1986 U.S. Women's Open

Archive note

The 1986 edition was won by Jane Geddes. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• Associated Press: July 15, 1986 completed playoff report
  • 1986 U.S. Women's Open · Championship identity

    Contemporary report confirms July 14 playoff; scheduled July 13 end is not used.

    Verified 2026-10-22
• USGA official results and canonical Club identity
  • South

    Official 1986 site NCR C.C., Kettering, Ohio, matched to canonical Ncr Country Club in Kettering, OH. Club name abbreviation or definite-article equivalence only; no Course inferred. Dated official results explicitly identify South Course: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-results--1946-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-09
• USGA Women's Open Champions and Detailed Results
  • Jane Geddes

    1986 official winner. Champions-table score and footnotes cross-checked against the detailed results for completed years through 2025: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--women-s-open-results--1946-to-present.html The champions table omits its playoff marker; the detailed results explicitly record the deciding playoff scores.

    Verified 2026-09-09
• LPGA: 1986 U.S. Women’s Open final leaderboard
  • Sally Little

    Season 1986, final positions 1 and 2/T2. Regulation stroke total excludes playoff strokes. Every tied runner-up is retained. USGA record book page 8 independently confirms the playoff. Recorded regulation score: 287 (-1). Display notation transcribed from the verified stroke total and score relative to par.

    Verified 2026-10-22