| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 3–6,1986 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,275 yards (5,738 m)[1] |
| Field | 104 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 154 (+10)[2] |
| Prize fund | $430,000 |
| Winner's share | $75,000 |
| Champion | |
 Pat Bradley | |
| 280 (−8) | |
The1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professionalgolf tournament, held April 3–6 atMission Hills Country Club inRancho Mirage, California. This was the 15th edition of theNabisco Dinah Shore, and the fourth as amajor championship.
Pat Bradley won the fourth of her six major titles, two strokes ahead of runner-upVal Skinner.[3] Bradley held the 54-hole lead, three strokes ahead of1984 championJuli Inkster.[4]Defending championAlice Miller finished 22 strokes back, in a tie for 54th place.[3]
Bradley won three of the four majors in1986, narrowly missing thegrand slam with a fifth place in theU.S. Women's Open.[5]
Sunday, April 6, 1986
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Bradley | 68-72-69-71=280 | −8 | 75,000 |
| 2 | Val Skinner | 71-72-70-69=282 | −6 | 40,000 |
| 3 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | 70-73-72-70=285 | −3 | 25,000 |
| 4 | Betsy King | 70-71-74-72=287 | −1 | 17,385 |
| T5 | Jane Geddes | 75-73-70-70=288 | E | 12,980 |
| Juli Inkster | 69-71-72-76=288 | |||
 Jan Stephenson | 71-72-76-69=288 | |||
| T8 | Penny Hammel | 72-74-73-70=289 | +1 | 9,379 |
| Patti Rizzo | 74-70-71-74=289 | |||
| T10 | Myra Blackwelder | 72-72-72-74=290 | +2 | 7,010 |
| Jerilyn Britz | 72-74-75-69=290 | |||
| Sandra Palmer | 72-70-73-75=290 | |||
| Becky Pearson | 72-76-67-75=290 |
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