1986 LPGA Championship: Pat Bradley wins at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course)
Pat Bradley won the 1986 LPGA Championship at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States with 277 (−11), by 1 stroke over Patty Sheehan.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- May 29, 1986 to June 1, 1986
- Course
- Jack Nicklaus Sports Center (Grizzly Course), Kings Island, Ohio, United States
- Edition
- 32nd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,242 yards
- Cut
- 148
- Purse
- $300,000 · winner's share $45,000
- Champion
- Pat Bradley · age 35 · United States · born Westford, Massachusetts, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 5th major
- Winning score
- 67-72-70-68 = 277 (−11) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Patty Sheehan (278)
- 54-hole leader
- Ayako Okamoto · Pat Bradley was 4 strokes back
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Bradley | 67 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 278 |
What happened at the 1986 LPGA Championship
Four strokes back entering the final round, Bradley birdied the 72nd hole for a 68 to beat Patty Sheehan by one stroke.
Ayako Okamoto, who had opened 66-70-69, closed with a 74 and finished tied for third.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA 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).