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Sunday 21 September 1986LPGA TourYear in Review
Sheehan wins Konica San Jose Classic
Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 19 to Sunday 21 September 1986 · Patty Sheehan’s win no. 17 on the LPGA Tour · purse $275,000 USD · start/end from LPGA.com results JSON; chronology dates agree; Wikipedia 1986 season table date = end
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Betsy King USA · 212lost four-player sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole to Sheehan's 15-foot birdie putt (SI roundup Sept. 15-21) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
- Amy Alcott USA · 212lost four-player sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole to Sheehan's 15-foot birdie putt (SI roundup Sept. 15-21) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
- Ayako Okamoto JPN · 212lost four-player sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole to Sheehan's 15-foot birdie putt (SI roundup Sept. 15-21) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Konica San Jose Classic
Almaden G&CC, Almaden G&CC, San Jose, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Patty Sheehan
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 71 · 70 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T2 | Betsy King | 72 · 71 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T2 | Amy Alcott | 72 · 68 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T2 | Ayako Okamoto | 69 · 71 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T5 | Judy Dickinson | 76 · 69 · 68 | 213 | −3 |
| T5 | Jane Geddes | 69 · 74 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
| 7 | Laurie Rinker | 71 · 74 · 69 | 214 | −2 |
| T8 | Marta Figueras-Dotti | 73 · 72 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Colleen Walker | 74 · 71 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Nancy Ramsbottom | 73 · 69 · 73 | 215 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-27, Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1980; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 17.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet