| Duration | May 1986 – October 1986 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Order of Merit |  Laura Davies |
← 1985 1987 → | |
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).
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]
Major championships in bold.
| 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]
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