1987 Ladies European Tour season
DurationMay 1987 (1987-05) – October 1987 (1987-10)
Number of official events24
Order of MeritScotland Dale Reid
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The 1987 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1987. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1987 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
2 MayFord Ladies ClassicEnglandScotland Gillian Stewart (2)289 (−7)PlayoffAustralia Corinne Dibnah4,500[4]
17 MayLetting French OpenFranceSweden Liselotte Neumann (4)293 (−7)5 strokesEngland Laura Davies10,500New tournament[5]
24 MayBritish Olivetti TournamentEnglandScotland Jane Connachan (4)286 (−6)PlayoffEngland Trish Johnson3,750[5]
31 MayUlster Volkswagen ClassicNorthern IrelandScotland Dale Reid (13)283 (−9)8 strokesEngland Beverley New
South Africa Sonja Van Wyk		4,500[5]
6 JunMcEwan's Wirral ClassicEnglandEngland Trish Johnson (1)292 (−4)PlayoffAustralia Karen Lunn3,750[5]
14 JunBelgian Ladies Godiva OpenBelgiumFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (1)285 (−7)2 strokesEngland Trish Johnson
United States Susan Moon		7,500[5]
21 JunVolmac Ladies OpenNetherlandsScotland Dale Reid (14)283 (−5)3 strokesNorthern Ireland Maureen Garner7,500[6]
28 JunPortuguese Ladies OpenPortugalScotland Cathy Panton (13)210 (−9)1 strokeEngland Alison Nicholas3,750[6]
5 JulHennessy Cognac Ladies CupFranceEngland Kitrina Douglas (4)283 (−5)3 strokesUnited States Nancy Lopez
Italy Federica Dassù		10,500[6]
12 JulLa Manga Club Ladies European OpenEnglandScotland Dale Reid (15)272 (−20)4 strokesAustralia Corinne Dibnah7,500[6]
25 JulBloor Homes Eastleigh ClassicEnglandEngland Trish Johnson (2)242 (−22)11 strokesAustralia Corinne Dibnah4,500[6]
2 AugWeetabix Women's British OpenEnglandEngland Alison Nicholas (1)296 (+4)1 strokeEngland Laura Davies
United States Muffin Spencer-Devlin		15,000[7]
9 AugBMW Ladies' German OpenGermanyFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (2)275 (−13)5 strokesScotland Dale Reid9,000[8]
16 AugKristianstad Ladies OpenSwedenCancelled[9]
23 AugAspeboda Ladies OpenSwedenCancelled[9]
30 AugBorås European MastersSwedenCancelled[9]
6 SepBowring Ladies Scottish OpenScotlandScotland Dale Reid (16)285 (−3)PlayoffEngland Laura Davies4,500[8]
14 SepItalian Ladies' OpenItalyEngland Laura Davies (6)285 (−3)1 strokeSweden Liselotte Neumann9,000New tournament[8]
26 SepLaing Ladies ClassicEnglandEngland Alison Nicholas (2)281 (−11)2 strokesAustralia Corinne Dibnah4,500[8]
4 OctJames Capel Guernsey OpenGuernseyAustralia Corinne Dibnah (3)275 (−13)10 strokesScotland Gillian Stewart
England Vanessa Marvin		4,500[8]
Hong Kong Bank Jersey ClassicJerseySweden Marie Wennersten148 (+4)1 strokeUnited States Peggy Conley
Australia Corinne Dibnah		1,000Unofficial event
25 OctWoolmark Ladies Match Play ChampionshipEnglandEngland Trish Johnson (3)4 and 3France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi6,000Match play event
Qualitair Ladies' Spanish OpenSpainAustralia Corinne Dibnah (4)210 (−12)PlayoffUnited States Susan Moon4,500

Major championship in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryMoney (£)
1Dale Reid Scotland53,815
2Laura Davies England47,151
3Corinne Dibnah Australia40,474
4Alison Nicholas England36,694
5Trish Johnson England35,718
6Marie-Laure de Lorenzi France33,746
7Kitrina Douglas Scotland32,864
8Liselotte Neumann Sweden26,873
9Jane Connachan Scotland22,588
10Debbie Dowling England21,497

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. ↑ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1987. pp. 121–122. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1987. p. 90. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Resultat, WPGA-touren" [Results, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1987. p. 75. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1987. p. 87-89. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 "1987 Tournament Calendar". Svensk Golf 3/1987 (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 78. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Facit -87, Europa-touren, damer, WPGA" [Season 1987, European Tour, Ladies, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1987. p. 67. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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