1991 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1991 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 20th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the ninth as a major championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 28–31, 1991 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Old Course (Dinah Shore Tourn. Course) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,437 yards (5,886 m)[1] |
| Field | 121 players, 72 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $600,000 |
| Winner's share | $90,000 |
| Champion | |
 Amy Alcott | |
| 273 (−15) | |
Mirage
At age 35, Amy Alcott broke her own scoring record to win her third Dinah Shore by eight strokes over runner-up Dottie Pepper,[3] who won the following year. Alcott entered the final round with a seven-stroke lead;[4] it was her fifth major title and 29th and final win on the LPGA Tour.[5][6]
Alcott and caddy Bill Kurre had jumped into the water next to the 18th green after her previous victory in 1988,[7][8] and she was not going to repeat it.[3] Host Dinah Shore had written the foreword in Alcott's recent book, stating that she would join her in the jump if she won again, so Alcott, Kurre, and Shore took running leap together.[5][6] The jump became a continuous tradition three years later when Donna Andrews won, followed by Nanci Bowen in 1995.[9][10]
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Alcott | 67-70-68-68=273 | −15 | 90,000 |
| 2 | Dottie Pepper | 70-71-71-69=281 | −7 | 55,500 |
| T3 | Pat Bradley | 70-72-73-67=282 | −6 | 36,000 |
| Patty Sheehan | 71-71-70-70=282 | |||
| 5 | Lori Garbacz | 73-71-70-70=284 | −4 | 25,500 |
| T6 | Caroline Keggi | 72-70-73-70=285 | −3 | 17,100 |
| Martha Nause | 71-72-69-73=285 | |||
 Ayako Okamoto | 72-68-74-71=285 | |||
| Nancy Scranton | 74-69-70-72=285 | |||
| 10 |  Ku Ok-hee | 69-72-73-72=286 | −2 | 12,600 |
References
- "LPGA Tour: Dinah Shore". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). April 1, 1991. p. 2C.
- "Alcott seeks third Dinah Shore title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1991. p. 8D.
- "Alcott all wet after major win". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. April 1, 1991. p. D3.
- "Alcott leading Dinah by seven". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 31, 1991. p. 3E.
- Florence, Mal (April 1, 1991). "Alcott repeats her win and her dive". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 2C.
- Steptoe, Sonja (April 8, 1991). "A sure thing at the Shore". Sports Illustrated. p. 30.
- "Alcott takes Dinah Shore, then takes victory plunge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 4, 1988. p. 2C.
- "Alcott grabs LPGA title". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 4, 1988. p. D3.
- "Bowen's first LPGA victory a major one". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 27, 1995. p. 2B.
- Crouse, Karen (April 2, 2011). "At women's Masters, plunge in Poppie's Pond is victory lap". New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2018.