1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore: Pat Bradley wins at Mission Hills Country Club
Pat Bradley won the 1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore at Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States with 280 (−8), by 2 strokes over Val Skinner.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Dates
- April 3, 1986 to April 6, 1986
- Course
- Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
- Edition
- 15th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,275 yards
- Field
- 104
- Made the cut
- 79 (cut at 154)
- Purse
- $430,000 · winner's share $75,000
- Champion
- Pat Bradley · age 35 · United States · born Westford, Massachusetts, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 4th major
- Winning score
- 68-72-69-71 = 280 (−8) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Val Skinner (282)
- 54-hole leader
- Pat Bradley
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Bradley | 68 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Val Skinner | 282 |
What happened at the 1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore
Bradley carried a three-stroke lead over 1984 champion Juli Inkster into Sunday and closed with a 71 to win by two.
Inkster faded to a closing 76 and a tie for fifth, while Val Skinner's final-round 69 lifted her into second, two back.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Chevron Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).