1989 Ladies European Tour

The 1989 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1989. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1989 Ladies European Tour season
DurationApril 1989 (1989-04) – November 1989 (1989-11)
Number of official events21
Order of MeritFrance Marie-Laure Taya
1988
1990

Tournaments

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The table below shows the 1989 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]

Dates Tournament Location Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Note
16 Apr Rome Classic Italy   Sofia Grönberg (1) 210 (−6) 1 strokes   Marie-Laure Taya 9,750
30 Apr Ford Ladies' Classic England   Marie-Laure Taya (10) 286 (−10) 8 strokes   Gillian Stewart 7,500
28 May Hennessy Ladies Cup France   Marie-Laure Taya (11) 279 (−9) 2 strokes   Corinne Dibnah
  Jody Rosenthal
12,000
11 Jun BMW Ladies Classic Germany   Marie-Laure Taya (12) 277 (−11) 1 strokes   Dennise Hutton 10,500 New tournament
18 Jun Open de France Dames France   Suzanne Strudwick (1) 285 (−3) Playoff   Marie-Laure Taya 9,000
2 Jul St Moritz Classic Switzerland   Kitrina Douglas (5) 286 (−2) Playoff   Suzanne Strudwick 10,500
9 Jul TEC Players Championship England   Anna Oxenstierna (1) 286 (−6) 2 strokes   Laurette Maritz 11,250
16 Jul Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic England   Debbie Dowling (6) 261 (−3) Playoff   Rae Hast
  Melissa McNamara
  Cathy Panton
9,000
30 Jul Lufthansa Ladies' German Open Germany   Alison Nicholas (6) 269 (−19) 5 strokes   Patricia Gonzales 12,000
6 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open England   Jane Geddes (1) 274 (−14) 2 strokes   Florence Descampe 18,000
20 Aug Danish Ladies Open Denmark   Tania Abitbol (1) 285 (−3) Playoff   Marie-Laure Taya 9,750
27 Aug Gisvaled Ladies Open Sweden   Alison Nicholas (7) 288 (E) 2 strokes   Liselotte Neumann 9,750
3 Sep Variety Club Celebrity Classic England   Corinne Dibnah (7) 279 (−9) 1 strokes   Peggy Conley 6,500
10 Sep Godiva Ladies European Masters Belgium   Kitrina Douglas (6) 287 (−5) Playoff   Marie-Laure Taya 16,500
17 Sep Ladies European Open England   Jane Connachan (5) 279 (−13) 3 strokes   Gillian Stewart 10,500
2 Oct Ladies Italian Open Italy   Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz (1) 278 (−10) 2 strokes   Jane Connachan 12,000
15 Oct Laing Ladies Charity Classic England   Laura Davies (10) 276 (−16) 3 strokes   Jane Connachan
  Corinne Dibnah
  Susan Moon
  Dale Reid
9,000
22 Oct Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship Spain   Dennise Hutton (1) 2 up   Maureen Garner 12,000 Match play event
29 Oct AGF Biarritz Ladies Open France   Dennise Hutton (2) 274 (−2) Playoff   Peggy Conley 9,000
3 Nov Qualitair Classic Spain   Alison Nicholas (8) 213 (−3) 2 strokes   Peggy Conley
  Sofia Grönberg
7,500
12 Nov Benson & Hedges Trophy Spain   Miguel Ángel Jiménez &
  Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz
281 (−7) 2 strokes   Carl Mason &
  Gillian Stewart
11,700
each
Mixed-team event
(unofficial)[4]

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

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Rank Player Prize money (£)
1   Marie-Laure Taya 77,534
2   Alison Nicholas 56,527
3   Kitrina Douglas 48,534
4   Suzanne Strudwick 41,966
5   Dennise Hutton 41,541
6   Jane Connachan 38,227
7   Peggy Conley 36,876
8   Corinne Dibnah 35,622
9   Laurette Maritz 33,978
10   Gillian Stewart 31,700

Source:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tour Guide 2010. Ladies European Tour. 2010. p. 192.
  2. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  3. ^ Ladies European Tour - 1989 Winners
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. p. 488. ISBN 0948615389.
  5. ^ "Facit -89, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1989, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1989. p. 67. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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