1986 - Women America
The winners in the category "1986 - Women America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
Boston Five
Played as the Boston Five Classic. Second-placed Deb Richard (USA) finished 1 shot behind Geddes (USA), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Ferncroft CC, Middleton, nr Boston, MA].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Classic. Second-placed Deb Richard (USA) and Betsy King (USA) finished 1 shot behind Pearson (USA), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Fairmont CC, Chatham Township, New Jersey].
America
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Played as the LPGA National Pro-Am. Second-placed Christa "Chris" Johnson (USA) and defending champion Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Alcott (USA). [Lone Tree GC and Glenmoor GC, nr Denver, Colorado].
America
Utd Virginia Bank
Played as the United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. Second-placed Barb Thomas (USA), Jody Rosenthal (USA) and Debbie Massey (USA) finished 1 shot behind Spencer-Devlin (USA). [Sleepy Hole GC, Suffolk, Virginia].
America
x
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic not played in 1986 as the Toledo area hosted the PGA Championship at a similar time of year.
America
Elizabeth Arden
Played as the Elizabeth Arden Classic. Second-placed Muffin Spencer-Devlin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ayako Okamoto (Jpn). [Soffer course, Miami Turnberry Resort, Aventura, FL; at the time called the South course, Turnberry Isle Resort].
America
GNA/Glendale Fed
Played as the GNA/Glendale Federal Classic. Second-placed Jane Geddes (USA) finished 2 shots behind Johnson (USA). [Oakmont CC, Glendale, nr Los Angeles, California].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Hall of Fame Championship. Alcott (USA) beat Lauren Howe (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Sweetwater CC, Sugar Land, nr Houston, Texas].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Classic. Second-placed Sandra Palmer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Skinner (USA), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Stonebridge CC, Boca Raton, Florida].
America
Henredon
Played as the Henredon Classic. King (USA) beat JoAnne Carner with a par at the second playoff hole. [Willow Creek CC, High Point, North Carolina; now known as the Willow Creek course of High Point CC].
America
Kyocera
Played as the Kyocera Inamori Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sheehan (USA). [Bernardo Heights CC, San Diego, CA].
America
JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Dec 4-7; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed Mike Hulbert (USA) & Val Skinner (USA) finished 2 shots behind the wire-to-wire winning team of Tom Purtzer (USA) & Juli Inkster (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
America
x
Played as the Lady Keystone Open. Defending champion Inkster (USA) beat Debbie Massey (USA) and Cindy Hill (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [West course, Hershey CC, Hershey, PA].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) and Beth Daniel (USA) finished 3 shots behind Rinker (USA), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
MasterCard
Played as the MasterCard International Pro-Am. Cathy Johnston and Jody Rosenthal finished in second place behind Mackey.
America
Mayflower
Played as the Mayflower Classic. Palmer (USA) beat Jan Stephenson (Aus) and Christa "Chris" Johnson (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of her 19 LPGA Tour wins. [CC of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana].
America
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Champions (Dec 18-21; unofficial 54-hole better-ball team event; teams comprised an LPGA Tr and Snr PGA Tr player). Winning team of Amy Alcott (USA) & Bob Charles (NZ) beat Ayako Akamoto (Jpn) & Jim Ferree (USA) and Jan Stephenson (Aus) & Billy Casper (USA) with a 10-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole. [Tryall Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica].
America
McDonald's
Played as the McDonald's Championship. Second-placed Mary Beth Zimmerman (USA) finished 3 shots behind Inkster (USA). [White Manor CC, Malvern, nr Philadelphia, PA].
America
Std Register
Played as the Standard Register/Samaritan Turquoise Classic. Second-placed Donna Caponi (USA) and Cathy Gerring (USA, née Kratzert) finished 1 shot behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Zimmerman (USA). [Arizona Biltmore GC, Phoenix, Arizona].
America
Cellular One-PING
Played as the Cellular One-Ping LPGA Golf Championship (Sept 5-7). Second-placed Colleen Walker (USA) and defending champion Nancy Lopez (USA) finished 6 shots behind Ayako Okamoto (Jpn). [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Safeco
Played as the Safeco Classic. Second-placed Hollis Stacy (USA) finished 4 shots behind Dickinson (USA). [Meridian Valley CC, Kent, nr Seattle, WA].
America
Nestle
Played as the Nestle World Championship. Second-placed Nancy Lopez (USA) and Betsy King (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bradley (USA). [PineIsle Resort, Lake Lanier, Georgia; now called Legacy Course on Lake Lanier].
America
Konica
Played as the Konica San Jose Classic. Sheehan (USA) beat Betsy King (USA), Amy Alcott (USA) and Ayako Okamoto (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California].
America
x
Played as the Sarasota Classic. Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) and Juli Inkster (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Sheehan (USA). [Bent Tree CC, nr Sarasota, Florida].
America
x
Played as the inaugural Atlantic City LPGA Classic (Aug 22-24). Second-placed Patti Rizzo (USA) finished 3 shots behind Juli Inkster (USA). [Bay course, Seaview Resort, Galloway, nr Atlantic City, NJ].
America
x
Played as the Rail Charity Golf Classic. Defending champion King (USA) beat Alice Ritzman (USA) and Cathy Gerring (USA, née Kratzert) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
S&H
Played as the S&H Golf Classic. Second-placed Janet Coles (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bradley (USA). [Pasadena GC, Gulfport, Florida; now called Pasadena Yatch & CC].
America
Uniden
Played as the Uniden LPGA Invitational (Feb 27-Mar 2). Second-placed Pat Bradley (USA) and Laura Baugh (USA) finished 1 shot behind Zimmerman (USA), who claimed her second LPGA Tour win. [Mesa Verde CC, Costa Mesa, nr Newport Beach, CA].
America
x
Played as the Rochester International. Second-placed and defending champion Pat Bradley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dickinson (USA), who claimed her second LPGA Tour win. [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
Circle K
Played as the Circle K Tucson Open. Second-placed Betsy King (USA) finished 4 shots behind Pulz (Aus), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
America
Kemper
Played as the Women's Kemper Open. Amy Alcott (USA) finished 1 shot behind Inkster (USA). [Makai Club at Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii].
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