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1986 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1986 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 33 |
| most_wins | 5 USA Pat Bradley |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Pat Bradley |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Pat Bradley |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Jody Rosenthal |
| prevseason | [1985](1985-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1987](1987-lpga-tour) |
The 1986 LPGA Tour was the 37th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 23 to November 9. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley won the most tournaments, five, including three of the four majors. She also led the money list with earnings of $492,021.
There were five first-time winners in 1986: Jane Geddes, Cindy Mackey, Becky Pearson, and Ai-Yu Tu. Tu was the first Taiwanese winner, winning the Mazda Japan Classic.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1986 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Mazda Classic | Florida | USA Val Skinner (2) | 280 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 2 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | Florida | JPN Ayako Okamoto (6) | 280 (−8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 9 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | USA Patty Sheehan (15) | 279 (−9) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 23 | Standard Register/Samaritan Turquoise Classic | Arizona | USA Mary Beth Zimmerman (1) | 278 (−10) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Mar 2 | Uniden LPGA Invitational | California | USA Mary Beth Zimmerman (2) | 281 (−7) | 330,000 | 49,500 |
| Mar 9 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Juli Inkster (5) | 276 (−12) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 16 | GNA/Glendale Federal Classic | California | USA Christa Johnson (3) | 212 (−4) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Mar 23 | Circle K Tucson Open | Arizona | AUS Penny Pulz (2) | 276 (−12) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 6 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1986-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Pat Bradley (17)** | 280 (−8) | 430,000 | 75,000 |
| Apr 13 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | USA Patty Sheehan (16) | 278 (−10) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 27 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | USA Pat Bradley (18) | 272 (−16) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| May 11 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Virginia | USA Muffin Spencer-Devlin (2) | 214 (−2) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| May 18 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | USA Becky Pearson (1) | 212 (−7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| May 25 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Laurie Rinker (2) | 278 (−10) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 1 | **[LPGA Championship](1986-lpga-championship)** | Ohio | USA **Pat Bradley (19)** | 277 (−11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 8 | McDonald's Championship | Pennsylvania | USA Juli Inkster (6) | 281 (−7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Jun 15 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Juli Inkster (7) | 210 (−6) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 22 | Rochester International | New York | USA Judy Dickinson (2) | 281 (−7) | 255,000 | 38,250 |
| Jun 29 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | USA Sandra Palmer (19) | 280 (−8) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jul 6 | Mazda Hall of Fame Championship | Texas | USA Amy Alcott (25) | 284 (−4) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 13 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1986-u-s-women-s-open)** | Ohio | USA **Jane Geddes (1)** | 287 (−1) | 300,000 | 50,000 |
| Jul 20 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | USA Jane Geddes (2) | 281 (−7) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jul 27 | **du Maurier Classic** | Canada | USA **Pat Bradley (20)** | 276 (−12) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Aug 3 | LPGA National Pro-Am | Colorado | USA Amy Alcott (26) | 283 (−5) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 10 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | USA Betsy King (6) | 277 (−11) | 230,000 | 34,500 |
| Aug 17 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | USA Cindy Mackey (1) | 276 (−12) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Aug 17 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | USA Pat Bradley (21) | 279 (−9) | 240,000 | 78,000 |
| Aug 24 | Atlantic City LPGA Classic | New Jersey | USA Juli Inkster (8) | 209 (−4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 1 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | USA Betsy King (7) | 205 (−11) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 7 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | JPN Ayako Okamoto (7) | 207 (−9) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 14 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Judy Dickinson (3) | 274 (−14) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 21 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | USA Patty Sheehan (17) | 212 (−4) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Nov 9 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | TWN Ai-Yu Tu (1*) | 213 (−6) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
** - non-member at time of win*
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Pat Bradley | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Pat Bradley | |
| Player of the Year | Pat Bradley | |
| Rookie of the Year | Jody Rosenthal |
References
References
- McDermott, Barry. (September 29, 1986). "Now they call her Payday Pat".
- "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989". LPGA.
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