1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 3–6, 1986 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,275 yards (5,738 m)[1] |
| Field | 104 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 154 (+10) [2] |
| Prize fund | $430,000 |
| Winner's share | $75,000 |
| Champion | |
 Pat Bradley | |
| 280 (−8) | |
Rancho Mirage
Location in the United States
Rancho
Mirage
Mirage
Location in California
The 1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held April 3–6 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 15th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the fourth as a major championship.
Pat Bradley won the fourth of her six major titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Val Skinner.[3] Bradley held the 54-hole lead, three strokes ahead of 1984 champion Juli Inkster.[4] Defending champion Alice Miller finished 22 strokes back, in a tie for 54th place.[3]
Bradley won three of the four majors in 1986, narrowly missing the grand slam with a fifth place in the U.S. Women's Open.[5]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 6, 1986
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Bradley |  United States |
68-72-69-71=280 | −8 | 75,000 |
| 2 | Val Skinner | United States |
71-72-70-69=282 | −6 | 40,000 |
| 3 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | United States |
70-73-72-70=285 | −3 | 25,000 |
| 4 | Betsy King | United States |
70-71-74-72=287 | −1 | 17,385 |
| T5 | Jane Geddes | United States |
75-73-70-70=288 | E | 12,980 |
| Juli Inkster | United States |
69-71-72-76=288 | |||
| Jan Stephenson |  Australia |
71-72-76-69=288 | |||
| T8 | Penny Hammel | United States |
72-74-73-70=289 | +1 | 9,379 |
| Patti Rizzo | United States |
74-70-71-74=289 | |||
| T10 | Myra Blackwelder | United States |
72-72-72-74=290 | +2 | 7,010 |
| Jerilyn Britz | United States |
72-74-75-69=290 | |||
| Sandra Palmer | United States |
72-70-73-75=290 | |||
| Becky Pearson | United States |
72-76-67-75=290 |
References
- ^ a b "Scoreboard: Dinah Shore LPGA". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 7, 1986. p. C2.
- ^ "LPGA Dinah Shore Second-Round Scores". Palm Beach Post. April 5, 1986. p. D3.
- ^ a b c "Bradley wraps up Dinah Shore title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 7, 1986. p. 3B.
- ^ "Familiar opponents down to wire again". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 6, 1986. p. 9C.
- ^ McDermott, Barry (September 29, 1986). "Now they call her Payday Pat". Sports Illustrated. p. 82.