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 Merit 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]Spain Laurette Maritz (1)283 (−3)3 strokes Corinne Dibnah
Dale Reid		9,000[5]
30 AprFord Ladies Classic[6]England Laura Davies (7)292 (−4)1 stroke Corinne Dibnah6,000[7]
7 MayEMS Masters[8]Portugal Laurette Maritz (2)213 (E)3 strokes Tania Abitbol
Karen Lunn
Alison Nicholas
Marie Wennersten-From		7,500[9]
15 MayPortuguese Ladies Open[10]Portugal Peggy Conley (2)2911 stroke Corinne Dibnah6,000[11]
21 MayBritish Olivetti Tournament[12]England Alison Nicholas (3)283 (−9)1 stroke Jane Connachan4,500[13]
29 MayBMW Ladies' German Open[14]Germany Liselotte Neumann (5)290 (+2)1 stroke Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya9,000[15]
5 JunBroadway Wirral Classic[16]England Beverley New283 (−13)3 strokes Cathy Panton4,500[17]
12 JunLetting French Open[18]France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (3)290 (−2)Playoff Caroline Bourtayre10,500[19]
19 JunVolmac Dutch Open[20]Netherlands Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (4)2951 stroke Kitrina Douglas9,000[21]
26 JunSt Moritz Open[22]Switzerland Janice Arnold285 (−3)1 stroke Cathy Panton9,000New tournament [23]
3 JulBirchgrey European Open[24]England Dale Reid (17)283 (−9)1 stroke Alison Nicholas9,000[25][26]
10 JulHennessy Cognac Ladies Cup[27]France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (5)284 (−4)1 stroke Alison Nicholas11,250[28]
23 JulBloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[29]England Corinne Dibnah (5)256 (−8)1 stroke Dennise Hutton
Dana Lofland		6,000[30]
31 JulWeetabix Women's British Open[31]England Corinne Dibnah (6)295 (1)Playoff Sally Little15,000[26]
14 AugDanish Ladies Open[32]Denmark Florence Descampe (1)285 (−3)4 strokes Peggy Conley
Laura Davies
Liselotte Neumann		9,000New tournament [26]
21 AugGothenburg Ladies Open[33]Sweden Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (6)275 (−9)3 strokes Peggy Conley9,000[34]
28 AugBowring Ladies Scottish Open[35]Scotland Cathy Panton (14)293 (+1)1 stroke Debbie Dowling
Maureen Garner
Alison Nicholas		6,000[36]
4 SepVariety Club Celebrity Classic[37]England Alison Nicholas (4)204 (−12)4 strokes Dale Reid6,500[36]
11 SepGodiva Ladies European Masters[38]Belgium Karen Lunn (2)276 (−16)2 strokes Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya15,000[36]
18 SepLadies Italian Open[39]Italy Laura Davies (8)269 (−19)9 strokes Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya10,500[36]
25 SepToshiba Players Championship[40]England Dale Reid (18)294 (+2)Playoff Peggy Conley7,500[36]
2 OctJames Capel Guernsey Open[41]Guernsey Alison Nicholas (5)2742 strokes Alison Sheard6,000[36]
9 OctLaing Ladies Classic[42]England Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (7)2037 strokes Caroline Griffiths6,000[43]
16 OctBiarritz Ladies Open[44]France Laura Davies (9)267 (−9)1 stroke Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya7,500New tournament [43]
30 OctWoolmark Ladies Match Play Championship[45]Spain Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (8)4 and 2 Alison Nicholas10,000Match play event [46]
3 NovQualitair Spanish Open[47]Spain Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya (9)207 (−12)4 strokes Corinne Soules6,000[46]
13 NovBenson & 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
RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya99,360
2 Alison Nicholas76,400
3 Corinne Dibnah66,900
4 Dale Reid56,005
5 Peggy Conley47,967
6 Karen Lunn47,455
7 Cathy Panton45,463
8 Laura Davies41,871
9 Kitrina Douglas37,879
10 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
  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.
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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.
  36. "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.
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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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