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Sunday 26 January 1986LPGA TourYear in Review
Skinner wins Mazda Classic
Stonebridge Golf & Country Club, Boca Raton, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 January 1986 · Val Skinner’s win no. 2 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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° 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
- Sandra Palmer 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)
, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Mazda Classic
Stonebridge Golf & Country Club, Stonebridge Golf & Country Club, Boca Raton, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Val Skinner
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val Skinner | 74 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Sandra Palmer | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Becky Pearson | 71 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Hollis Stacy | 70 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 5 | Barb Thomas | 72 · 70 · 66 · 76 | 284 | −4 |
| 6 | Patty Sheehan | 75 · 70 · 66 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| 7 | Pat Bradley | 72 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| 8 | Judy Dickinson | 68 · 74 · 70 · 76 | 288 | E |
| T9 | Alice Ritzman | 73 · 73 · 72 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
| T9 | Patti Rizzo | 75 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
| T9 | Pat Meyers | 74 · 67 · 71 · 77 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1960-10-16, Hamilton, Montana; USA; turned pro 1982; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet