2010 Ladies European Tour

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2010 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2010 (2010-02) – December 2010 (2010-12)
Number of official events25
Most wins5 (tie):
Flag of England.svg Laura Davies
Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace
Order of Merit Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace
Player of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Korea.svg In-Kyung Kim
Lowest stroke average Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen
2009
2011

The 2010 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2010. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Contents

The tour featured 25 official money events, as well as the European Nations Cup. Lee-Anne Pace won the Order of Merit with earnings of €339,517.77, ahead of Laura Davies. In-Kyung Kim won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 4th in the Order of Merit.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2010 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.

Key
Major championships
LET majors in bold
Regular events
Team championships
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
28 Feb New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (40)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
7 Mar ANZ Ladies Masters Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
14 Mar Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
20 Mar Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Flag of Germany.svg Anja Monke (3)
25 Apr European Nations Cup Spain Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist
and Sophie Gustafson
Team event; unofficial prize money
9 May Turkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid (1)
16 May UniCredit Ladies German Open Germany Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (41)
30 May Allianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Flag of Spain.svg María Hernández (1)
6 Jun ABN AMRO Ladies Open Netherlands Flag of England.svg Florentyna Parker (1)
20 Jun Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Switzerland Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace (1)
27 Jun Ladies Open of Portugal Portugal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn (9)
4 Jul Tenerife Ladies Open Spain Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (16)
25 Jul Evian Masters France Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
1 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open England Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
8 Aug AIB Ladies Irish Open Ireland Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson (14)
15 Aug S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe Wales Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace (2)
20 Aug Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Flag of France.svg Virginie Lagoutte-Clément (3)
29 Aug Finnair Masters Finland Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace (3)
5 Sep UNIQA Ladies Golf Open Austria Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (42)
12 Sep Open de France Feminin France Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson (17)
19 Sep Open De España Femenino Spain Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (43)
24 Oct Sanya Ladies Open China Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace (4)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
31 Oct Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open China Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace (5)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
7 Nov Daishin Securities-Tomato M Korea-European Ladies Masters South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyun-ji (2)Co-sanctioned by the KLPGA Tour
13 Nov Hero Honda Women's Indian Open India Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (44)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
11 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Flag of Denmark.svg Iben Tinning (6)

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings
1 Lee-Anne Pace Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa €339,517.77
2 Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England €311,573.48
3 Melissa Reid Flag of England.svg  England €270,871.59
4 In-Kyung Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea €193,154.69
5 Iben Tinning Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark €163,562.50
6 Virginie Lagoutte-Clément Flag of France.svg  France €153,526.09
7 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway €149,489.66
8 Florentyna Parker Flag of England.svg  England €145,240.36
9 Trish Johnson Flag of England.svg  England €139,924.93
10 Vikki Laing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland €126,733.57

Source: [1]

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References

  1. LET Tour Guide 2011. Ladies European Tour. 2011. pp. 143–188. Retrieved 26 September 2023.