2003 Ladies European Tour

Last updated
2003 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2003 (2003-02) – September 2003 (2003-09)
Number of official events15
Order of Merit Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson
2002
2004

The 2003 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2003. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Contents

Tournaments

The table below shows the 2003 schedule. [1] 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.

DateNameVenueLocationWinnerPrize fundPrize fund (€)Notes
20–23 Feb ANZ Ladies Masters RACV Royal Pines Resort Australia Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (35)$800,000€460,064Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
27–2 Mar AAMI Women's Australian Open Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club Australia Flag of Scotland.svg Mhairi McKay (n/a)$500,000€287,540Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
1–4 May Tenerife Ladies Open Golf Las Americas Spain Flag of Germany.svg Elisabeth Esterl (1)€200,000€200,000
15–18 May La Perla Ladies Italian Open UNA Poggio Dei Medici Golf Resort Italy Flag of France.svg Ludivine Kreutz (1)€190,000€190,000
23–25 May Lancia Ladies Open of Portugal Aroeira Golf Club Portugal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Munt (3)€165,000€165,000
29 May – 1 Jun Open de España Femenino Campo de Golf de Salamanca Spain Flag of Italy.svg Federica Dassù (6)€250,000€250,000
13–15 Jun Ladies Irish Open Killarney Golf & Fishing Club Ireland Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson (9)€165,000€165,000
19–22 Jun Arras Open de France Dames Golf d'Arras France Flag of New Zealand.svg Lynnette Brooky (3)€275,000€275,000
23–26 Jul Evian Masters Evian Masters Golf Club France Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster (n/a)$2,100,000$2,100,000Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
31 Jul – 3 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club England Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam (10)£1,050,000€1,670,445Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
7–10 Aug HP Open Royal Drottningholm Golf Club Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson (10)£325,000€517,042
14–17 Aug BT Ladies Open Warrenpoint Golf Club Northern Ireland Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson (11)£150,000€238,635
22–24 Aug Wales WPGA Championship of Europe Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shani Waugh (2)£400,000€636,360
12–14 Sep Solheim Cup Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Sweden Flag of Europe.svg EuropeTeam event; no prize moneyCo-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
25–27 Sep Biarritz Ladies Classic Biarritz le Phare GC France Flag of Sweden.svg Marlene Hedblom (1)€165,000€165,000

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1 Sophie Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 917.95
2 Elisabeth Esterl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 702.46
3 Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England 681.25
4 Iben Tinning Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 466.15
5 Lynnette Brooky Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 391.85
6 Ludivine Kreutz Flag of France.svg  France 388.36
7 Shani Waugh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 386.55
8 Ana Sánchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 372.70
9 Trish Johnson Flag of England.svg  England 372.45
10 Stephanie Arricau Flag of France.svg  France 326.34

See also

Related Research Articles

Annika Sörenstam Swedish American golfer

Annika Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official LPGA tournaments including ten majors and 18 other tournaments internationally, and she tops the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million—over $2 million ahead of her nearest rival while playing 187 fewer events. Since 2006, Sörenstam has held dual American and Swedish citizenship.

Ladies European Tour Professional golf tour for women

The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. It is based at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money, rather than on making profits for investors. The tour is run by a Board of Directors and a Players' Council. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. The tour operates tournaments across five continents.

Laura Davies English professional golfer

Dame Laura Jane Davies, is an English female professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list as well as winning the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit a record seven times: in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2006.

Catrin Nilsmark Swedish professional golfer (born 1967)

Catrin Maria Nilsmark is a Swedish professional golfer who played on both the United States-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

The 2008 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 2005 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2005. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1994 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1994. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1995 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1995. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1997 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1997. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1999 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1999. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 2019 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, played from 10 January to 8 December 2019. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Céline Boutier French professional golfer

Céline Boutier is a French professional golfer.

The 1993 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1993. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1991 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1991. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1990 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1990. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1989 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1989. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1988 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1988. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1987 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1987. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 1986 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1986. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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).

References