1986 NCAA Champions
May 28-31, Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio
It wasn't as easy as the year before, but UF took home the NCAA Championship trophy for a second straight year, matching Miami's back-to-back national titles in 1977-78. To add icing to the cake, Florida junior Page Dunlap claimed the individual crown with a one-stroke victory over New Mexico's Caroline Keggi and Michelle Estill of Arizona State.
Florida fell three strokes behind intra-state rival Miami after the opening round, but moved into a tie with the Hurricanes after the second day and took a five-stroke edge into the final round. UF struggled on the front nine during the last day, but regrouped on the back nine to post an eight-stroke victory over the Hurricanes.
| Team Standings (18 teams) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florida | 297-293-295-295-1180 |
| 2. | Miami | 294-296-300-298-1188 |
| 3. | Southern California | 305-291-307-299-1202 |
| 4. | Arizona State | 308-297-303-297-1205 |
| 5. | Kentucky | 307-303-299-297-1206 |
| Tulsa | 306-300-300-300--1206 | |
| Individual Leaders (Par 73) | ||
| 1. | Page Dunlap, Florida | 73-70-72-76-291 |
| 2. | Michelle Estill, Arizona State | 74-72-74-72-292 |
| Caroline Keggi, New Mexico | 74-73-74-71-292 | |
| 4. | Kay Cockerill, UCLA | 74-71-75-74-294 |
| T7. | Karen Davies, Florida | 75-73-72-76-296 |
| Jill Briles Hinton, Miami | 71-78-74-73-296 | |
| T12. | Lisa Nedoba, Florida | 79-74-73-71-297 |
| T27. | Cheryl Morley, Florida | 72-76-79-75-302 |
| T34. | Lisa Stanley, Florida | 77-76-78-73-304 |
