The 1986 LPGA Championship was held May 29 to June 1 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at

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, a suburb northeast of

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. Played on the Grizzly Course, this was the 32nd edition of the

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. Entering the final round four strokes behind, Pat Bradley birdied the last hole for a 68 to win by a stroke over runner-up

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. It was the fifth of her six major championships, the second of three in

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, and completed the career

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. With the win, Bradley became the first to surpass $2 million in earnings on the

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. Defending champion

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did not compete; she gave birth to her second daughter a few days

Final leaderboard

''Sunday, June 1, 1986'' Source:

References

External links

Golf Observer leaderboard
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