1985 Ladies European Tour

The 1985 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1985. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

1985 Ladies European Tour season

Duration	May 1985 (1985-05) – October 1985 (1985-10)
Number of official events	20
Order of Merit	Laura Davies
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Tournaments

The table below shows the 1985 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.^[3]

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)–up	Winner's share (£)	Note
4 May	Ford Ladies Classic	England	Gillian Stewart (1)	296 (−4)	Playoff	Muriel Thomson	2,500	[4][5]
11 May	Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup	France	Jan Stephenson (1)	283 (−13)	5 strokes	Laura Davies	5,000	New tournament [6][5]
19 May	Ulster Volkswagen Classic	N. Ireland	Dale Reid (10)	213 (−6)	3 strokes	Peggy Conley Beverly Huke	2,000	[7][5]
26 May	British Olivetti Tournament	England	Jane Connachan (2)	284 (−8)	1 stroke	Dale Reid	2,000	[8][5]
7 Jun	Vale do Lobo Portuguese Ladies Open	Portugal	Debbie Dowling (3)	285	4 strokes	Kitrina Douglas	2,500	[9][5]
15 Jun	McEwan's Wirral Caldy Classic	England	Cathy Panton (10)	291 (−5)	3 strokes	Laura Davies Penny Grice	2,000	[10][5]
22 Jun	Bowring Birmingham Ladies Classic	England	Federica Dassù (2)	280 (−4)	2 strokes	Debbie Dowling	2,500	[11][5]
30 Jun	Belgian Ladies Open	Belgium	Laura Davies (1)	286 (−6)	1 stroke	Maxine Burton	5,000	New tournament [12][5]
14 Jul	LBS Ladies' German Open	Germany	Julie Brown (1)	288 (−4)	Playoff	Barbara Helbig	4,000	[13][14]
27 Jul	JS Bloor Eastleigh Classic	England	Christine Sharp (2)	261 (−3)	1 stroke	Kitrina Douglas	2,000	[5][15]
1 Aug	Mitsubishi Colt Cars Jersey Open	Jersey	Marie Wennersten (1)	211 (−2)	2 strokes	Kitrina Douglas	2,000	[5][16]
10 Aug	Trusthouse Forte Ladies' Classic	Spain	Beverly Huke (6)	289 (−3)	1 stroke	Corinne Dibnah	5,000	New tournament [5][17]
17 Aug	Delsjö Ladies Open	Sweden	Cathy Panton (11)	210 (−3)	1 stroke	Kelly Leadbetter Marie Wennersten	3,000	[5]
25 Aug	Höganäs Sweden Open	Sweden	Liselotte Neumann (1)	283 (−1)	1 stroke	Laura Davies	4,500	[18]
7 Sep	IBM Ladies' European Open	England	Liselotte Neumann (2)	272 (−20)	2 strokes	Susan Moorcraft (a) Cathy Panton	7,500	[18][19]
22 Sep	415/Vantage WPGA Matchplay Championship	England	Jane Connachan (3)	1 up		Debbie Dowling	2,000	Match play event [20][21]
28 Sep	Brend Hotels International	England	Dale Reid (11)	288 (−8)	2 strokes	Muriel Thomson	2,000	[20][22]
5 Oct	Burberry Women's British Open	England	Betsy King (1)	300 (+8)	2 strokes	Marta Figueras-Dotti	9,000	[23][24]
12 Oct	Laing Ladies Classic	England	Muriel Thomson (7)	282 (−10)	1 stroke	Beverly Huke Vanessa Marvin	2,500	New tournament [23][25]
18 Oct	La Manga Spanish Open	Spain	Alison Sheard (4)	285 (−11)	2 strokes	Marta Figueras-Dotti	2,500	[23]

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

Rank	Player	Country	Money (£)
1	Laura Davies	England	21,736
2	Jane Connachan	Scotland	21,234
3	Beverly Huke	England	18,702
4	Muriel Thomson	Scotland	18,631
5	Debbie Dowling	England	18,097
6	Dale Reid	Scotland	16,223
7	Kitrina Douglas	England	15,665
8	Gillian Stewart	Scotland	15,526
9	Cathy Panton	Scotland	15,092
10	Marie Wennersten	Sweden	14,921

Source:^[26]

See also

• 1985 LPGA Tour

References

1. Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 197.
2. Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour^{[permanent dead link‍]}, GolfToday
3. Ladies European Tour – 1987 Winners^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Gillian makes a winning start". Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1985. p. 17. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
5. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf. No. 9. September 1985. p. 59.
6. Johnson, Bill (13 May 1985). "Second placed Laura given dressing down". Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
7. "Back in the old routine". Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1985. p. 17. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
8. Johnson, Bill (27 May 1985). "Jane walks tall after inward 31". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
9. Johnson, Bill (8 June 1985). "Debbie's victory march". Glasgow Herald. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
10. Johnson, Bill (17 June 1985). "Eagle 3 seals Cathy's victory". Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
11. "Palmer proves he can still break records, A final round of 75 in wet and windy conditions carned Italy's Federica Dassu". Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1985. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
12. Johnson, Bill (1 July 1985). "Laura's final charge puts her in command". Glasgow Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
13. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf. No. 8. August 1985. p. 60.
14. Johnson, Bill (15 July 1985). "Julie 'ties up' German Open title". Glasgow Herald. p. 13. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
15. Johnson, Bill (29 July 1985). "Christine too shatp for rivals". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
16. "Marie Wennersten, a former Swedish amateur champion..." Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1985. p. 27. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
17. Johnson, Bill (12 August 1985). "Miss Huke makes no mistake". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
18. "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf. No. 10. October 1985. p. 63.
19. Johnson, Bill (9 September 1985). "Swedish girl lands a double". Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
20. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf. No. 11. November 1985. p. 64.
21. Johnson, Bill (23 September 1985). "Five-under-par Jane takes title". Glasgow Herald. p. 24. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
22. Jacobs, Raymond (30 September 1985). "Seve widens the gap.., Scotlands Dale Reid rounded off..." Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
23. "Siffror, WPGA-touren" [Numbers, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1985. p. 80. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
24. Jacobs, Raymond (7 October 1985). "Miss King begins a new reign". Glasgow Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
25. Johnson, Bill (14 October 1985). "Muriel keeps cool, calm and collects". Glasgow Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
26. "Facit -85, WPGA-touren" [Season 1985, WPGA Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1985. p. 48. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

External links

• Official site of the Ladies European Tour