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Sunday 9 February 1986LPGA TourYear in Review
Sheehan wins Sarasota Classic
Bent Tree Country Club, Sarasota, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 1986 · Patty Sheehan’s win no. 15 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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a new 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
- Pat Bradley USA · 282T2 at 282 (-6), three strokes behind (Chronology; winner's Wikipedia wins table: margin 3 strokes) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
- Juli Inkster USA · 282T2 at 282 (-6), three strokes behind (Chronology; winner's Wikipedia wins table) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
144 started, 83 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sarasota Classic
Bent Tree Country Club, Bent Tree Country Club, Sarasota, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Patty Sheehan
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Sheehan | 68 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Pat Bradley | 73 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Juli Inkster | 74 · 72 · 64 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Stephanie Farwig | 70 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel | 71 · 75 · 68 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Becky Pearson | 73 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Lori Garbacz | 74 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Amy Benz | 74 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Heather Farr | 77 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Jane Geddes | 75 · 66 · 72 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Lisa Walters | 73 · 70 · 69 · 75 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Barb Thomas | 71 · 70 · 70 · 76 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1956-10-27, Middlebury, Vermont; USA; turned pro 1980; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 15.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet