1997 Ladies European Tour
{{Short description|Golf season}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1997
| tour = Ladies European Tour
| regular_season = N/A
| no_of_events = 15
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Alison Nicholas
| prevseason = 1996
| nextseason = 1998
}}
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.[http://www.golftoday.co.uk/ladies_golf/stats/past-tournament-winners.html Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour], GolfToday[http://users.tpg.com.au/users/robmoski/European%20Womens%20Tour%201994%20-%201999.html Ladies European Tour - 1994 to 1999] 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.
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! Date !! Tournament !! Venue !! Location !! Winner !! Score !! Margin of | ||||||||
| 11 May | Estoril Ladies Open | Clube de Golf do Estoril | Portugal | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mandy Sutton (1) | 202 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|DNK}} Karina Orum | |
| 18 May | American Express Tour Player's Classic | Tytherington Golf Club | England | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Lunn (7) | 283 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|DEU}} Tina Fischer, {{flagicon|FRA}} Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | |
| 8 Jun | Ford-Stimorol Danish Open | Vejle Golf Club | Denmark | {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Davies (26) | 207 | 3 strokes | {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth | |
| 15 Jun | Déesse Ladies' Swiss Open | Lausanne Golf Club | Switzerland | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (19) | 280 | Playoff | {{flagicon|ENG}} Trish Johnson | |
| 21 Jun | Evian Masters | Evian Resort Golf Club | France | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiromi Kobayashi (n/a) | 274 | Playoff | {{flagicon|ENG}} Alison Nicholas | |
| 29 Jun | Guardian Irish Open | Luttrellstown Golf Club | Ireland | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2) | 284 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|ESP}} Laura Navarro | |
| 27 Jul | Ladies German Open | GCC Hamburg-Treudelberg | Germany | {{flagicon|AUS}} Joanne Mills (1) | 283 | Playoff | {{flagicon|NZL}} Lynnette Brooky | |
| 10 Aug | McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe | Gleneagles | Scotland | {{flagicon|SWE}} Helen Alfredsson (8) | 276 | 4 strokes | {{flagicon|SWE}} Charlotta Sörenstam, {{flagicon|SCO}} Kathryn Marshall | |
| 17 Aug | Weetabix Women's British Open | Sunningdale Golf Club | England | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karrie Webb (2) | 269 | 8 strokes | {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Jones | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 24 Aug | Compaq Open | Österåker Golf Club | Sweden | {{flagicon|SWE}} Annika Sörenstam (4) | 277 | 6 strokes | {{flagicon|SWE}} Catrin Nilsmark | |
| 7 Sep | Open de France Dames | Paris International GC | France | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Lunn (8) | 281 | 4 strokes | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Laurette Maritz | |
| 21 Sep | Hennessy Cup | Golf und Land Club Köln | Germany | {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Davies (27) | 288 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anne-Marie Knight | |
| 5 Oct | Sicilian Ladies' Open/Italian Ladies' Open | Il Picciolo Golf Club | Italy | {{flagicon|BEL}} Valérie Van Ryckeghem (1) | 288 | Playoff | {{flagicon|COL}} Patricia Gonzalez | |
| 26 Oct | Air France Madame Open | Deauville Golf Club | France | {{flagicon|AUS}} Loraine Lambert (1) | 213 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|ENG}} Alison Nicholas | |
| 16 Nov | Praia d'El Rey European Cup | Royal Óbidos Spa & Golf | Portugal | European Senior Tour | colspan=2 align=center|13–7 | Ladies European Tour | Team event |
Major championships in bold.
Order of Merit rankings
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!Rank!!Player!!Prize money (£) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Alison Nicholas | align=center|94,590 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Helen Alfredsson | align=center|92,928 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | align=center|89,523 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Davies | align=center|77,425 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Lunn | align=center|65,143 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | align=center|52,999 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joanne Morley | align=center|48,217 |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anne-Marie Knight | align=center|47,135 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Trish Johnson | align=center|45,742 |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth | align=center|39,536 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/ Official site of the Ladies European Tour]
{{Ladies European Tour Seasons}}