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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).

1988 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events27
Order of MeritFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
← 1987
1989 →

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   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 edit

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 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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