1986 LPGA Championship

The 1986 LPGA Championship was held May 29 to June 1 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati. Played on the Grizzly Course, this was the 32nd edition of the LPGA Championship.

1986 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 29 – June 1, 1986
LocationMason, Ohio
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length6,242 yards (5,708 m)
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fund$300,000
Winner's share$45,000
Champion
Pat Bradley
277 (−11)
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in the United States
Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Location in Ohio

Entering the final round four strokes behind,[1][2] Pat Bradley birdied the last hole for a 68 to win by a stroke over runner-up Patty Sheehan.[3] It was the fifth of her six major championships, the second of three in 1986,[4] and completed the career grand slam. With the win, Bradley became the first to surpass $2 million in earnings on the LPGA Tour.[3][5]

Defending champion Nancy Lopez did not compete; she gave birth to her second daughter a few days earlier.[2][6]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Patty Sheehan United States1983, 198472706967280−102
Jan Stephenson Australia198270737473290+2T33

Source:[3]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Louise Suggs United States19578480164+20
Sally Little South Africa198075

Source:[7][8]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 1, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Pat Bradley United States67-72-70-68=277−1145,000
2Patty Sheehan United States72-70-69-67=278−1027,750
T3Juli Inkster United States70-72-68-69=279−918,000
Ayako Okamoto Japan66-70-69-74=279
5Muffin Spencer-Devlin United States72-67-74-68=281−712,750
6Cindy Mackey United States70-70-68-74=282−610,500
7Myra Blackwelder United States71-71-71-70=283−58,850
8Penny Pulz United States71-71-70-72=284−47,800
T9Sharon Barrett United States72-70-69-74=285−36,353
Connie Chillemi United States68-74-75-68=285
Lori Garbacz United States65-74-74-72=285

Source:[3][5]

References

  1. "Okamoto near major win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 1, 1986. p. 7B.
  2. "Bradley comes from 4 strokes behind to win LPGA title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 2, 1986. p. 13.
  3. Hackenberg, Dave (June 2, 1986). "Bradley's dramatic birdie wins LPGA Championship". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 22.
  4. "Bradley tallies to take LPGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 2, 1986. p. C1.
  5. "Bradley halfway to a grand slam". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 2, 1986. p. 3B.
  6. "Lopez gives birth to daughter". Gadsden Times. (Alabama). Associated Press. May 27, 1986. p. D3.
  7. "Garbacz tops LPGA major". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 30, 1986. p. 5D.
  8. "She feels and is under par". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 31, 1986. p. 4C.

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