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

Tournaments

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.

DateTournamentVenueLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upNote
11 MayEstoril Ladies OpenClube de Golf do EstorilPortugalEngland Mandy Sutton (1)2021 strokeDenmark Karina Orum
18 MayAmerican Express Tour Player's ClassicTytherington Golf ClubEnglandAustralia Karen Lunn (7)2831 strokeGermany Tina Fischer, France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
8 JunFord-Stimorol Danish OpenVejle Golf ClubDenmarkEngland Laura Davies (26)2073 strokesSweden Maria Hjorth
15 JunDéesse Ladies' Swiss OpenLausanne Golf ClubSwitzerlandFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (19)280PlayoffEngland Trish Johnson
21 JunEvian MastersEvian Resort Golf ClubFranceJapan Hiromi Kobayashi (n/a)274PlayoffEngland Alison Nicholas
29 JunGuardian Irish OpenLuttrellstown Golf ClubIrelandFrance Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2)2841 strokeSpain Laura Navarro
27 JulLadies German OpenGCC Hamburg-TreudelbergGermanyAustralia Joanne Mills (1)283PlayoffNew Zealand Lynnette Brooky
10 AugMcDonald's WPGA Championship of EuropeGleneaglesScotlandSweden Helen Alfredsson (8)2764 strokesSweden Charlotta Sörenstam, Scotland Kathryn Marshall
17 AugWeetabix Women's British OpenSunningdale Golf ClubEnglandAustralia Karrie Webb (2)2698 strokesUnited States Rosie JonesCo-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
24 AugCompaq OpenÖsteråker Golf ClubSwedenSweden Annika Sörenstam (4)2776 strokesSweden Catrin Nilsmark
7 SepOpen de France DamesParis International GCFranceAustralia Karen Lunn (8)2814 strokesSouth Africa Laurette Maritz
21 SepHennessy CupGolf und Land Club KölnGermanyEngland Laura Davies (27)2881 strokeAustralia Anne-Marie Knight
5 OctSicilian Ladies' Open/Italian Ladies' OpenIl Picciolo Golf ClubItalyBelgium Valérie Van Ryckeghem (1)288PlayoffColombia Patricia Gonzalez
26 OctAir France Madame OpenDeauville Golf ClubFranceAustralia Loraine Lambert (1)2132 strokesEngland Alison Nicholas
16 NovPraia d'El Rey European CupRoyal Óbidos Spa & GolfPortugalEuropean Senior Tour13–7Ladies European TourTeam event

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerPrize money (£)
1England Alison Nicholas94,590
2Sweden Helen Alfredsson92,928
3France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi89,523
4England Laura Davies77,425
5Australia Karen Lunn65,143
6France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc52,999
7England Joanne Morley48,217
8Australia Anne-Marie Knight47,135
9England Trish Johnson45,742
10Sweden Maria Hjorth39,536

Source:[3]

See also

References

  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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