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1986 LPGA Championship

1986 LPGA Championship
Dates May 29 – June 1, 1986
Location Mason, Ohio
Course(s) Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Grizzly Course
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Par 72
Length 6,242 yards (5,708 m)
Prize fund $300,000
Winner's share $45,000
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,Pat Bradley birdied the last hole for a 68 to win by a stroke over runner-up Patty Sheehan. It was the fifth of her six major championships, the second of three in 1986, and completed the career grand slam. With the win, Bradley became the first to surpass $2 million in earnings on the LPGA Tour.

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

Sunday, June 1, 1986

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Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 84°16′41″W / 39.349°N 84.278°W / 39.349; -84.278


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