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 Merit Laura Davies
← 1985
1987 →

Tournaments

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]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Note
3 MayFord Ladies Classic[4]England Muriel Thomson (8)290 (−6)1 stroke Alison Nicholas4,500
11 MayHennessy Cognac Ladies Cup[4]France Kelly Leadbetter (1)293 (+5)1 stroke Karen Lunn9,000
18 MayPortuguese Ladies Open[4]Portugal Cathy Panton (12)286 (−6)Playoff Kelly Leadbetter
Gillian Stewart		3,750
24 MayBritish Olivetti Tournament[4]England Dale Reid (12)285 (−7)Playoff Laura Davies3,000
2 JunUlster Volkswagen Classic[4]Northern Ireland Beverly Huke (7)213 (−6)1 stroke Peggy Conley3,000
8 JunBritish Midland Ladies Irish Open[4]Northern Ireland Muriel Thomson (9)290 (−10)6 strokes Liselotte Neumann3,750
14 JunMcEwan's Wirral Classic[5]England Laura Davies (2)285 (−11)3 strokes Penny Grice-Whittaker
Beverley New
Dale Reid		3,000
22 JunBelgian Ladies Godiva Open[5]Belgium Penny Grice-Whittaker (1)275 (−17)9 strokes Gillian Stewart7,500
29 JunVolmac Ladies Open[5]Netherlands Jane Forrest (1)282 (−6)5 strokes Liselotte Neumann6,750New tournament
6 JulTrusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic[5]Germany Corinne Dibnah (1)280 (−12)2 strokes Gillian Stewart6,000
3 AugBloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[6]England Debbie Dowling (4)254 (−10)6 strokes Alison Nicholas3,000
10 AugBMW Ladies' German Open[6]Germany Liselotte Neumann (3)282 (−6)2 strokes Alison Nicholas6,750
24 AugKristianstad Ladies Open[6]Sweden Corinne Dibnah (2)288 (E)1 stroke Liselotte Neumann6,000
30 AugAspeboda Ladies Open[7]Sweden Karen Lunn (1)212 (−4)2 strokes Peggy Conley
Liselotte Neumann		6,000
6 SepBowring Ladies Scottish Open[7]England Meredith Marshall (1)283 (−5)7 strokes Laura Davies4,500New tournament
13 SepGreater Manchester Tournament[7]England Laura Davies (3)268 (−20)3 strokes Penny Grice-Whittaker3,000
3 OctMitsubishi Colt Cars Jersey Open[8]Jersey Kitrina Douglas (3)278 (−6)6 strokes Peggy Conley3,000
12 OctBritish Women's Open[8]England Laura Davies (4)283 (−17)4 strokes Peggy Conley
Marta Figueras-Dotti		9,000
18 OctLaing Ladies Classic[8]England Debbie Dowling (5)274 (−18)1 stroke Corinne Dibnah3,750
24 OctLa Manga Spanish Open[9]Spain Laura Davies (5)286 (−10)4 strokes Corinne Dibnah3,750

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings
RankPlayerCountryMoney (£)
1Laura Davies England37,500
2Liselotte Neumann Sweden37,005
3Corinne Dibnah Australia26,969
4Gillian Stewart Scotland26,395
5Debbie Dowling England25,495
6Peggy Conley United States25,229
7Muriel Thomson Scotland24,960
8Dale Reid Scotland23,892
9Penny Grice-Whittaker England22,694
10Alison Nicholas England21,585

Source:[10]

See also

References
  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. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1986. p. 84. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1986. p. 75. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1986. p. 76. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1986. p. 94. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  8. "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.
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