The 1987 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1987. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Tournaments
The table below shows the 1987 schedule.[1][2] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.[3]
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
Margin of
victory |
Runner(s)-up |
Winner's
share (£) |
Note
|
| 2 May |
Ford Ladies Classic |
England |
Gillian Stewart (2) |
289 (−7) |
Playoff |
Corinne Dibnah |
4,500 |
[4]
|
| 17 May |
Letting French Open |
France |
Liselotte Neumann (4) |
293 (−7) |
5 strokes |
Laura Davies |
10,500 |
New tournament[5]
|
| 24 May |
British Olivetti Tournament |
England |
Jane Connachan (4) |
286 (−6) |
Playoff |
Trish Johnson |
3,750 |
[5]
|
| 31 May |
Ulster Volkswagen Classic |
Northern Ireland |
Dale Reid (13) |
283 (−9) |
8 strokes |
Beverley New
Sonja Van Wyk |
4,500 |
[5]
|
| 6 Jun |
McEwan's Wirral Classic |
England |
Trish Johnson (1) |
292 (−4) |
Playoff |
Karen Lunn |
3,750 |
[5]
|
| 14 Jun |
Belgian Ladies Godiva Open |
Belgium |
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (1) |
285 (−7) |
2 strokes |
Trish Johnson
Susan Moon |
7,500 |
[5]
|
| 21 Jun |
Volmac Ladies Open |
Netherlands |
Dale Reid (14) |
283 (−5) |
3 strokes |
Maureen Garner |
7,500 |
[6]
|
| 28 Jun |
Portuguese Ladies Open |
Portugal |
Cathy Panton (13) |
210 (−9) |
1 stroke |
Alison Nicholas |
3,750 |
[6]
|
| 5 Jul |
Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup |
France |
Kitrina Douglas (4) |
283 (−5) |
3 strokes |
Nancy Lopez
Federica Dassù |
10,500 |
[6]
|
| 12 Jul |
La Manga Club Ladies European Open |
England |
Dale Reid (15) |
272 (−20) |
4 strokes |
Corinne Dibnah |
7,500 |
[6]
|
| 25 Jul |
Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic |
England |
Trish Johnson (2) |
242 (−22) |
11 strokes |
Corinne Dibnah |
4,500 |
[6]
|
| 2 Aug |
Weetabix Women's British Open |
England |
Alison Nicholas (1) |
296 (+4) |
1 stroke |
Laura Davies
Muffin Spencer-Devlin |
15,000 |
[7]
|
| 9 Aug |
BMW Ladies' German Open |
Germany |
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (2) |
275 (−13) |
5 strokes |
Dale Reid |
9,000 |
[8]
|
| 16 Aug |
Kristianstad Ladies Open |
Sweden |
Cancelled |
|
[9]
|
| 23 Aug |
Aspeboda Ladies Open |
Sweden |
Cancelled |
|
[9]
|
| 30 Aug |
Borås European Masters |
Sweden |
Cancelled |
|
[9]
|
| 6 Sep |
Bowring Ladies Scottish Open |
Scotland |
Dale Reid (16) |
285 (−3) |
Playoff |
Laura Davies |
4,500 |
[8]
|
| 14 Sep |
Italian Ladies' Open |
Italy |
Laura Davies (6) |
285 (−3) |
1 stroke |
Liselotte Neumann |
9,000 |
New tournament[8]
|
| 26 Sep |
Laing Ladies Classic |
England |
Alison Nicholas (2) |
281 (−11) |
2 strokes |
Corinne Dibnah |
4,500 |
[8]
|
| 4 Oct |
James Capel Guernsey Open |
Guernsey |
Corinne Dibnah (3) |
275 (−13) |
10 strokes |
Gillian Stewart
Vanessa Marvin |
4,500 |
[8]
|
|
Hong Kong Bank Jersey Classic |
Jersey |
Marie Wennersten |
148 (+4) |
1 stroke |
Peggy Conley
Corinne Dibnah |
1,000 |
Unofficial event
|
| 25 Oct |
Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship |
England |
Trish Johnson (3) |
4 and 3 |
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi |
6,000 |
Match play event
|
|
Qualitair Ladies' Spanish Open |
Spain |
Corinne Dibnah (4) |
210 (−12) |
Playoff |
Susan Moon |
4,500 |
|
Major championship in bold.
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank |
Player |
Country |
Money (£)
|
| 1 |
Dale Reid |
Scotland |
53,815
|
| 2 |
Laura Davies |
England |
47,151
|
| 3 |
Corinne Dibnah |
Australia |
40,474
|
| 4 |
Alison Nicholas |
England |
36,694
|
| 5 |
Trish Johnson |
England |
35,718
|
| 6 |
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi |
France |
33,746
|
| 7 |
Kitrina Douglas |
Scotland |
32,864
|
| 8 |
Liselotte Neumann |
Sweden |
26,873
|
| 9 |
Jane Connachan |
Scotland |
22,588
|
| 10 |
Debbie Dowling |
England |
21,497
|
Source:[10]
See also
References
- ^ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
- ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
- ^ Ladies European Tour - 1987 Winners
- ^ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1987. pp. 121–122. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
- ^ a b c d e "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1987. p. 90. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Resultat, WPGA-touren" [Results, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1987. p. 75. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1987. pp. 87–89. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "1987 Tournament Calendar". Svensk Golf 3/1987 (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 78. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Facit -87, Europa-touren, damer, WPGA" [Season 1987, European Tour, Ladies, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1987. p. 67. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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