1986 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
United States Pat Bradley
277 (−11)
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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.

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]

  1. ^ "Okamoto near major win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 1, 1986. p. 7B.
  2. ^ a b "Bradley comes from 4 strokes behind to win LPGA title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 2, 1986. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b 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.