenstam.[2] She sank a 7-foot (2 m) putt for par on the final hole to avoid a four-way playoff and win the last of her six major titles.[3]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Juli Inkster	United States	1984, 1989	70	70	74	74	288	E	T19
Amy Alcott	United States	1983, 1988, 1991	68	78	71	72	289	+1	T23
Donna Andrews	United States	1994	74	70	76	69	289	+1	T23
Nanci Bowen	United States	1995	70	74	70	68	289	+1	T23
Pat Bradley	United States	1986	69	72	73	77	289	+1	T23
Dottie Pepper	United States	1992	69	70	71	75	289	+1	T23
Helen Alfredsson	Sweden	1993	74	74	69	78	293	+5	T48

Source:[1][4]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Betsy King	United States	1987, 1990	74	77	151	+7
Alice Miller	United States	1985	79	76	155	+11

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, March 31, 1996

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Patty Sheehan	United States	71-72-67-71=281	−7	135,000
T2	Meg Mallon	United States	71-70-71-70=282	−6	64,158
	Kelly Robbins	United States	71-72-71-68=282
	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	67-72-73-70=282
T5	Brandie Burton	United States	75-67-68-73=283	−5	32,305
	Amy Fruhwirth	United States	71-73-68-71=283
	Karrie Webb	Australia	72-70-70-71=283
8	Hollis Stacy	United States	69-71-74-70=284	−4	23,550
9	Kris Tschetter	United States	71-74-70-70=285	−3	21,285
T10	Tracy Hanson	United States	69-69-74-74=286	−2	16,212
	Rosie Jones	United States	72-67-75-72=286
	Liselotte Neumann	Sweden	73-69-75-69=286
	Deb Richard	United States	73-71-73-69=286
	Val Skinner	United States	71-71-71-70=286

Source:[1][4]

References

1. "Scoreboard: LPGA Dinah Shore". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). April 1, 1996. p. 7C.
2. Garrity, John (April 8, 1996). "Due at the Dinah". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
3. "Cartwheel says it all". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). April 1, 1996. p. 7C.
4. "ANA Inspiration (Nabisco Dinah Shore)". LPGA. 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

External links

• Golf Observer leaderboard