1988 Ladies European Tour

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1988 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events27
Order of MeritFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
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The 1988 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1988. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Tournaments[edit]

The table below shows the 1988 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
17 Apr Marbella Ladies Open[4] Spain South Africa Laurette Maritz (1) 283 (−3) 3 strokes Australia Corinne Dibnah
Scotland Dale Reid		 9,000 [5]
30 Apr Ford Ladies Classic[6] England England Laura Davies (7) 292 (−4) 1 stroke Australia Corinne Dibnah 6,000 [7]
7 May EMS Masters[8] Portugal South Africa Laurette Maritz (2) 213 (E) 3 strokes Spain Tania Abitbol
Australia Karen Lunn
England Alison Nicholas
Sweden Marie Wennersten-From		 7,500 [9]
15 May Portuguese Ladies Open[10] Portugal United States Peggy Conley (2) 291 1 stroke Australia Corinne Dibnah 6,000 [11]
21 May British Olivetti Tournament[12] England England Alison Nicholas (3) 283 (−9) 1 stroke Scotland Jane Connachan 4,500 [13]
29 May BMW Ladies' German Open[14] Germany Sweden Liselotte Neumann (5) 290 (+2) 1 stroke France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya 9,000 [15]
5 Jun Broadway Wirral Classic[16] England England Beverley New 283 (−13) 3 strokes Scotland Cathy Panton 4,500 [17]
12 Jun Letting French Open[18] France France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (3) 290 (−2) Playoff France Caroline Bourtayre 10,500 [19]
19 Jun Volmac Dutch Open[20] Netherlands France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (4) 295 1 stroke England Kitrina Douglas 9,000 [21]
26 Jun St Moritz Open[22] Switzerland New Zealand Janice Arnold 285 (−3) 1 stroke Scotland Cathy Panton 9,000 New tournament [23]
3 Jul Birchgrey European Open[24] England Scotland Dale Reid (17) 283 (−9) 1 stroke England Alison Nicholas 9,000 [25][26]
10 Jul Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup[27] France France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (5) 284 (−4) 1 stroke England Alison Nicholas 11,250 [28]
23 Jul Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[29] England Australia Corinne Dibnah (5) 256 (−8) 1 stroke Australia Dennise Hutton
United States Dana Lofland		 6,000 [30]
31 Jul Weetabix Women's British Open[31] England Australia Corinne Dibnah (6) 295 (1) Playoff South Africa Sally Little 15,000 [26]
14 Aug Danish Ladies Open[32] Denmark Belgium Florence Descampe (1) 285 (−3) 4 strokes United States Peggy Conley
England Laura Davies
Sweden Liselotte Neumann		 9,000 New tournament [26]
21 Aug Gothenburg Ladies Open[33] Sweden France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (6) 275 (−9) 3 strokes United States Peggy Conley 9,000 [34]
28 Aug Bowring Ladies Scottish Open[35] Scotland Scotland Cathy Panton (14) 293 (+1) 1 stroke England Debbie Dowling
Northern Ireland Maureen Garner
England Alison Nicholas		 6,000 [36]
4 Sep Variety Club Celebrity Classic[37] England England Alison Nicholas (4) 204 (−12) 4 strokes Scotland Dale Reid 6,500 [36]
11 Sep Godiva Ladies European Masters[38] Belgium Australia Karen Lunn (2) 276 (−16) 2 strokes France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya 15,000 [36]
18 Sep Ladies Italian Open[39] Italy England Laura Davies (8) 269 (−19) 9 strokes France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya 10,500 [36]
25 Sep Toshiba Players Championship[40] England Scotland Dale Reid (18) 294 (+2) Playoff United States Peggy Conley 7,500 [36]
2 Oct James Capel Guernsey Open[41] Guernsey England Alison Nicholas (5) 274 2 strokes South Africa Alison Sheard 6,000 [36]
9 Oct Laing Ladies Classic[42] England France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (7) 203 7 strokes England Caroline Griffiths 6,000 [43]
16 Oct Biarritz Ladies Open[44] France England Laura Davies (9) 267 (−9) 1 stroke France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya 7,500 New tournament [43]
30 Oct Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship[45] Spain France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (8) 4 and 2 England Alison Nicholas 10,000 Match play event [46]
3 Nov Qualitair Spanish Open[47] Spain France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (9) 207 (−12) 4 strokes France Corinne Soules 6,000 [46]
13 Nov Benson & Hedges Trophy[48] Spain Zimbabwe Mark McNulty &
France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya		 276 (−12) 1 stroke Spain José María Cañizares &
Spain Tania Abitbol		 Mixed-team event
(unofficial) [46][49]

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings[edit]

Rank Player Prize money (£)
1 France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya 99,360
2 England Alison Nicholas 76,400
3 Australia Corinne Dibnah 66,900
4 Scotland Dale Reid 56,005
5 United States Peggy Conley 47,967
6 Australia Karen Lunn 47,455
7 Scotland Cathy Panton 45,463
8 England Laura Davies 41,871
9 England Kitrina Douglas 37,879
10 England Debbie Dowling 30,731

