1988 Ladies European Tour
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
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
Laurette Maritz (1)
283 (−3)
3 strokes
Corinne Dibnah Dale Reid
9,000
[ 5]
30 Apr
Ford Ladies Classic [ 6]
England
Laura Davies (7)
292 (−4)
1 stroke
Corinne Dibnah
6,000
[ 7]
7 May
EMS Masters [ 8]
Portugal
Laurette Maritz (2)
213 (E)
3 strokes
Tania Abitbol Karen Lunn Alison Nicholas Marie Wennersten-From
7,500
[ 9]
15 May
Portuguese Ladies Open [ 10]
Portugal
Peggy Conley (2)
291
1 stroke
Corinne Dibnah
6,000
[ 11]
21 May
British Olivetti Tournament [ 12]
England
Alison Nicholas (3)
283 (−9)
1 stroke
Jane Connachan
4,500
[ 13]
29 May
BMW Ladies' German Open [ 14]
Germany
Liselotte Neumann (5)
290 (+2)
1 stroke
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
9,000
[ 15]
5 Jun
Broadway Wirral Classic [ 16]
England
Beverley New
283 (−13)
3 strokes
Cathy Panton
4,500
[ 17]
12 Jun
Letting French Open [ 18]
France
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (3)
290 (−2)
Playoff
Caroline Bourtayre
10,500
[ 19]
19 Jun
Volmac Dutch Open [ 20]
Netherlands
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (4)
295
1 stroke
Kitrina Douglas
9,000
[ 21]
26 Jun
St Moritz Open [ 22]
Switzerland
Janice Arnold
285 (−3)
1 stroke
Cathy Panton
9,000
New tournament [ 23]
3 Jul
Birchgrey European Open [ 24]
England
Dale Reid (17)
283 (−9)
1 stroke
Alison Nicholas
9,000
[ 25] [ 26]
10 Jul
Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup [ 27]
France
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (5)
284 (−4)
1 stroke
Alison Nicholas
11,250
[ 28]
23 Jul
Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic [ 29]
England
Corinne Dibnah (5)
256 (−8)
1 stroke
Dennise Hutton Dana Lofland
6,000
[ 30]
31 Jul
Weetabix Women's British Open [ 31]
England
Corinne Dibnah (6)
295 (1)
Playoff
Sally Little
15,000
[ 26]
14 Aug
Danish Ladies Open [ 32]
Denmark
Florence Descampe (1)
285 (−3)
4 strokes
Peggy Conley Laura Davies Liselotte Neumann
9,000
New tournament [ 26]
21 Aug
Gothenburg Ladies Open [ 33]
Sweden
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (6)
275 (−9)
3 strokes
Peggy Conley
9,000
[ 34]
28 Aug
Bowring Ladies Scottish Open [ 35]
Scotland
Cathy Panton (14)
293 (+1)
1 stroke
Debbie Dowling Maureen Garner Alison Nicholas
6,000
[ 36]
4 Sep
Variety Club Celebrity Classic [ 37]
England
Alison Nicholas (4)
204 (−12)
4 strokes
Dale Reid
6,500
[ 36]
11 Sep
Godiva Ladies European Masters [ 38]
Belgium
Karen Lunn (2)
276 (−16)
2 strokes
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
15,000
[ 36]
18 Sep
Ladies Italian Open [ 39]
Italy
Laura Davies (8)
269 (−19)
9 strokes
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
10,500
[ 36]
25 Sep
Toshiba Players Championship [ 40]
England
Dale Reid (18)
294 (+2)
Playoff
Peggy Conley
7,500
[ 36]
2 Oct
James Capel Guernsey Open [ 41]
Guernsey
Alison Nicholas (5)
274
2 strokes
Alison Sheard
6,000
[ 36]
9 Oct
Laing Ladies Classic [ 42]
England
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (7)
203
7 strokes
Caroline Griffiths
6,000
[ 43]
16 Oct
Biarritz Ladies Open [ 44]
France
Laura Davies (9)
267 (−9)
1 stroke
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
7,500
New tournament [ 43]
30 Oct
Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship [ 45]
Spain
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (8)
4 and 2
Alison Nicholas
10,000
Match play event [ 46]
3 Nov
Qualitair Spanish Open [ 47]
Spain
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (9)
207 (−12)
4 strokes
Corinne Soules
6,000
[ 46]
13 Nov
Benson & Hedges Trophy [ 48]
Spain
Mark McNulty & Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
276 (−12)
1 stroke
José María Cañizares & Tania Abitbol
Mixed-team event (unofficial) [ 46] [ 49]
Major championships in bold .
