1990 Ladies European Tour

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1990 Ladies European Tour season
DurationApril 1990 (1990-04) – November 1991 (1991-11)
Number of official events21
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
1989
1991


The 1990 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1990. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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Tournaments

The table below shows the 1990 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]

DatesTournamentLocationWinnerMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upNoteWinner's
share (£)
22 Apr Valextra Classic Italy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Florence Descampe (2)6 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid 10,500
29 Apr Ford Ladies Classic England Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (13)3 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Laurette Maritz 9,750
7 May Longines Classic France Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (4)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart 15,000
13 May Hennessy Ladies Cup France Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (5)3 strokes Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green 13,500
26 May WPG European Tour Classic England Flag of Spain.svg Tania Abitbol (2)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Oxenstierna 9,000
9 Jun Bonmont Ladies Swiss Classic Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Evelyn Orley (1)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart 10,500
24 Jun BMW European Masters Belgium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn (3)4 strokes Flag of France.svg Corinne Soulès 18,000
1 Jul BMW Ladies Classic Germany Flag of England.svg Diane Barnard (1)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah 10,500
8 Jul Laing Ladies Charity Classic England Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Laurette Maritz (3)Playoff Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas 9,750
15 Jul Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic England Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (6)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah 9,765
5 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open England Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson (1)Playoff Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Jane Hill 20,000
12 Aug Lufthansa Ladies German Open Germany Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto (2)Playoff Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Laurette Maritz, Flag of the United States.svg Cindy Rarick 13,500
26 Aug Haninge Ladies Open Sweden Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid (19)1 stroke Ulster Banner.svg Maureen Garner, Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas,
Flag of England.svg Suzanne Strudwick
10,500
2 Sep Variety Club Celebrity Classic England Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas (9)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Grönberg 7,800
9 Sep TEC Players Championship England Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne Jones (1)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Laurette Maritz 12,000
16 Sep Ladies European Open England Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (7)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Estill, Flag of the United States.svg Pearl Sinn 11,250
23 Sep Trophée Internationale Coconut Skol France Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah (8)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson 10,500
7 Oct Italian Ladies' Open Italy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Florence Descampe (3)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson 13,500
21 Oct Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay Spain Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Florence Descampe (4)2 and 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid Match play event12,000
28 Oct AGF Biarritz Ladies Open France Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (11)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas 12,000
4 Nov Benson & Hedges Trophy Spain Flag of Spain.svg Tania Abitbol &
Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares
2 strokes Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas & Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Mouland Mixed-team event
(unofficial)
US$29,750
each

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson 83,043
2 Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas 63,199
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson 63,079
4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Laurette Maritz-Atkins 56,273
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Florence Descampe 51,518
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Dale Reid 49,343
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart 43,531
8 Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 40,351
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah 39,665
10 Flag of England.svg Diane Barnard 39,658

Source: [4]

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References

  1. Tour Guide 2010. Ladies European Tour. 2010. p. 192.
  2. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  3. Ladies European Tour - Past Winners [ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 91. Retrieved 22 September 2023.