2009 Ladies European Tour

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2009 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2009 (2009-02) – December 2009 (2009-12)
Number of official events21
Order of Merit Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg 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]

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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]

Schedule

Key
Major championships
LET majors in bold
Regular events
Team championships
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
8 Feb ANZ Ladies Masters Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
15 Feb Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (38)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
26 Apr European Ladies Golf Cup SpainFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
(Christel Boeljon and Marjet van der Graaff)
Team event; unofficial prize money
10 May Turkish Ladies Open TurkeyCancelled
17 May Ladies Swiss Open Switzerland Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Skarpnord (1)
24 May Ladies German Open Germany Flag of France.svg Jade Schaeffer (1)
7 Jun Dutch Ladies Open Netherlands Flag of Spain.svg Tania Elósegui (1)
14 Jun Ladies Open of Portugal Portugal Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Westerberg (1)
28 Jun Ladies Irish Open Ireland Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna (2)
4 Jul SAS Masters Norway Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna (3)
19 Jul Open De España Femenino Spain Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Brewerton (2)
26 Jul Evian Masters France Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
2 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open England Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew (3)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
9 Aug Wales Ladies Championship of Europe Wales Flag of England.svg Karen Stupples (2)
16 Aug Göteborg Masters SwedenCancelled [3]
23 Aug Solheim Cup United StatesFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Team event; no prize money
30 Aug Finnair Masters Finland Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari (1)
13 Sep Austrian Ladies Open Austria Flag of Sweden.svg Linda Wessberg (3)
20 Sep Open de France Dames France Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Gergely (1)
29 Sep Tenerife Ladies Open Spain Flag of England.svg Felicity Johnson (1)
3 Oct Madrid Ladies Masters Spain Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz (1)
17 Oct Ladies Italian Open Italy Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Skarpnord (2)
1 Nov Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open China Flag of South Korea.svg Bo-Mi Suh (1)Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
8 Nov Daishin Securities Tomato Tour Korean Ladies Masters South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ji-hyun (1)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour
12 Dec Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Flag of South Korea.svg Kim In-Kyung (n/a)

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings
1 Sophie Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden €281,315.00
2 Catriona Matthew Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland €259,871.29
3 Becky Brewerton Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales €221,496.10
4 Marianne Skarpnord Flag of Norway.svg  Norway €203,350.38
5 Tania Elósegui Flag of Spain.svg  Spain €193,224.09
6 Diana Luna Flag of Italy.svg  Italy €185,911.21
7 Melissa Reid Flag of England.svg  England €168,749.67
8 Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England €152,505.07
9 Gwladys Nocera Flag of France.svg  France €137,730.27
10 Jade Schaeffer Flag of France.svg  France €130,904.86

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References

  1. "2009 LET Tour Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. "Tour Information Centre: 2009 Results". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. "Göteborg Masters ställs in" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2023.