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Sunday 2 February 1986LPGA TourYear in Review
Okamoto wins Elizabeth Arden Classic
Turnberry Isle Country Club, Miami, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 1986 · Ayako Okamoto’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $200,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Muffin Spencer-Devlin USA · 2812nd at 281 (-7), one stroke behind (Chronology; winner's Wikipedia wins table: margin 1 stroke) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
144 started, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Elizabeth Arden Classic
Turnberry Isle Country Club, Turnberry Isle Country Club, Miami, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ayako Okamoto
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayako Okamoto | 69 · 67 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Muffin Spencer-Devlin | 69 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Debbie Massey | 68 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Lisa Walters | 73 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Pat Bradley | 70 · 74 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Lori Garbacz | 75 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Hollis Stacy | 72 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Beth Daniel | 70 · 69 · 71 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Sally Quinlan | 75 · 66 · 75 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Betsy King | 74 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1951-04-02, Akitsu, Hiroshima; JPN; turned pro 1975; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet