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1998 Ladies European Tour

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1998 Ladies European Tour season
DurationN/A
Number of official events11
Order of MeritSweden Helen Alfredsson
1997
1999

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

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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 of
victory
Runner(s)-up Note
6 Jun Evian Masters Evian Resort Golf Club France Sweden Helen Alfredsson (9) 277 4 strokes Sweden Maria Hjorth
18 Jul Chrysler Ladies Austrian Open Steiermarkischer GC Murhof Austria New Zealand Lynnette Brooky (1) 203 1 stroke England Trish Johnson
26 Jul Chrysler Open Sjögärde Golf Club Sweden England Laura Davies (27) 284 6 strokes England Trish Johnson, Spain Raquel Carriedo
2 Aug Ladies German Open Treudelberg GC, Hamburg Germany England Lora Fairclough (4) 282 3 strokes England Joanne Morley, France Stephanie Dallongeville
9 Aug McDonald's WPGA Championship Gleneagles Scotland Scotland Catriona Matthew (1) 276 5 strokes Sweden Helen Alfredsson, England Laura Davies
16 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club England United States Sherri Steinhauer (n/a) 292 1 stroke Sweden Sophie Gustafson, United States Brandie Burton Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
23 Aug Compaq Open Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Sweden Sweden Annika Sörenstam (5) 279 10 strokes Sweden Catrin Nilsmark, England Samantha Head
5 Sep Donegal Irish Ladies Open Ballyliffin GC, County Donegal Ireland Sweden Sophie Gustafson (2) 214 Playoff Denmark Iben Tinning
17 Oct Air France Madame Open Deauville GC France France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (3) 208 1 stroke Sweden Maria Hjorth
24 Oct Marrakech Palmeraie Open Palmeraie Golf Palace Morocco Sweden Sophie Gustafson (3) 201 8 strokes France 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

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Rank Player Money (£)
1 Sweden Helen Alfredsson 125,975
2 Sweden Sophie Gustafson 103,443
3 Sweden Maria Hjorth 77,733
4 England Trish Johnson 73,190
5 England Laura Davies 70,918
6 Scotland Catriona Matthew 59,747
7 Sweden Catrin Nilsmark 52,544
8 England Alison Nicholas 47,412
9 England Lora Fairclough 37,575
10 France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 36,021

Source:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Amarican Express Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Amarican Express Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1998. p. 87. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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