The 1987 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1987. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
The table below shows the 1987 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]
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Margin of victory
Runner(s)-up
Winner's share (£)
Note
2 May
Ford Ladies Classic
England
Gillian Stewart (2)
289 (−7)
Playoff
Corinne Dibnah
4,500
[ 4]
17 May
Letting French Open
France
Liselotte Neumann (4)
293 (−7)
5 strokes
Laura Davies
10,500
New tournament[ 5]
24 May
British Olivetti Tournament
England
Jane Connachan (4)
286 (−6)
Playoff
Trish Johnson
3,750
[ 5]
31 May
Ulster Volkswagen Classic
Northern Ireland
Dale Reid (13)
283 (−9)
8 strokes
Beverley New Sonja Van Wyk
4,500
[ 5]
6 Jun
McEwan's Wirral Classic
England
Trish Johnson (1)
292 (−4)
Playoff
Karen Lunn
3,750
[ 5]
14 Jun
Belgian Ladies Godiva Open
Belgium
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (1)
285 (−7)
2 strokes
Trish Johnson Susan Moon
7,500
[ 5]
21 Jun
Volmac Ladies Open
Netherlands
Dale Reid (14)
283 (−5)
3 strokes
Maureen Garner
7,500
[ 6]
28 Jun
Portuguese Ladies Open
Portugal
Cathy Panton (13)
210 (−9)
1 stroke
Alison Nicholas
3,750
[ 6]
5 Jul
Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup
France
Kitrina Douglas (4)
283 (−5)
3 strokes
Nancy Lopez Federica Dassù
10,500
[ 6]
12 Jul
La Manga Club Ladies European Open
England
Dale Reid (15)
272 (−20)
4 strokes
Corinne Dibnah
7,500
[ 6]
25 Jul
Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic
England
Trish Johnson (2)
242 (−22)
11 strokes
Corinne Dibnah
4,500
[ 6]
2 Aug
Weetabix Women's British Open
England
Alison Nicholas (1)
296 (+4)
1 stroke
Laura Davies Muffin Spencer-Devlin
15,000
[ 7]
9 Aug
BMW Ladies' German Open
Germany
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (2)
275 (−13)
5 strokes
Dale Reid
9,000
[ 8]
16 Aug
Kristianstad Ladies Open
Sweden
Cancelled
[ 9]
23 Aug
Aspeboda Ladies Open
Sweden
Cancelled
[ 9]
30 Aug
Borås European Masters
Sweden
Cancelled
[ 9]
6 Sep
Bowring Ladies Scottish Open
Scotland
Dale Reid (16)
285 (−3)
Playoff
Laura Davies
4,500
[ 8]
14 Sep
Italian Ladies' Open
Italy
Laura Davies (6)
285 (−3)
1 stroke
Liselotte Neumann
9,000
New tournament[ 8]
26 Sep
Laing Ladies Classic
England
Alison Nicholas (2)
281 (−11)
2 strokes
Corinne Dibnah
4,500
[ 8]
4 Oct
James Capel Guernsey Open
Guernsey
Corinne Dibnah (3)
275 (−13)
10 strokes
Gillian Stewart Vanessa Marvin
4,500
[ 8]
Hong Kong Bank Jersey Classic
Jersey
Marie Wennersten
148 (+4)
1 stroke
Peggy Conley Corinne Dibnah
1,000
Unofficial event
25 Oct
Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship
England
Trish Johnson (3)
4 and 3
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
6,000
Match play event
Qualitair Ladies' Spanish Open
Spain
Corinne Dibnah (4)
210 (−12)
Playoff
Susan Moon
4,500
Major championship in bold .
Order of Merit rankings
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Rank
Player
Country
Money (£ )
1
Dale Reid
Scotland
53,815
2
Laura Davies
England
47,151
3
Corinne Dibnah
Australia
40,474
4
Alison Nicholas
England
36,694
5
Trish Johnson
England
35,718
6
Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
France
33,746
7
Kitrina Douglas
Scotland
32,864
8
Liselotte Neumann
Sweden
26,873
9
Jane Connachan
Scotland
22,588
10
Debbie Dowling
England
21,497
Source:[ 10]
^ Tour Guide 2013 . Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour , GolfToday
^ Ladies European Tour - 1987 Winners
^ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1987. pp. 121–122. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ a b c d e "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
^ a b c d e "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1987. p. 90. Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
^ "Resultat, WPGA-touren" [Results, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1987. p. 75. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ a b c d e "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1987. pp. 87–89. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ a b c "1987 Tournament Calendar" . Svensk Golf 3/1987 (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation . p. 78. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ "Facit -87, Europa-touren, damer, WPGA" [Season 1987, European Tour, Ladies, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1987. p. 67. Retrieved 18 September 2023 .