1998 Ladies European Tour

1998 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events11
Order of Merit Helen Alfredsson
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The 1998 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1998. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1998 schedule. 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.

Date Tournament Venue Location Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Note
6 Jun Evian Masters Evian Resort Golf Club France Helen Alfredsson (9) 277 4 strokes Maria Hjorth
18 Jul Chrysler Ladies Austrian Open Steiermarkischer GC Murhof Austria Lynnette Brooky (1) 203 1 stroke Trish Johnson
26 Jul Chrysler Open Sjögärde Golf Club Sweden Laura Davies (27) 284 6 strokes Trish Johnson, Raquel Carriedo
2 Aug Ladies German Open Treudelberg GC, Hamburg Germany Lora Fairclough (4) 282 3 strokes Joanne Morley, Stephanie Dallongeville
9 Aug McDonald's WPGA Championship Gleneagles Scotland Catriona Matthew (1) 276 5 strokes Helen Alfredsson, Laura Davies
16 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club England Sherri Steinhauer (n/a) 292 1 stroke Sophie Gustafson, Brandie Burton Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
23 Aug Compaq Open Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Sweden Annika Sörenstam (5) 279 10 strokes Catrin Nilsmark, Samantha Head
5 Sep Donegal Irish Ladies Open Ballyliffin GC, County Donegal Ireland Sophie Gustafson (2) 214 Playoff Iben Tinning
17 Oct Air France Madame Open Deauville GC France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (3) 208 1 stroke Maria Hjorth
24 Oct Marrakech Palmeraie Open Palmeraie Golf Palace Morocco Sophie Gustafson (3) 201 8 strokes Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
15 Nov Praia d'El Rey European Cup Óbidos Portugal European Senior Tour 10–10 Ladies European Tour Team event

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

Rank Player Money (£)
1 Helen Alfredsson 125,975
2 Sophie Gustafson 103,443
3 Maria Hjorth 77,733
4 Trish Johnson 73,190
5 Laura Davies 70,918
6 Catriona Matthew 59,747
7 Catrin Nilsmark 52,544
8 Alison Nicholas 47,412
9 Lora Fairclough 37,575
10 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 36,021

Source:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amarican Express Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Amarican Express Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1998. p. 87. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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