1996 Ladies European Tour

Last updated
1996 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events18
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg Laura Davies
1995
1997

The 1996 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1996. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Contents

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1996 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.

DateTournamentVenueLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upNote
5 May Women's Welsh Open St Pierre Golf & Country Club Wales Flag of England.svg Lisa Hackney (1)2891 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Laura Navarro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne-Marie Knight
11 May Costa Azul Ladies Open Troia and Aroeira GC Portugal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shani Waugh (1)2142 strokes Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
Flag of the Philippines.svg Mary Grace Estuesta
Flag of Sweden.svg Helene Koch
Flag of Ireland.svg Aideen Rogers
9 Jun Ford-Stimorol Danish Open Vejle Golf Club Denmark Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nadene Gole (1)2092 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel Hetherington
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne-Marie Knight
16 Jun Deesse Ladies' Swiss Open Maison Blanche, Geneva Switzerland Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson (1)2801 stroke Flag of England.svg Lisa Hackney
22 Jun Evian Masters Evian Resort Golf Club France Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (23)2744 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Koch
30 Jun Glashütte Ladies' Austrian Open Colony Club Gutenhof Austria Flag of Germany.svg Martina Koch (1)2132 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Lynnette Brooky
7 Jul Hennessy Cup Cologne Germany Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson (7)280Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann
Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
28 Jul Guardian Irish Open Citywest GCC, Dublin Ireland Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas (12)2778 strokes Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
11 Aug McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe Gleneagles Scotland Flag of Germany.svg Tina Fischer (1)2781 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Charlotta Sörenstam
Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
18 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Woburn Golf and Country Club England Flag of the United States.svg Emilee Klein (1)2777 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott
Flag of the United States.svg Penny Hammel
Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
25 Aug Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open Haninge GC, Stockholm Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam (3)2791 stroke Flag of England.svg Joanne Morley
Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas
1 Sep Compaq Open Örebro GC Sweden Flag of Italy.svg Federica Dassù (5)280Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson
Flag of Scotland.svg Kathryn Marshall
8 Sep Marks & Spencer European Open Hanbury Manor England Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (9)2745 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Sterner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne-Marie Knight
15 Sep Wilkinson Sword Ladies' English Open The Oxfordshire Golf Club England Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (24)2734 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson
29 Sep Ladies German Open Treudelberg GC, Hamburg Germany Flag of England.svg Joanne Morley (1)2814 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth
13 Oct Open de France Dames Le Golf d'Arras France Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (10)20010 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Raquel Carriedo-Tomás
Flag of England.svg Fiona Pike
20 Oct Italian Ladies' Open di Sicilia Il Picciolo GC, Sicily Italy Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (25)2823 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Tina Fischer
Flag of England.svg Fiona Pike
2 Nov Open de España Femenino La Manga Spain Flag of South Africa.svg Caryn Louw (1)2064 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Assia Arruti

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerMoney (£)
1 Flag of England.svg Laura Davies 110,880
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson 97,804
3 Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson 80,333
4 Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas 69,878
5 Flag of England.svg Lisa Hackney 69,550
6 Flag of England.svg Joanne Morley 56,254
7 Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 56,026
8 Flag of Germany.svg Tina Fischer 47,585
9 Flag of Italy.svg Federica Dassù 40,631
10 Flag of Spain.svg Laura Navarro 36,791

Source: [3]

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References

  1. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  2. Ladies European Tour - 1994 to 1999
  3. "Facit 1996, Fakta från AmEx Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Season 1996, Facts from AmEx Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1996. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2023.