The 1986 LPGA Championship was held May 29 to June 1 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, a suburb northeast of Cincinnati.

Entering the final round four strokes behind,[1][2] Pat Bradley birdied the last hole for a 68 to win by a stroke over runner-up Patty Sheehan.

[3] It was the fifth of her six major championships, the second of three in 1986,[4] and completed the career grand slam.

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

[3][5] Defending champion Nancy Lopez did not compete; she gave birth to her second daughter a few days earlier.