| Duration | N/A |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Order of Merit |  Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya |
← 1987 1989 → | |
The 1988 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1988. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
The table below shows the 1988 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 | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya | 99,360 |
| 2 |  Alison Nicholas | 76,400 |
| 3 |  Corinne Dibnah | 66,900 |
| 4 |  Dale Reid | 56,005 |
| 5 |  Peggy Conley | 47,967 |
| 6 | Karen Lunn | 47,455 |
| 7 | Cathy Panton | 45,463 |
| 8 | Laura Davies | 41,871 |
| 9 | Kitrina Douglas | 37,879 |
| 10 | Debbie Dowling | 30,731 |
Source: [50]
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