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Sunday 2 March 1986LPGA TourYear in Review
Zimmerman wins Uniden LPGA Invitational
Mesa Verde Country Club, Costa Mesa, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 1986 · Mary Beth Zimmerman’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $330,000 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
11 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° 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
- Pat Bradley USA · 282T2 at 282 (-6), one stroke behind (Chronology; winner's Wikipedia wins table: margin 1 stroke) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
- Laura Baugh USA · 282T2 at 282 (-6), one stroke behind (Chronology; winner's Wikipedia wins table) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (dead lpga.com PDF, Wayback capture)
144 started, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Uniden LPGA Invitational
Mesa Verde Country Club, Mesa Verde Country Club, Costa Mesa, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mary Beth Zimmerman
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | 70 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Pat Bradley | 72 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Laura Baugh | 68 · 70 · 68 · 76 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Val Skinner | 69 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Cathy Kratzert | 70 · 72 · 76 · 67 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Alice Ritzman | 72 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Donna Caponi | 74 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Beth Daniel | 69 · 74 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Jan Stephenson | 69 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Patty Sheehan | 68 · 73 · 70 · 76 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1960-12-11, Mount Vernon, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1983; 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