Looking Back: Ladies European Open on LET
First played: 1984
Last played: 1996
Dale Reid and Trish Johnson both won the Ladies European Open twice. Reid's winning score of 272 in 1987 remained the tournament record. The largest margin of victory was Johnson's five strokes in 1996, the last year the tournament was played.
Annika Sorenstam, in her first full season as a pro in 1993, was runner-up that year in this event (then called the European Ladies Classic). It was one of four second-place finishes for Sorenstam on the LET that year, at the end of which she was named the tour's Rookie of the Year.
Another Swede, Liselotte Neumann, earned the third pro victory (on any tour) of her career here in 1985. It was the second of her 11 career wins on the LET. Laura Davies' victory in 1992 was the 13th of her 45 career wins on the LET.
Winners of the Ladies European Open
1984 — a-Gillian Stewart, 299 (def. a-Penny Grice in playoff)1985 — Liselotte Neumann, 290
1986 — Not played
1987 — Dale Reid, 272
1988 — Dale Reid, 283
1989 — Jane Connachan, 279
1990 — Trish Johnson, 276
1991 — Not played
1992 — Laura Davies, 285
1993 — Mardi Lunn, 287
1994 — Not played
1995 — Not played
1996 — Trish Johnson, 274
Also known as: The tournament was known as the IBM Ladies' European Open in 1984-85, La Manga Club Ladies European Open in 1987, Birchgrey European Open in 1988, Ladies European Open in 1989-90, European Ladies Open in 1992, European Ladies Classic in 1993, and Marks & Spencer European Open in 1996.
Golf courses: The tournament was first played at The Belfry in England, and last played at Hanbury Manor in England. In-between the event took place at multiple courses in England (Kingswood Golf Club, Ferndown Club) and Germany (GC Beuerberg, GC Sagmuhle).
