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 January through December 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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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.

Schedule

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
5–8 Feb ANZ Ladies Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
12–15 Feb Women's Australian Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg Laura Davies (38)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
23–26 Apr European Ladies Golf Cup Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
(Christel Boeljon and Marjet van der Graaff)
Team event; unofficial prize money
7–10 May Turkish Ladies Open Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Cancelled, lack of sponsors
14–17 May Ladies Swiss Open Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Skarpnord (1)
21–24 May Ladies German Open Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of France.svg Jade Schaeffer (1)
5–7 Jun Dutch Ladies Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Spain.svg Tania Elósegui (1)
12–14 Jun Ladies Open of Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Westerberg (1)
26–28 Jun Ladies Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna (2)
2–4 Jul SAS Masters Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna (3)
16–19 Jul Open De España Femenino Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Brewerton (2)
23–26 Jul Evian Masters Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Japan.svg Ai Miyazato (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
30 Jul – 2 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew (3)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
6–9 Aug Wales Ladies Championship of Europe Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of England.svg Karen Stupples (2)
13–16 Aug Göteborg Masters Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Cancelled; financial difficulties
21–23 Aug Solheim Cup Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the United States.svg  United States Team event; no prize money
28–30 Aug Finnair Masters Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari (1)
10–13 Sep Austrian Ladies Open Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Sweden.svg Linda Wessberg (3)
17–20 Sep Open de France Dames Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Austria.svg Nicole Gergely (1)
24–29 Sep Tenerife Ladies Open Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of England.svg Felicity Johnson (1)
1–3 Oct Madrid Ladies Masters Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz (1)
15–17 Oct Ladies Italian Open Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Skarpnord (2)
30 Oct – 1 Nov Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of South Korea.svg Bo-Mi Suh (1)Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
6–8 Nov Daishin Securities Tomato Tour Korean Ladies Masters Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Hyun-Ji Kim (1)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour
9–12 Dec Dubai Ladies Masters Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of South Korea.svg In-Kyung Kim (n/a)

Major championships in bold.

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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