This Day in Golf--July 26

Sentimentality was rained out on this date in 1987 at the U.S. Women’s Open played at Plainfield (N.J.) Country Club. The final round was scheduled to end on the 26th, but play was postponed into Monday the 27th with JoAnne Carner, a huge fan favorite, bidding for victory in the twilight of her magnificent career. When the final round ended, Carner, England’s Laura Davies and Ayako Okamoto of Japan all tied at 285, forcing a Tuesday playoff, which Davies won with 71 to Okamoto’s 73 and Carner’s 74.