The 1998 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1998. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Tournaments The table below shows the 1998 schedule. 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.
Date Tournament Venue Location Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Note 6 Jun Evian Masters Evian Resort Golf Club France Helen Alfredsson (9) 277 4 strokes Maria Hjorth 18 Jul Chrysler Ladies Austrian Open Steiermarkischer GC Murhof Austria Lynnette Brooky (1) 203 1 stroke Trish Johnson 26 Jul Chrysler Open Sjögärde Golf Club Sweden Laura Davies (27) 284 6 strokes Trish Johnson, Raquel Carriedo 2 Aug Ladies German Open Treudelberg GC, Hamburg Germany Lora Fairclough (4) 282 3 strokes Joanne Morley, Stephanie Dallongeville 9 Aug McDonald's WPGA Championship Gleneagles Scotland Catriona Matthew (1) 276 5 strokes Helen Alfredsson, Laura Davies 16 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club England Sherri Steinhauer (n/a) 292 1 stroke Sophie Gustafson, Brandie Burton Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour 23 Aug Compaq Open Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Sweden Annika Sörenstam (5) 279 10 strokes Catrin Nilsmark, Samantha Head 5 Sep Donegal Irish Ladies Open Ballyliffin GC, County Donegal Ireland Sophie Gustafson (2) 214 Playoff Iben Tinning 17 Oct Air France Madame Open Deauville GC France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (3) 208 1 stroke Maria Hjorth 24 Oct Marrakech Palmeraie Open Palmeraie Golf Palace Morocco Sophie Gustafson (3) 201 8 strokes Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 15 Nov Praia d'El Rey European Cup Óbidos Portugal European Senior Tour 10–10 Ladies European Tour Team event
Major championships in bold.
Order of Merit rankings RankPlayerMoney (£)1 Helen Alfredsson 125,9752 Sophie Gustafson 103,4433 Maria Hjorth 77,7334 Trish Johnson 73,1905 Laura Davies 70,9186 Catriona Matthew 59,7477 Catrin Nilsmark 52,5448 Alison Nicholas 47,4129 Lora Fairclough 37,57510 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 36,021 Source:
See also 1998 LPGA Tour
References
External links Official site of the Ladies European Tour