The 2008 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
| Duration | February 2008 – December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 21 |
| Order of Merit |  Gwladys Nocera |
| Rookie of the Year |  Melissa Reid |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The tour featured 28 official money events with prize money totalling more than €10.5 million, as well as the Women's World Cup of Golf and the European Ladies Golf Cup. Gwladys Nocera won the Order of Merit with earnings of €391,839.58, ahead of Helen Alfredsson, who finished second despite only having played in three events. Melissa Reid won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 12th in the Order of Merit.
Tournament results edit
The table below shows the 2008 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.
Major championships in bold.
Order of Merit rankings edit
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwladys Nocera | France |
€391,840 |
| 2 | Helen Alfredsson |  Sweden |
€320,099.74 |
| 3 | Martina Eberl |  Germany |
€227,296.20 |
| 4 | Amy Yang |  South Korea |
€227,179.38 |
| 5 | Anja Monke | Germany |
€184,778.93 |
| 6 | Suzann Pettersen |  Norway |
€183,278.68 |
| 7 | Lotta Wahlin | Sweden |
€181,114.22 |
| 8 | Paula Martí |  Spain |
€162,698.40 |
| 9 | Lisa Hall | England |
€157,288.84 |
| 10 | Rebecca Hudson | England |
€145,275.91 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Tournament axed in credit crunch". BBC Sport. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.