1996 Ladies European Tour

The 1996 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1996. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1996 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events18
Order of MeritEngland Lisa Hackney
← 1995
1997 →

Tournaments

The table below shows the 1996 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
5 MayWomen's Welsh OpenSt Pierre Golf & Country ClubWalesEngland Lisa Hackney (1)2891 strokeSpain Laura Navarro, Australia Anne-Marie Knight
11 MayCosta Azul Ladies OpenTroia and Aroeira GCPortugalAustralia Shani Waugh (1)2142 strokes
9 JunFord-Stimorol Danish OpenVejle Golf ClubDenmarkAustralia Nadene Gole (1)2092 strokesAustralia Rachel Hetherington, Australia Anne-Marie Knight
16 JunDeesse Ladies' Swiss OpenMaison Blanche, GenevaSwitzerlandSweden Sophie Gustafson (1)2801 strokeEngland Lisa Hackney
22 JunEvian MastersEvian Resort Golf ClubFranceEngland Laura Davies (23)2744 strokesSweden Carin Koch
30 JunGlashütte Ladies' Austrian OpenColony Club GutenhofAustriaGermany Martina Koch (1)2132 strokesNew Zealand Lynnette Brooky
7 JulHennessy CupCologneGermanySweden Helen Alfredsson (7)280PlayoffSweden Liselotte Neumann, England Trish Johnson
28 JulGuardian Irish OpenCitywest GCC, DublinIrelandEngland Alison Nicholas (12)2778 strokesEngland Trish Johnson
11 AugMcDonald's WPGA Championship of EuropeGleneaglesScotlandGermany Tina Fischer (1)2781 strokeSweden Charlotta Sörenstam, England Trish Johnson
18 AugWeetabix Women's British OpenWoburn Golf and Country ClubEnglandUnited States Emilee Klein (1)2777 strokesUnited States Amy Alcott, United States Penny HammelCo-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
25 AugTrygg Hansa Ladies' OpenHaninge GC, StockholmSwedenSweden Annika Sörenstam (3)2791 strokeEngland Joanne Morley, England Alison Nicholas
1 SepCompaq OpenÖrebro GCSwedenItaly Federica Dassù (5)280PlayoffSweden Helen Alfredsson, Scotland Kathryn Marshall
8 SepMarks & Spencer European OpenHanbury ManorEnglandEngland Trish Johnson (9)2745 strokesSweden Pernilla Sterner, Australia Anne-Marie Knight
15 SepWilkinson Sword Ladies' English OpenThe Oxfordshire Golf ClubEnglandEngland Laura Davies (24)2734 strokesSweden Helen Alfredsson
29 SepLadies German OpenTreudelberg GC, HamburgGermanyEngland Joanne Morley (1)2814 strokesSweden Maria Hjorth
13 OctOpen de France DamesLe Golf d'ArrasFranceEngland Trish Johnson (10)20010 strokesSpain Raquel Carriedo-Tomás, England Fiona Pike
20 OctItalian Ladies' Open di SiciliaIl Picciolo GC, SicilyItalyEngland Laura Davies (25)2823 strokesGermany Tina Fischer, England Fiona Pike
2 NovOpen de España FemeninoLa MangaSpainSouth Africa Caryn Louw (1)2064 strokesAssia Arruti

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings
RankPlayerCountryPoints
1 Lisa Hackney England37,446.67
2 Laura Davies England23,700.00
3 Sophie Gustafson Sweden23,028.00
4 Helen Alfredsson Sweden22,000.00
5 Martina Koch Germany21,401.25
6 Shani Waugh Australia20,781.25
7 Trish Johnson England20,125.00
8 Alison Nicholas England19,650.00
9 Joanne Morley England19,191.33
10 Laura Navarro Spain18,399.09

See also

References
  1. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour, GolfToday
  2. Ladies European Tour - 1994 to 1999
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