Duration | February 2009 – December 2009 |
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Number of official events | 21 |
Order of Merit | Sophie Gustafson |
Rookie of the Year | Anna Nordqvist |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET). [1]
The tour featured 21 official money events, as well as the Solheim Cup and the European Ladies Golf Cup. Sophie Gustafson won the Order of Merit with earnings of €281,315, ahead of Catriona Matthew. Gustafson participated in only four events, and Matthew only three events. Anna Nordqvist won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 13th in the Order of Merit. [2]
Major championships |
LET majors in bold |
Regular events |
Team championships |
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings |
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1 | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | €281,315.00 |
2 | Catriona Matthew | Scotland | €259,871.29 |
3 | Becky Brewerton | Wales | €221,496.10 |
4 | Marianne Skarpnord | Norway | €203,350.38 |
5 | Tania Elósegui | Spain | €193,224.09 |
6 | Diana Luna | Italy | €185,911.21 |
7 | Melissa Reid | England | €168,749.67 |
8 | Laura Davies | England | €152,505.07 |
9 | Gwladys Nocera | France | €137,730.27 |
10 | Jade Schaeffer | France | €130,904.86 |
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