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

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]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Note
17 AprMarbella Ladies Open[4]SpainSouth Africa Laurette Maritz (1)283 (−3)3 strokesAustralia Corinne Dibnah
Scotland Dale Reid		9,000[5]
30 AprFord Ladies Classic[6]EnglandEngland Laura Davies (7)292 (−4)1 strokeAustralia Corinne Dibnah6,000[7]
7 MayEMS Masters[8]PortugalSouth Africa Laurette Maritz (2)213 (E)3 strokesSpain Tania Abitbol
Australia Karen Lunn
England Alison Nicholas
Sweden Marie Wennersten-From		7,500[9]
15 MayPortuguese Ladies Open[10]PortugalUnited States Peggy Conley (2)2911 strokeAustralia Corinne Dibnah6,000[11]
21 MayBritish Olivetti Tournament[12]EnglandEngland Alison Nicholas (3)283 (−9)1 strokeScotland Jane Connachan4,500[13]
29 MayBMW Ladies' German Open[14]GermanySweden Liselotte Neumann (5)290 (+2)1 strokeFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya9,000[15]
5 JunBroadway Wirral Classic[16]EnglandEngland Beverley New283 (−13)3 strokesScotland Cathy Panton4,500[17]
12 JunLetting French Open[18]FranceFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (3)290 (−2)PlayoffFrance Caroline Bourtayre10,500[19]
19 JunVolmac Dutch Open[20]NetherlandsFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (4)2951 strokeEngland Kitrina Douglas9,000[21]
26 JunSt Moritz Open[22]SwitzerlandNew Zealand Janice Arnold285 (−3)1 strokeScotland Cathy Panton9,000New tournament [23]
3 JulBirchgrey European Open[24]EnglandScotland Dale Reid (17)283 (−9)1 strokeEngland Alison Nicholas9,000[25][26]
10 JulHennessy Cognac Ladies Cup[27]FranceFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (5)284 (−4)1 strokeEngland Alison Nicholas11,250[28]
23 JulBloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[29]EnglandAustralia Corinne Dibnah (5)256 (−8)1 strokeAustralia Dennise Hutton
United States Dana Lofland		6,000[30]
31 JulWeetabix Women's British Open[31]EnglandAustralia Corinne Dibnah (6)295 (1)PlayoffSouth Africa Sally Little15,000[26]
14 AugDanish Ladies Open[32]DenmarkBelgium Florence Descampe (1)285 (−3)4 strokesUnited States Peggy Conley
England Laura Davies
Sweden Liselotte Neumann		9,000New tournament [26]
21 AugGothenburg Ladies Open[33]SwedenFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (6)275 (−9)3 strokesUnited States Peggy Conley9,000[34]
28 AugBowring Ladies Scottish Open[35]ScotlandScotland Cathy Panton (14)293 (+1)1 strokeEngland Debbie Dowling
Northern Ireland Maureen Garner
England Alison Nicholas		6,000[36]
4 SepVariety Club Celebrity Classic[37]EnglandEngland Alison Nicholas (4)204 (−12)4 strokesScotland Dale Reid6,500[36]
11 SepGodiva Ladies European Masters[38]BelgiumAustralia Karen Lunn (2)276 (−16)2 strokesFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya15,000[36]
18 SepLadies Italian Open[39]ItalyEngland Laura Davies (8)269 (−19)9 strokesFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya10,500[36]
25 SepToshiba Players Championship[40]EnglandScotland Dale Reid (18)294 (+2)PlayoffUnited States Peggy Conley7,500[36]
2 OctJames Capel Guernsey Open[41]GuernseyEngland Alison Nicholas (5)2742 strokesSouth Africa Alison Sheard6,000[36]
9 OctLaing Ladies Classic[42]EnglandFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (7)2037 strokesEngland Caroline Griffiths6,000[43]
16 OctBiarritz Ladies Open[44]FranceEngland Laura Davies (9)267 (−9)1 strokeFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya7,500New tournament [43]
30 OctWoolmark Ladies Match Play Championship[45]SpainFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (8)4 and 2England Alison Nicholas10,000Match play event [46]
3 NovQualitair Spanish Open[47]SpainFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (9)207 (−12)4 strokesFrance Corinne Soules6,000[46]
13 NovBenson & Hedges Trophy[48]SpainZimbabwe Mark McNulty &
France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya		276 (−12)1 strokeSpain José María Cañizares &
Spain Tania Abitbol		Mixed-team event
(unofficial) [46][49]

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings
RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya99,360
2England Alison Nicholas76,400
3Australia Corinne Dibnah66,900
4Scotland Dale Reid56,005
5United States Peggy Conley47,967
6Australia Karen Lunn47,455
7Scotland Cathy Panton45,463
8England Laura Davies41,071
9England Kitrina Douglas37,879
10England Debbie Dowling30,731

Source:[50]

See also

References
  1. Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 212.
  2. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  3. Ladies European Tour - 1988 Winners
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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