1986 Ladies European Tour

The 1986 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1986. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1986 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1986 (1986-05) – October 1986 (1986-10)
Number of official events20
Order of MeritEngland Laura Davies
1985
1987

Tournaments edit

The table below shows the 1986 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
3 May Ford Ladies Classic[4] England   Muriel Thomson (8) 290 (−6) 1 stroke   Alison Nicholas 4,500
11 May Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup[4] France   Kelly Leadbetter (1) 293 (+5) 1 stroke   Karen Lunn 9,000
18 May Portuguese Ladies Open[4] Portugal   Cathy Panton (12) 286 (−6) Playoff   Kelly Leadbetter
  Gillian Stewart
3,750
24 May British Olivetti Tournament[4] England   Dale Reid (12) 285 (−7) Playoff   Laura Davies 3,000
2 Jun Ulster Volkswagen Classic[4] Northern Ireland   Beverly Huke (7) 213 (−6) 1 stroke   Peggy Conley 3,000
8 Jun British Midland Ladies Irish Open[4] Northern Ireland   Muriel Thomson (9) 290 (−10) 6 strokes   Liselotte Neumann 3,750
14 Jun McEwan's Wirral Classic[5] England   Laura Davies (2) 285 (−11) 3 strokes   Penny Grice-Whittaker
  Beverley New
  Dale Reid
3,000
22 Jun Belgian Ladies Godiva Open[5] Belgium   Penny Grice-Whittaker (1) 275 (−17) 9 strokes   Gillian Stewart 7,500
29 Jun Volmac Ladies Open[5] Netherlands   Jane Forrest (1) 282 (−6) 5 strokes   Liselotte Neumann 6,750 New tournament
6 Jul Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic[5] Germany   Corinne Dibnah (1) 280 (−12) 2 strokes   Gillian Stewart 6,000
3 Aug Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[6] England   Debbie Dowling (4) 254 (−10) 6 strokes   Alison Nicholas 3,000
10 Aug BMW Ladies' German Open[6] Germany   Liselotte Neumann (3) 282 (−6) 2 strokes   Alison Nicholas 6,750
24 Aug Kristianstad Ladies Open[6] Sweden   Corinne Dibnah (2) 288 (E) 1 stroke   Liselotte Neumann 6,000
30 Aug Aspeboda Ladies Open[7] Sweden   Karen Lunn (1) 212 (−4) 2 strokes   Peggy Conley
  Liselotte Neumann
6,000
6 Sep Bowring Ladies Scottish Open[7] England   Meredith Marshall (1) 283 (−5) 7 strokes   Laura Davies 4,500 New tournament
13 Sep Greater Manchester Tournament[7] England   Laura Davies (3) 268 (−20) 3 strokes   Penny Grice-Whittaker 3,000
3 Oct Mitsubishi Colt Cars Jersey Open[8] Jersey   Kitrina Douglas (3) 278 (−6) 6 strokes   Peggy Conley 3,000
12 Oct British Women's Open[8] England   Laura Davies (4) 283 (−17) 4 strokes   Peggy Conley
  Marta Figueras-Dotti
9,000
18 Oct Laing Ladies Classic[8] England   Debbie Dowling (5) 274 (−18) 1 stroke   Corinne Dibnah 3,750
24 Oct La Manga Spanish Open[9] Spain   Laura Davies (5) 286 (−10) 4 strokes   Corinne Dibnah 3,750

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings edit

Rank Player Country Money (£)
1 Laura Davies   England 37,500
2 Liselotte Neumann   Sweden 37,005
3 Corinne Dibnah   Australia 26,969
4 Gillian Stewart   Scotland 26,395
5 Debbie Dowling   England 25,495
6 Peggy Conley   United States 25,229
7 Muriel Thomson   Scotland 24,960
8 Dale Reid   Scotland 23,892
9 Penny Grice-Whittaker   England 22,694
10 Alison Nicholas   England 21,585

Source:[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
  2. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  3. ^ Ladies European Tour - 1987 Winners
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1986. p. 84. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1986. p. 75. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1986. p. 76. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1986. p. 94. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1986. p. 70. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1986. p. 71. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Facit -86, Europa-touren, damer, WPGA" [Season 1986, European Tour, Ladies, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1986. p. 81. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links edit