1997 Ladies European Tour

The 1997 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1997. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1997 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events15
Order of Merit Alison Nicholas
← 1996
1998 →

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1997 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.

DateTournamentVenueLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upNote
11 MayEstoril Ladies OpenClube de Golf do EstorilPortugal Mandy Sutton (1)2021 stroke Karina Orum
18 MayAmerican Express Tour Player's ClassicTytherington Golf ClubEngland Karen Lunn (7)2831 stroke Tina Fischer, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
8 JunFord-Stimorol Danish OpenVejle Golf ClubDenmark Laura Davies (26)2073 strokes Maria Hjorth
15 JunDéesse Ladies' Swiss OpenLausanne Golf ClubSwitzerland Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (19)280Playoff Trish Johnson
21 JunEvian MastersEvian Resort Golf ClubFrance Hiromi Kobayashi (n/a)274Playoff Alison Nicholas
29 JunGuardian Irish OpenLuttrellstown Golf ClubIreland Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2)2841 stroke Laura Navarro
27 JulLadies German OpenGCC Hamburg-TreudelbergGermany Joanne Mills (1)283Playoff Lynnette Brooky
10 AugMcDonald's WPGA Championship of EuropeGleneaglesScotland Helen Alfredsson (8)2764 strokes Charlotta Sörenstam, Kathryn Marshall
17 AugWeetabix Women's British OpenSunningdale Golf ClubEngland Karrie Webb (2)2698 strokes Rosie JonesCo-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
24 AugCompaq OpenÖsteråker Golf ClubSweden Annika Sörenstam (4)2776 strokes Catrin Nilsmark
7 SepOpen de France DamesParis International GCFrance Karen Lunn (8)2814 strokes Laurette Maritz
21 SepHennessy CupGolf und Land Club KölnGermany Laura Davies (27)2881 stroke Anne-Marie Knight
5 OctSicilian Ladies' Open/Italian Ladies' OpenIl Picciolo Golf ClubItaly Valérie Van Ryckeghem (1)288Playoff Patricia Gonzalez
26 OctAir France Madame OpenDeauville Golf ClubFrance Loraine Lambert (1)2132 strokes Alison Nicholas
16 NovPraia d'El Rey European CupRoyal Óbidos Spa & GolfPortugalEuropean Senior Tour13–7Ladies European TourTeam event

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings
RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Alison Nicholas94,590
2 Helen Alfredsson92,928
3 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi89,523
4 Laura Davies77,425
5 Karen Lunn65,143
6 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc52,999
7 Joanne Morley48,217
8 Anne-Marie Knight47,135
9 Trish Johnson45,742
10 Maria Hjorth39,536

Source:[3]

See also

References
  1. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  2. Ladies European Tour - 1994 to 1999
  3. "Fakta från Amex Tour (slutställning) Europatourens fem bästa" [Facts from Amex Tour (final standings) European Tour top five]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1997. p. 89. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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