1997 Ladies European Tour

The 1997 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1997. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1997 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events15
Order of MeritEngland Alison Nicholas
1996
1998

Tournaments

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The table below shows the 1997 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.

Date Tournament Venue Location Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Note
11 May Estoril Ladies Open Clube de Golf do Estoril Portugal   Mandy Sutton (1) 202 1 stroke   Karina Orum
18 May American Express Tour Player's Classic Tytherington Golf Club England   Karen Lunn (7) 283 1 stroke   Tina Fischer,   Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
8 Jun Ford-Stimorol Danish Open Vejle Golf Club Denmark   Laura Davies (26) 207 3 strokes   Maria Hjorth
15 Jun Déesse Ladies' Swiss Open Lausanne Golf Club Switzerland   Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (19) 280 Playoff   Trish Johnson
21 Jun Evian Masters Evian Resort Golf Club France   Hiromi Kobayashi (n/a) 274 Playoff   Alison Nicholas
29 Jun Guardian Irish Open Luttrellstown Golf Club Ireland   Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2) 284 1 stroke   Laura Navarro
27 Jul Ladies German Open GCC Hamburg-Treudelberg Germany   Joanne Mills (1) 283 Playoff   Lynnette Brooky
10 Aug McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe Gleneagles Scotland   Helen Alfredsson (8) 276 4 strokes   Charlotta Sörenstam,   Kathryn Marshall
17 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Sunningdale Golf Club England   Karrie Webb (2) 269 8 strokes   Rosie Jones Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
24 Aug Compaq Open Österåker Golf Club Sweden   Annika Sörenstam (4) 277 6 strokes   Catrin Nilsmark
7 Sep Open de France Dames Paris International GC France   Karen Lunn (8) 281 4 strokes   Laurette Maritz
21 Sep Hennessy Cup Golf und Land Club Köln Germany   Laura Davies (27) 288 1 stroke   Anne-Marie Knight
5 Oct Sicilian Ladies' Open/Italian Ladies' Open Il Picciolo Golf Club Italy   Valérie Van Ryckeghem (1) 288 Playoff   Patricia Gonzalez
26 Oct Air France Madame Open Deauville Golf Club France   Loraine Lambert (1) 213 2 strokes   Alison Nicholas
16 Nov Praia d'El Rey European Cup Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf Portugal European Senior Tour 13–7 Ladies European Tour Team event

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

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Rank Player Prize money (£)
1   Alison Nicholas 94,590
2   Helen Alfredsson 92,928
3   Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 89,523
4   Laura Davies 77,425
5   Karen Lunn 65,143
6   Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 52,999
7   Joanne Morley 48,217
8   Anne-Marie Knight 47,135
9   Trish Johnson 45,742
10   Maria Hjorth 39,536

Source:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  2. ^ Ladies European Tour - 1994 to 1999
  3. ^ "Fakta från Amex Tour (slutställning) Europatourens fem bästa" [Facts from Amex Tour (final standings) European Tour top five]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1997. p. 89. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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