British Women's Match Play
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship (Oct 18-20). Dassù (Italy) beat Dale Reid (Scot) 5 and 4 in the final. [GC Carimate, Carimate, nr Milan, Italy].
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship (Oct 19-21). 21-year-old Descampe (Belg) beat Dale Reid (Scot) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain].
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship (Oct 20-22). Hutton (Aus) beat Maureen Garner (N.Ire; née Madill) by 2 holes in the final. [Barcelona GC, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, nr Barcelona].
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship. Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) beat Alison Nicholas (Eng) 4 and 2 in the final. [GC Vallromanes, Vallromanes, nr Barcelona].
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the British Ladies Match Play Championship. Tour rookie Johnson (Eng) beat Marie-Laure Taya (Fra; née M-L de Lorenzi) in the final. [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
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British Women's Match Play Championship not played in 1986.
Europe
415/Vantage
Played as the 415/Vantage WPGA Matchplay Championship (Sept 20-22). Connachan (Scot) beat Debbie Dowling (Eng) in the final. [Bramhall GC, Stockport, nr Manchester, England].
Europe
Lorne Stewart
Played as the Lorne Stewart Matchplay Championship (Sept 12-14; last played in 1981). Michelle "Mickey" Walker (Eng) beat Jane Connachan (Scot) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Sudbury GC, Wembley, nr London].
Europe
Lambert & Butler
Played as the Lambert & Butler Matchplay Championship (Oct 15-17; next played in 1984). Smith (Eng) beat Beverly Lewis (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Lambert & Butler
Played as the Lambert & Butler British Women's Matchplay Championship (Oct 16-18). Michelle "Mickey" Walker (Eng) beat Karstin Ehrnlund (Swe) 3 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Lambert & Butler
Played as the Lambert & Butler British Women's Matchplay Championship (Oct 25-27; final event in the WPGA tour's first season). 21-year-old Panter (Eng) beat Muriel Thomson 2 up in the 18-hole final. [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
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Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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