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Pat Bradley

United States · born , Westford, Massachusetts, United States

6major championships, LPGA count

Summary

  • First major 1981 U.S. Women's Open
  • Last major 1986 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Runner-up in majors 5 times

Wins

  1. 1980 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
  2. 1981 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C. · 279 (-9) · by 1 stroke from Beth Daniel
  3. 1985 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
  4. 1986 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 280 (-8) · 2 strokes from Val Skinner
  5. 1986 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
  6. 1986 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus Sports Center · 277 (-11) · 1 stroke from Patty Sheehan

Near misses

  1. 1977 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Chako Higuchi
  2. 1984 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Juli Inkster
  3. 1984 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan
  4. 1991 U.S. Women's Open Colonial C.C. · runner-up to Meg Mallon · 285
  5. 1991 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Meg Mallon

Rivals

Beat her

Chako HiguchiBeat Pat Bradley to the 1977 Women's PGA Championship

Next in the chain: Juli Inkster's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1981 U.S. Women's Open Paired with Beth Daniel in the final round, Bradley broke their deadlock with a birdie putt of nearly 70 feet on the 15th and then wedged to two feet at the par-5 18th for a closing 66 and a one-stroke win.
  2. 1981 U.S. Women's Open Kathy Whitworth, who had led or shared the lead after every round, dumped her 4-iron tee shot into the water at the par-3 17th on Sunday and finished third with a 74, though the $9,500 made her the first woman to pass $1 million in career earnings.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1981 U.S. Women's Open

    La Grange C.C., La Grange, IL · 279 (-9) · by 1 stroke from Beth Daniel

    Paired with Beth Daniel in the final round, Bradley broke their deadlock with a birdie putt of nearly 70 feet on the 15th and then wedged to two feet at the par-5 18th for a closing 66 and a one-stroke win.

    Kathy Whitworth, who had led or shared the lead after every round, dumped her 4-iron tee shot into the water at the par-3 17th on Sunday and finished third with a 74, though the $9,500 made her the first woman to pass $1 million in career earnings.

    Chosen by rule: her widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1981.

    Career line, 1977–1991

    U.S. Women's Open
    1981 U.S. Women's Open: won1991 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Meg Mallon
    Chevron Championship
    1984 Chevron Championship: runner-up to Juli Inkster1986 Chevron Championship: won
    Women's PGA
    1977 Women's PGA: runner-up to Chako Higuchi1984 Women's PGA: runner-up to Patty Sheehan1986 Women's PGA: won1991 Women's PGA: runner-up to Meg Mallon
    Other LPGA majors
    1980 du Maurier Classic: won1985 du Maurier Classic: won1986 du Maurier Classic: won
    198019851990

    11 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up

    Pat Bradley was born on March 24, 1951, in Westford, Massachusetts, United States. Bradley won 6 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 3 du Maurier Classics (1980, 1985, 1986), 1 U.S. Women's Open (1981), 1 Chevron Championship (1986) and 1 Women's PGA Championship (1986).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (6)

    Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

    1. 1980 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
    2. 1981 U.S. Women's Open La Grange C.C., La Grange, IL · 279 (-9) · by 1 stroke from Beth Daniel
    3. 1985 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
    4. 1986 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 280 (-8) · 2 strokes from Val Skinner
    5. 1986 du Maurier Classic won (an LPGA major)
    6. 1986 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus Sports Center · 277 (-11) · 1 stroke from Patty Sheehan

    Near misses

    1. 1977 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Chako Higuchi
    2. 1984 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Juli Inkster
    3. 1984 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan
    4. 1991 U.S. Women's Open Colonial C.C. · runner-up to Meg Mallon · 285
    5. 1991 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Meg Mallon

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. usga.org: 26USWomensOpen
    2. lpga.com: major championship records
    3. lpga.com: pat bradley
    4. lpga.com: overview
    5. lpga.com: bio
    6. Wikipedia: Pat Bradley (golfer)
    7. thelegendstour.com: pat bradley
    8. open-api.lpga.or.jp: schedule.json
    9. open-api.lpga.or.jp: schedule.json
    10. web.archive.org: pastchamps 1981
    11. vault.si.com: a champion and a winner as pat bradley took the womens open kathy whit
    12. Wikipedia: 1981 U.S. Women's Open
    13. Wikipedia: Chevron Championship
    14. Wikipedia: 1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore
    15. Wikipedia: Women's PGA Championship
    16. Wikipedia: 1986 LPGA Championship