2011 Ladies European Tour

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2011 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2011 (2011-02) – December 2011 (2011-12)
Number of official events27
Most wins4:
Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
Order of Merit Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato
Player of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
Rookie of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
Lowest stroke average Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen
2010
2012

The 2011 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2011. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Contents

The tour featured 24 official money events, as well as the Tenerife Ladies Match Play, the European Nations Cup and the Solheim Cup. Ai Miyazato won the Order of Merit with earnings of €363,080, despite only playing in two events. Caroline Hedwall won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honours, after finishing third in the Order of Merit and winning four events.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2011 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
DatesTournamentLocationWinnerNotes
3–6 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
10–13 Feb ANZ RACV Ladies Masters Australia Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
17–20 Feb Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristie Smith (1)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
31 Mar – 3 Apr Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Kamasova (1)
14–17 Apr European Nations Cup Spain Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist &
Sophie Gustafson
Team event; unofficial prize money
5–8 May Turkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon (1)
13–15 May ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open Portugal Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Simon (2)
19–22 May UniCredit Ladies German Open Germany Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna (4)
26–29 May Allianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall (1)
3–5 Jun Deloitte Ladies Open New Zealand Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid (2)
10–12 Jun Tenerife Ladies Match Play Spain Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Brewerton Unofficial prize money
16–19 Jun Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Switzerland Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna (5)
1–3 Jul Finnair Masters Finland Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall (2)
21–24 Jul Evian Masters France Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (2)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
28–31 Jul Ricoh Women's British Open Scotland Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
5–7 Aug Ladies Irish Open Ireland Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen (5)
18–20 Aug Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew (4)
2–4 Sep UNIQA Ladies Golf Open Austria Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall (3)
8–11 Sep Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters Czech Republic Flag of France.svg Jade Schaeffer (2)
15–18 Sep Open De España Femenino Spain Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid (3)
23–25 Sep Solheim Cup Ireland Flag of Europe.svg Europe Team event; no prize money
29 Sep – 2 Oct Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Flag of England.svg Felicity Johnson (2)
7–9 Oct Sicilian Ladies Italian Open Italy Flag of the United States.svg Christina Kim (1)
21–23 Oct Sanya Ladies Open China Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frances Bondad (1)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
28–30 Oct Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open China Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
9–11 Dec Hero Women's Indian Open India Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall (4)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
14–17 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson (n/a)

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1 Ai Miyazato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 363,080
2 Melissa Reid Flag of England.svg  England 286,578
3 Caroline Hedwall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 278,529
4 Diana Luna Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 223,405
5 Lee-Anne Pace Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 209,444
6 Sophie Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 188,889
7 Caroline Masson Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 167,187
8 Christel Boeljon Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 161,172
9 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 142,087
10 In-Kyung Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 141,275

Source: [1]

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References

  1. LET Tour Guide 2012. Ladies European Tour. 2012. pp. 161–201.