Source:[50]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 212.
  2. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  3. ^ Ladies European Tour - 1988 Winners
  4. ^ Mair, Lewine (18 April 1988). "£9,000 debut for Maritz". The Daily Telegraph. p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Johnson, Bill (18 April 1988). "Laurette thanks caddie". The Glasgow Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Alice (2 May 1988). "Ford Classic: Tell Laura we love her". The Guardian. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (2 May 1988). "Laura wins with mixture of skill and rashness". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. ^ Mair, Lewine (9 May 1988). "Ban on S Africans may limt Maritz's earnings". The Daily Telegraph. p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Johnson, Bill (9 May 1988). "Laurette 's dream is Cathy's nightmare". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  10. ^ Johnson, Bill (23 May 1988). "Conley survives strong challenge by Dibnah". The Daily Telegraph. p. 27 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Johnson, Bill (16 May 1988). "Cathy finishes third". The Glasgow Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  12. ^ Johnson, Bill (16 May 1988). "Nicholas' luxury clubs prove good investment". The Daily Telegraph. p. 29 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Johnson, Bill (23 May 1988). "Miss Nicholas stays the course". The Glasgow Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  14. ^ Mair, Lewine (30 May 1988). "Neumann's final 71 edges out de Taya". The Daily Telegraph. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Lotta snopen men glad" [Lotta surprised but happy]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1988. p. 91.
  16. ^ "Cathy Loses Out". Daily Record. 6 June 1988. p. 34 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Johnson, Bill (6 June 1988). "Beverly steals the show with Broadway Classic triumph". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  18. ^ Johnson, Bill (13 June 1988). "De Taya edges out Bourtayre in play-off". The Daily Telegraph. p. 32 – via newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Johnson, Bill (13 June 1988). "Mrs Taya takes title in play-off with amateur". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  20. ^ Johnson, Bill (20 June 1988). "Taya pips Douglas for second title". The Daily Telegraph. p. 32 – via newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Johnson, Bill (20 June 1988). "Another big payday for Mrs Taya". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  22. ^ Mair, Lewine (27 June 1988). "Arnold gets invitation to land her first win". The Daily Telegraph. p. 40 – via newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1988. p. 67.
  24. ^ Mair, Lewine (4 July 1988). "Reid recovers to triumph on the 18th". The Daily Telegraph. p. 31 – via newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Johnson, Bill (4 July 1988). "Dale retains the title with last hole birdie". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  26. ^ a b c "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1988. p. 67.
  27. ^ Johnson, Bill (11 July 1988). "Taya owes win to new putter". The Daily Telegraph. p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. p. 68.
  29. ^ Johnson, Bill (25 July 1988). "Dibnah burst sweeps aside opposition". The Daily Telegraph. p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. p. 68.
  31. ^ Mair, Lewine (1 August 1988). "Dibnah beats the play-off nerves to clinch Open". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26 – via newspapers.com.
  32. ^ Johnson, Bill (15 August 1988). "Descampe, 19, makes history". The Daily Telegraph. p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
  33. ^ "Marie's marvel". Evening Mail. 22 August 1988. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Tävling, Gothenburg Ladies Open" [Competition, Gothenburg Ladies Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1988. p. 41.
  35. ^ Mair, Lewine (29 August 1988). "Home victory as Panton takes Scottish Open". The Daily Telegraph. p. 23 – via newspapers.com.
  36. ^ a b c d e f "Tävling, WPG" [Competition, WPG]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1988. p. 91.
  37. ^ Mair, Lewine (5 September 1988). "Serious stuff for Nicholas". The Daily Telegraph. p. 34 – via newspapers.com.
  38. ^ Johnson, Bill (12 September 1988). "Taya tangle with trees lets in Lunn". The Daily Telegraph. p. 31 – via newspapers.com.
  39. ^ Johnson, Bill (19 September 1988). "Davies storms to victory on birdie note". The Daily Telegraph. p. 34 – via newspapers.com.
  40. ^ Mair, Lewine (26 September 1988). "Reid shrugs off injury problems". The Daily Telegraph. p. 38 – via newspapers.com.
  41. ^ Mair, Lewine (3 October 1988). "Confident Nicholas takes Guernsey title". The Daily Telegraph. p. 40 – via newspapers.com.
  42. ^ Mair, Lewine (10 October 1988). "De Taya earns success despite premature end". The Daily Telegraph. p. 43 – via newspapers.com.
  43. ^ a b "Tävling, WPG" [Competition, WPG]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1988. pp. 85–86.
  44. ^ Mair, Lewine (17 October 1988). "Davies holds steady to take her fifth title". The Daily Telegraph. p. 35 – via newspapers.com.
  45. ^ Johnson, Bill (31 October 1988). "Sixth success as de Taya takes title". The Daily Telegraph. p. 46 – via newspapers.com.
  46. ^ a b c "Tävling, WPG" [Competition, WPG]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
  47. ^ Mair, Lewine (4 November 1988). "De Taya has 68 to clinch seventh win". The Daily Telegraph. p. 35 – via newspapers.com.
  48. ^ Mair, Lewine (14 November 1988). "McNulty and de Taya held to narrow victory". The Daily Telegraph. p. 38 – via newspapers.com.
  49. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. p. 463. ISBN 000218284X.
  50. ^ "Facit -88, Europa-touren, damer, WPG" [Season 1988, European Tour, Ladies, WPG]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1988. p. 67. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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