1986 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.[1] She also led the money list with earnings of $492,021.
There were five first-time winners in 1986: Jane Geddes, Cindy Mackey, Becky Pearson, and Ai-Yu Tu. Tu was the first Taiwanese winner, winning the Mazda Japan Classic.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1986 season.[2] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Mazda Classic | Florida |  Val Skinner (2) |
280 (-8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 2 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | Florida |  Ayako Okamoto (6) |
280 (-8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 9 | Sarasota Classic | Florida | Patty Sheehan (15) |
279 (-9) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Feb 23 | Standard Register/Samaritan Turquoise Classic | Arizona | Mary Beth Zimmerman (1) |
278 (-10) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Mar 2 | Uniden LPGA Invitational | California | Mary Beth Zimmerman (2) |
281 (-7) | 330,000 | 49,500 |
| Mar 9 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | Juli Inkster (5) |
276 (-12) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Mar 16 | GNA/Glendale Federal Classic | California | Christa Johnson (3) |
212 (-4) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Mar 23 | Circle K Tucson Open | Arizona |  Penny Pulz (2) |
276 (-12) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 6 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | California | Pat Bradley (17) |
280 (-8) | 430,000 | 75,000 |
| Apr 13 | Kyocera Inamori Classic | California | Patty Sheehan (16) |
278 (-10) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Apr 27 | S&H Golf Classic | Florida | Pat Bradley (18) |
272 (-16) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| May 11 | United Virginia Bank Classic | Virginia | Muffin Spencer-Devlin (2) |
214 (-2) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| May 18 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | New Jersey | Becky Pearson (1) |
212 (-7) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| May 25 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | Laurie Rinker (2) |
278 (-10) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 1 | LPGA Championship | Ohio | Pat Bradley (19) |
277 (-11) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 8 | McDonald's Championship | Pennsylvania | Juli Inkster (6) |
281 (-7) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Jun 15 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | Juli Inkster (7) |
210 (-6) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| Jun 22 | Rochester International | New York | Judy Dickinson (2) |
281 (-7) | 255,000 | 38,250 |
| Jun 29 | Mayflower Classic | Indiana | Sandra Palmer (19) |
280 (-8) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Jul 6 | Mazda Hall of Fame Championship | Texas | Amy Alcott (25) |
284 (-4) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jul 13 | U.S. Women's Open | Ohio | Jane Geddes (1) |
287 (-1) | 300,000 | 50,000 |
| Jul 20 | Boston Five Classic | Massachusetts | Jane Geddes (2) |
281 (-7) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Jul 27 | du Maurier Classic | Canada | Pat Bradley (20) |
276 (-12) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Aug 3 | LPGA National Pro-Am | Colorado | Amy Alcott (26) |
283 (-5) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Aug 10 | Henredon Classic | North Carolina | Betsy King (6) |
277 (-11) | 230,000 | 34,500 |
| Aug 17 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | New York | Cindy Mackey (1) |
276 (-12) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Aug 17 | Nestle World Championship | Georgia | Pat Bradley (21) |
279 (-9) | 240,000 | 78,000 |
| Aug 24 | Atlantic City LPGA Classic | New Jersey | Juli Inkster (8) |
209 (-4) | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| Sep 1 | Rail Charity Classic | Illinois | Betsy King (7) |
205 (-11) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 7 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | Oregon | Ayako Okamoto (7) |
207 (-9) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 14 | Safeco Classic | Washington | Judy Dickinson (3) |
274 (-14) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Sep 21 | Konica San Jose Classic | California | Patty Sheehan (17) |
212 (-4) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| Nov 9 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan |  Ai-Yu Tu (1*) |
213 (-6) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
* - non-member at time of win
Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Pat Bradley | United States
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| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Pat Bradley | United States
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| Player of the Year | Pat Bradley | United States
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| Rookie of the Year | Jody Rosenthal | United States
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References[]
- ^ McDermott, Barry (September 29, 1986). "Now they call her Payday Pat". Sports Illustrated. p. 82.
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- LPGA Tour seasons
- 1986 in women's golf