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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 MeritEngland Laura Davies
← 1985
1987 →

Tournaments

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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]

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Note
3 May Ford Ladies Classic England   Muriel Thomson (8) 290 (−6) 1 stroke   Alison Nicholas 4,500 [4]
11 May Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup France   Kelly Leadbetter (1) 293 (+5) 1 stroke   Karen Lunn 9,000 [4]
18 May Portuguese Ladies Open Portugal   Cathy Panton (12) 286 (−6) Playoff   Kelly Leadbetter
  Gillian Stewart		 3,750 [4]
24 May British Olivetti Tournament England   Dale Reid (12) 285 (−7) Playoff   Laura Davies 3,000 [4]
2 Jun Ulster Volkswagen Classic Northern Ireland   Beverly Huke (7) 213 (−6) 1 stroke   Peggy Conley 3,000 [4]
8 Jun British Midland Ladies Irish Open Northern Ireland   Muriel Thomson (9) 290 (−10) 6 strokes   Liselotte Neumann 3,750 [4]
14 Jun McEwan's Wirral Classic England   Laura Davies (2) 285 (−11) 3 strokes   Penny Grice-Whittaker
  Beverley New
  Dale Reid		 3,000 [5]
22 Jun Belgian Ladies Godiva Open Belgium   Penny Grice-Whittaker (1) 275 (−17) 9 strokes   Gillian Stewart 7,500 [5]
29 Jun Volmac Ladies Open Netherlands   Jane Forrest (1) 282 (−6) 5 strokes   Liselotte Neumann 6,750 New tournament[5]
6 Jul Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic Germany   Corinne Dibnah (1) 280 (−12) 2 strokes   Gillian Stewart 6,000 [5]
3 Aug Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic England   Debbie Dowling (4) 254 (−10) 6 strokes   Alison Nicholas 3,000 [6]
10 Aug BMW Ladies' German Open Germany   Liselotte Neumann (3) 282 (−6) 2 strokes   Alison Nicholas 6,750 [6]
24 Aug Kristianstad Ladies Open Sweden   Corinne Dibnah (2) 288 (E) 1 stroke   Liselotte Neumann 6,000 [6]
30 Aug Aspeboda Ladies Open Sweden   Karen Lunn (1) 212 (−4) 2 strokes   Peggy Conley
  Liselotte Neumann		 6,000 [7]
6 Sep Bowring Ladies Scottish Open England   Meredith Marshall (1) 283 (−5) 7 strokes   Laura Davies 4,500 New tournament[7]
13 Sep Greater Manchester Tournament England   Laura Davies (3) 268 (−20) 3 strokes   Penny Grice-Whittaker 3,000 [7]
3 Oct Mitsubishi Colt Cars Jersey Open Jersey   Kitrina Douglas (3) 278 (−6) 6 strokes   Peggy Conley 3,000 [8]
12 Oct British Women's Open England   Laura Davies (4) 283 (−17) 4 strokes   Peggy Conley
  Marta Figueras-Dotti		 9,000 [8]
18 Oct Laing Ladies Classic England   Debbie Dowling (5) 274 (−18) 1 stroke   Corinne Dibnah 3,750 [8]
24 Oct La Manga Spanish Open Spain   Laura Davies (5) 286 (−10) 4 strokes   Corinne Dibnah 3,750 [9]

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

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Rank Player Country Money (£)
1 Laura Davies   England 37,500
2 Liselotte Neumann   Sweden 37,005
3 Corinne Dibnah   Australia 26,969
4 Gillian Stewart   Scotland 26,395
5 Debbie Dowling   England 25,495
6 Peggy Conley   United States 25,229
7 Muriel Thomson   Scotland 24,960
8 Dale Reid   Scotland 23,892
9 Penny Grice-Whittaker   England 22,694
10 Alison Nicholas   England 21,585

Source:[10]

See also

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References

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