1986 Scottish Masters

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=1986 Scottish Masters

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|1986|09|18|1986|09|21|df=y}}

|venue=Hospitality Inn

|location=Glasgow

|country=Scotland

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=£40,000

|winners_share=£13,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Alex Higgins|NIR}} (131)

|winner={{flagathlete|Cliff Thorburn|CAN}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Alex Higgins|NIR}}

|score=9–8

|previous=1985

|next=1987

}}

The 1986 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 21 September 1986 at the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow, Scotland.{{cite web|title=Scottish Masters|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotmast.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155901/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotmast.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=8 January 2018}}

Cliff Thorburn retained the title by defeating Alex Higgins 9–8 in the final.{{cite book|last=Layton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=153}} At the same match, Higgins won £1,000 for the highest break of the championship with 131, which was made in the final.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JbZAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344%2C5562795 |title=Blue night for Thorburn as Higgins cools |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=9 |date=22 September 1986}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I7ZAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5952%2C5156029 |title=Hendry is crushed by White |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=34 |date=19 September 1986}}

The event was played at the same time as the Matchroom Professional Championship which involved six players from the Matchroom Sport stable, including Steve Davis.