1989 Ladies European Tour

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1989 Ladies European Tour season
DurationApril 1989 (1989-04) – November 1989 (1989-11)
Number of official events21
Order of Merit Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya
1988
1990

The 1989 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1989. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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Tournaments

The table below shows the 1989 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]

DatesTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
Note
16 Apr Rome Classic Italy Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Grönberg (1)210 (−6)1 strokes Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya 9,750
30 Apr Ford Ladies' Classic England Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya (10)286 (−10)8 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart 7,500
28 May Hennessy Ladies Cup France Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya (11)279 (−9)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah
Flag of the United States.svg Jody Rosenthal
12,000
11 Jun BMW Ladies Classic Germany Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya (12)277 (−11)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennise Hutton 10,500New tournament
18 Jun Open de France Dames France Flag of England.svg Suzanne Strudwick (1)285 (−3)Playoff Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya 9,000
2 Jul St Moritz Classic Switzerland Flag of England.svg Kitrina Douglas (5)286 (−2)Playoff Flag of England.svg Suzanne Strudwick 10,500
9 Jul TEC Players Championship England Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Oxenstierna (1)286 (−6)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Laurette Maritz 11,250
16 Jul Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic England Flag of England.svg Debbie Dowling (6)261 (−3)Playoff Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rae Hast
Flag of the United States.svg Melissa McNamara
Flag of Scotland.svg Cathy Panton
9,000
30 Jul Lufthansa Ladies' German Open Germany Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas (6)269 (−19)5 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Patricia Gonzales 12,000
6 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open England Flag of the United States.svg Jane Geddes (1)274 (−14)2 strokes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Florence Descampe 18,000
20 Aug Danish Ladies Open Denmark Flag of Spain.svg Tania Abitbol (1)285 (−3)Playoff Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya 9,750
27 Aug Gisvaled Ladies Open Sweden Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas (7)288 (E)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann 9,750
3 Sep Variety Club Celebrity Classic England Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah (7)279 (−9)1 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley 6,500
10 Sep Godiva Ladies European Masters Belgium Flag of England.svg Kitrina Douglas (6)287 (−5)Playoff Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya 16,500
17 Sep Ladies European Open England Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Connachan (5)279 (−13)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart 10,500
2 Oct Ladies Italian Open Italy Flag of Spain.svg Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz (1)278 (−10)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Connachan 12,000
15 Oct Laing Ladies Charity Classic England Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (10)276 (−16)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Connachan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah
Flag of the United States.svg Susan Moon
Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid
9,000
22 Oct Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship Spain Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennise Hutton (1)2 up Ulster Banner.svg Maureen Garner 12,000Match play event
29 Oct AGF Biarritz Ladies Open France Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennise Hutton (2)274 (−2)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley 9,000
3 Nov Qualitair Classic Spain Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas (8)213 (−3)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley
Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Grönberg
7,500
12 Nov Benson & Hedges Trophy Spain Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez &
Flag of Spain.svg Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz
281 (−7)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Carl Mason &
Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart
11,700
each
Mixed-team event
(unofficial) [4]

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Taya 77,534
2 Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas 56,527
3 Flag of England.svg Kitrina Douglas 48,534
4 Flag of England.svg Suzanne Strudwick 41,966
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennise Hutton 41,541
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Connachan 38,227
7 Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Conley 36,876
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah 35,622
9 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Laurette Maritz 33,978
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart 31,700

Source: [5]

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References

  1. Tour Guide 2010. Ladies European Tour. 2010. p. 192.
  2. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  3. "Top Golf Tournaments 1989 - Women Europe | Tour Results - Winners | Where2Golf". www.where2golf.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. p. 488. ISBN   0948615389.
  5. "Facit -89, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1989, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1989. p. 67. Retrieved 21 September 2023.