1997 Ladies European Tour

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).

1997 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events15
Order of Merit Sophie Gustafson
← 1996
1998 →

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 EstorilPortugal Mandy Sutton (1)2021 stroke Karina Orum
18 MayAmerican Express Tour Player's ClassicTytheringtonEngland Karen Lunn (7)2831 stroke Tina Fischer, Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
8 JunFord-Stimorol Danish OpenVejle Golf ClubDenmark Laura Davies (26)2073 strokes Maria Hjorth
15 JunDéesse Ladies' Swiss OpenLausanne GCSwitzerland Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (19)280Playoff Trish Johnson
21 JunEvian MastersEvian Resort Golf ClubFrance Hiromi Kobayashi (n/a)274Playoff Alison Nicholas
29 JunGuardian Irish OpenLuttrellstown GC, DublinIreland Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2)2841 stroke Laura Navarro
27 JulLadies German OpenTreudelberg GC, HamburgGermany Joanne Mills (1)283Playoff Lynnette Brooky
10 AugMcDonald's WPGA Championship of EuropeGleneaglesScotland Helen Alfredsson (8)2764 strokes Charlotta Sörenstam, Kathryn Marshall
17 AugWeetabix Women's British OpenSunningdale GCEngland Karrie Webb (2)2698 strokes Rosie JonesCo-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
24 AugCompaq OpenÖsteråker GCSweden Annika Sörenstam (4)2776 strokes Catrin Nilsmark
7 SepOpen de France DamesParis International GCFrance Karen Lunn (8)2814 strokes Laurette Maritz
21 SepHennessy CupCologneGermany Laura Davies (27)2881 stroke Anne-Marie Knight
5 OctSicilian Ladies' Open/Italian Ladies' OpenIl Picciolo GC, SicilyItaly Valérie Van Ryckeghem (1)288Playoff Patricia Gonzalez
26 OctAir France Madame OpenDeauville GCFrance Lorraine Lambert (1)2132 strokes Alison Nicholas
16 NovPraia d'El Rey European CupÓbidosPortugalEuropean Senior Tour13–7Ladies European TourTeam event

Major championships in bold.

See also

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