The 1996 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1996. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Tournaments
The table below shows the 1996 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.
| Tournament | Venue | Location | Winner | Score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Note |
|---|
| Women's Welsh Open | St Pierre Golf & Country Club | Wales |  Lisa Hackney (1) | 289 | 1 stroke |  Laura Navarro,  Anne-Marie Knight | |
| Costa Azul Ladies Open | Troia and Aroeira GC | Portugal | Shani Waugh (1) | 214 | 2 strokes | | |
| Ford-Stimorol Danish Open | Vejle Golf Club | Denmark | Nadene Gole (1) | 209 | 2 strokes | Rachel Hetherington, Anne-Marie Knight | |
| Deesse Ladies' Swiss Open | Maison Blanche, Geneva | Switzerland |  Sophie Gustafson (1) | 280 | 1 stroke | Lisa Hackney | |
| Evian Masters | Evian Resort Golf Club | France | Laura Davies (23) | 274 | 4 strokes | Carin Koch | |
| Glashütte Ladies' Austrian Open | Colony Club Gutenhof | Austria |  Martina Koch (1) | 213 | 2 strokes |  Lynnette Brooky | |
| Hennessy Cup | Cologne | Germany | Helen Alfredsson (7) | 280 | Playoff | Liselotte Neumann, Trish Johnson | |
| Guardian Irish Open | Citywest GCC, Dublin | Ireland | Alison Nicholas (12) | 277 | 8 strokes | Trish Johnson | |
| McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe | Gleneagles | Scotland | Tina Fischer (1) | 278 | 1 stroke | Charlotta Sörenstam, Trish Johnson | |
| Weetabix Women's British Open | Woburn Golf and Country Club | England |  Emilee Klein (1) | 277 | 7 strokes | Amy Alcott, Penny Hammel | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open | Haninge GC, Stockholm | Sweden | Annika Sörenstam (3) | 279 | 1 stroke | Joanne Morley, Alison Nicholas | |
| Compaq Open | Örebro GC | Sweden |  Frederica Dassu (5) | 280 | Playoff | Helen Alfredsson,  Kathryn Marshall | |
| Marks & Spencer European Open | Hanbury Manor | England | Trish Johnson (9) | 274 | 5 strokes | Pernilla Sterner, Anne-Marie Knight | |
| Wilkinson Sword Ladies' English Open | The Oxfordshire Golf Club | England | Laura Davies (24) | 273 | 4 strokes | Helen Alfredsson | |
| Ladies German Open | Treudelberg GC, Hamburg | Germany | Joanne Morley (1) | 281 | 4 strokes | Maria Hjorth | |
| Open de France Dames | Le Golf d'Arras | France | Trish Johnson (10) | 200 | 10 strokes | Raquel Carriedo-Tomás, Fiona Pike | |
| Italian Ladies' Open di Sicilia | Il Picciolo GC, Sicily | Italy | Laura Davies (25) | 282 | 3 strokes | Tina Fischer, Fiona Pike | |
| Open de España Femenino | La Manga | Spain |  Caryn Louw (1) | 206 | 4 strokes | Assia Arruti | |
Major championships in bold.
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|
| 1 |
Lisa Hackney | England | 37,446.67 |
| 2 |
Laura Davies | England | 23,700.00 |
| 3 |
Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 23,028.00 |
| 4 |
Helen Alfredsson | Sweden | 22,000.00 |
| 5 |
Martina Koch | Germany | 21,401.25 |
| 6 |
Shani Waugh | Australia | 20,781.25 |
| 7 |
Trish Johnson | England | 20,125.00 |
| 8 |
Alison Nicholas | England | 19,650.00 |
| 9 |
Joanne Morley | England | 19,191.33 |
| 10 |
Laura Navarro | Spain | 18,399.09 |