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Sunday 11 May 1986LPGA TourYear in Review
Spencer-Devlin wins United Virginia Bank Classic
Portsmouth Sleepy Hole GC, Portsmouth, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 9 to Sunday 11 May 1986 · Muffin Spencer-Devlin’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $250,000 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
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Barb Thomas USA · 215tied second on 215, 1 stroke behind (Chronology; margin per winner's Wikipedia wins table) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
- Jody Rosenthal USA · 215tied second on 215, 1 stroke behind (Chronology; margin per winner's Wikipedia wins table) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
- Debbie Massey USA · 215tied second on 215, 1 stroke behind (Chronology; margin per winner's Wikipedia wins table) LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 (Wayback capture of dead lpga.com PDF)
, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
United Virginia Bank Classic
Portsmouth Sleepy Hole GC, Portsmouth Sleepy Hole GC, Portsmouth, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Muffin Spencer-Devlin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muffin Spencer-Devlin | 76 · 69 · 69 | 214 | −2 |
| T2 | Barb Thomas | 74 · 71 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T2 | Jody Rosenthal | 72 · 73 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T2 | Debbie Massey | 75 · 69 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
| T5 | Patty Sheehan | 77 · 70 · 69 | 216 | E |
| T5 | Lauren Howe | 73 · 72 · 71 | 216 | E |
| T5 | Deb Richard | 69 · 76 · 71 | 216 | E |
| T5 | Amy Benz | 73 · 71 · 72 | 216 | E |
| T5 | Kathy Whitworth | 72 · 72 · 72 | 216 | E |
| T5 | Bonnie Lauer | 69 · 73 · 74 | 216 | E |
The golfer
born 1953-10-25, Piqua, Ohio, U.S.; USA; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet