2008 Ladies European Tour

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2008 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2008 (2008-02) – December 2008 (2008-12)
Number of official events21
Order of Merit Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera
Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid
2007
2009

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).

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The tour featured 28 official money events with prize money totalling more than €10.5 million, as well as the Women's World Cup of Golf and the European Ladies Golf Cup. Gwladys Nocera won the Order of Merit with earnings of €391,839.58, ahead of Helen Alfredsson, who finished second despite only having played in three events. Melissa Reid won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 12th in the Order of Merit.

Tournament results

The table below shows the 2008 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.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
18–20 Jan Women's World Cup of Golf Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of the Philippines.svg Jennifer Rosales
and Dorothy Delasin (n/a)
Team event co-sanctioned by the five main women's tours;
unofficial prize money
31 Jan – 3 Feb Women's Australian Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
7–10 Feb ANZ Ladies Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg Lisa Hall (4)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
3–6 Apr European Ladies Golf Cup Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
and Rebecca Hudson
Team event; new in 2008; unofficial prize money
17–20 Apr Open De España Femenino Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Sweden.svg Emma Zackrisson (1)
1–3 May Ladies Scottish Open Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera (6)
8–11 May Turkish Ladies Open Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Sweden.svg Lotta Wahlin (1)
22–25 May Ladies Swiss Open Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (3)
29 May – 1 Jun Ladies German Open Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang (2)
6–8 Jun Dutch Ladies Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera (7)
13–15 Jun Ladies Open of Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of France.svg Anne-Lise Caudal (1)
19–22 Jun Tenerife Ladies Open Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson (2)
4–6 Jul Ladies English Open Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson (3)
11–13 Jul Ladies Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (4)
17–20 Jul BMW Ladies Italian Open Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Germany.svg Martina Eberl (2)
24–27 Jul Evian Masters Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson (11)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
31 Jul – 3 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open Flag of England.svg  England Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
7–10 Aug Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang (3)
14–17 Aug Wales Ladies Championship of Europe Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Sweden.svg Lotta Wahlin (2)
22–24 Aug SAS Masters Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera (8)
29–31 Aug Finnair Masters Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Finland.svg Minea Blomqvist (2)
5–7 Sep Nykredit Masters Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Germany.svg Martina Eberl (3)
11–14 Sep Austrian Ladies Open Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (28)
18–21 Sep Göteborg Masters Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera (9)
25–28 Sep Open de France Dames Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Germany.svg Anja Monke (1)
2–4 Oct Madrid Ladies Masters Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera (10)
31 Oct – 2 Nov Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam (17)Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
13–16 Nov Saint Four Ladies Masters in Jeju Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Kyung Seo (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour
3–6 Dec Indian Ladies Masters Flag of India.svg  India n/aEvent cancelled [1]
11–14 Dec Dubai Ladies Masters Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Germany.svg Anja Monke (2)

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings
1 Gwladys Nocera Flag of France.svg  France €391,840
2 Helen Alfredsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden €320,099.74
3 Martina Eberl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany €227,296.20
4 Amy Yang Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea €227,179.38
5 Anja Monke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany €184,778.93
6 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway €183,278.68
7 Lotta Wahlin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden €181,114.22
8 Paula Martí Flag of Spain.svg  Spain €162,698.40
9 Lisa Hall Flag of England.svg  England €157,288.84
10 Rebecca Hudson Flag of England.svg  England €145,275.91

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  1. "Tournament axed in credit crunch". BBC Sport . 10 November 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.