1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Kay Cockerill wins at Pasatiempo G.C.

Kay Cockerill won the 1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Pasatiempo G.C. in Santa Cruz, California, beating Kathleen McCarthy 9 & 7 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 86th
Dates: August 11, 1986 to August 16, 1986
Course: Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, California
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Kay Cockerill · age 21 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Kathleen McCarthy
Final: 9 & 7
Losing semifinalists: Flori Prono and Danielle Ammaccapane
Stroke-play medalist: Pearl Sinn (148)
Defending champion: Michiko Hattori
Entries: 387

What happened at the 1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Kathleen McCarthy won the first hole of the final but did not win another until the 22nd, and Kay Cockerill won the 27th, 28th and 29th to close it out 9 and 7.

McCarthy reached the final by holing a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th to beat Danielle Ammaccapane 1 up.

Final, Kay Cockerill v. Kathleen McCarthy. Cockerill won four holes on the first nine and three on the second to lunch 6 up, then won the 27th, 28th and 29th for a 9-and-7 win, the largest final margin since 1962.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kay Cockerill	def.	Kathleen McCarthy	9 & 7

Semifinals, 1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kay Cockerill	def.	Flori Prono	2 & 1
Kathleen McCarthy	def.	Danielle Ammaccapane	1 up

Quarterfinals, 1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Kathleen McCarthy	def.	Carol Semple Thompson	1 up

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.