Order of Merit rankings
Rank
Player
Prize money (£ )
1
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
99,360
2
Alison Nicholas
76,400
3
Corinne Dibnah
66,900
4
Dale Reid
56,005
5
Peggy Conley
47,967
6
Karen Lunn
47,455
7
Cathy Panton
45,463
8
Laura Davies
41,871
9
Kitrina Douglas
37,879
10
Debbie Dowling
30,731
Source:[ 50]
See also
References
^ Tour Guide 2013 . Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 212.
^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour , GolfToday
^ Ladies European Tour - 1988 Winners
^ Mair, Lewine (18 April 1988). "£9,000 debut for Maritz" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (18 April 1988). "Laurette thanks caddie" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2023 .
^ Jacobs, Alice (2 May 1988). "Ford Classic: Tell Laura we love her" . The Guardian . p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
^ Jacobs, Raymond (2 May 1988). "Laura wins with mixture of skill and rashness" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 9. Retrieved 19 October 2023 .
^ Mair, Lewine (9 May 1988). "Ban on S Africans may limt Maritz's earnings" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (9 May 1988). "Laurette 's dream is Cathy's nightmare" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 12. Retrieved 19 October 2023 .
^ Johnson, Bill (23 May 1988). "Conley survives strong challenge by Dibnah" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 27 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (16 May 1988). "Cathy finishes third" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2023 .
^ Johnson, Bill (16 May 1988). "Nicholas' luxury clubs prove good investment" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 29 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (23 May 1988). "Miss Nicholas stays the course" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2023 .
^ Mair, Lewine (30 May 1988). "Neumann's final 71 edges out de Taya" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Lotta snopen men glad" [Lotta surprised but happy]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1988. p. 91.
^ "Cathy Loses Out" . Daily Record . 6 June 1988. p. 34 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (6 June 1988). "Beverly steals the show with Broadway Classic triumph" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 9. Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ Johnson, Bill (13 June 1988). "De Taya edges out Bourtayre in play-off" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 32 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (13 June 1988). "Mrs Taya takes title in play-off with amateur" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 12. Retrieved 23 October 2023 .
^ Johnson, Bill (20 June 1988). "Taya pips Douglas for second title" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 32 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (20 June 1988). "Another big payday for Mrs Taya" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 9. Retrieved 23 October 2023 .
^ Mair, Lewine (27 June 1988). "Arnold gets invitation to land her first win" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 40 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1988. p. 67.
^ Mair, Lewine (4 July 1988). "Reid recovers to triumph on the 18th" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 31 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (4 July 1988). "Dale retains the title with last hole birdie" . The Glasgow Herald . p. 9. Retrieved 23 October 2023 .
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^ Johnson, Bill (11 July 1988). "Taya owes win to new putter" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. p. 68.
^ Johnson, Bill (25 July 1988). "Dibnah burst sweeps aside opposition" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Tävling, WPGA" [Competition, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1988. p. 68.
^ Mair, Lewine (1 August 1988). "Dibnah beats the play-off nerves to clinch Open" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 26 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (15 August 1988). "Descampe, 19, makes history" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Marie's marvel" . Evening Mail . 22 August 1988. p. 28 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Tävling, Gothenburg Ladies Open" [Competition, Gothenburg Ladies Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1988. p. 41.
^ Mair, Lewine (29 August 1988). "Home victory as Panton takes Scottish Open" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 23 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e f "Tävling, WPG" [Competition, WPG]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1988. p. 91.
^ Mair, Lewine (5 September 1988). "Serious stuff for Nicholas" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 34 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (12 September 1988). "Taya tangle with trees lets in Lunn" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 31 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (19 September 1988). "Davies storms to victory on birdie note" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 34 – via newspapers.com.
^ Mair, Lewine (26 September 1988). "Reid shrugs off injury problems" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 38 – via newspapers.com.
^ Mair, Lewine (3 October 1988). "Confident Nicholas takes Guernsey title" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 40 – via newspapers.com.
^ Mair, Lewine (10 October 1988). "De Taya earns success despite premature end" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 43 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b "Tävling, WPG" [Competition, WPG]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1988. pp. 85–86.
^ Mair, Lewine (17 October 1988). "Davies holds steady to take her fifth title" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 35 – via newspapers.com.
^ Johnson, Bill (31 October 1988). "Sixth success as de Taya takes title" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 46 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b c "Tävling, WPG" [Competition, WPG]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1988. p. 42.
^ Mair, Lewine (4 November 1988). "De Taya has 68 to clinch seventh win" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 35 – via newspapers.com.
^ Mair, Lewine (14 November 1988). "McNulty and de Taya held to narrow victory" . The Daily Telegraph . p. 38 – via newspapers.com.
^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989 . Collins Willow. p. 463. ISBN 000218284X .
^ "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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