2009 Ladies European Tour

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]

2009 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2009 (2009-02) – December 2009 (2009-12)
Number of official events21
Order of MeritSweden Sophie Gustafson
Rookie of the YearSouth Korea Anna Nordqvist
2008
2010

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

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

Order of Merit rankings

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

References

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  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.
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