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).

The tour featured 21 official money events, as well as the Solheim Cup

Solheim Cup

The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation.The inaugural Cup was held in 1990,...

 and the European Ladies Golf Cup

European Ladies Golf Cup

The European Nations Cup is a professional team golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Spain. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play competition comprising fourballs for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds...

. Sophie Gustafson

Sophie Gustafson

Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career...

 won the Order of Merit with earnings of €281,315.00, ahead of Catriona Matthew

Catriona Matthew

Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...

. Gustafson participated in only four events, and Matthew only three events. Anna Nordqvist

Anna Nordqvist

Anna Maria Nordqvist is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...

 won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 13th in the Order of Merit.

Schedule

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	ANZ Ladies Masters ANZ Ladies Masters The ANZ Ladies Masters is a golf tournament that is played in Australia. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour....		Katherine Hull Katherine Hull Katherine Hull is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the ALPG Tour.-Amateur career:...  (n/a)	Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour ALPG Tour The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for "Australian Ladies Professional Golf".The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve...
12-15 Feb	Women's Australian Open Women's Australian Open (golf) The Women's Australian Open is a golf tournament played in Australia which is sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the Ladies European Tour . In 2008, it was the second-richest women's golf tournament on the ALPG Tour, with a prize fund of A$500,000...		Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...  (38)	Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour ALPG Tour The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for "Australian Ladies Professional Golf".The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve...
23-26 April	European Ladies Golf Cup European Ladies Golf Cup The European Nations Cup is a professional team golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Spain. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play competition comprising fourballs for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds...		(Christel Boeljon Christel Boeljon Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon is a professional golfer from The Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...  and Marjet Van der Graaff)	Team event; unofficial prize money
7-10 May	Turkish Ladies Open Turkish Ladies Open The Turkish Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Turkey. It was first played in 2008 but was cancelled the following year due to lack of sponsorship. It returned to the schedule in 2010.-Winners:...			Cancelled, lack of sponsors
14-17 May	Ladies Swiss Open Ladies Swiss Open The Ladies Swiss Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Switzerland. It was first played in 1996 but was cancelled after the 1997 event, then returned to the tour schedule in 2006, with Deutsche Bank as the title sponsor.-Winners:-External links:*...		Marianne Skarpnord Marianne Skarpnord Marianne Skarpnord is a Norwegian professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...  (1)
21-24 May	Ladies German Open Ladies German Open The Ladies German Open, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Unicredit Ladies German Open, is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour schedule. It has been held annually since 1986 except for two interruptions, 1992 to 1994 and 2002 to 2007.-Winners:-External links:*...		Jade Schaeffer (1)
5-7 Jun	Dutch Ladies Open Dutch Ladies Open The Dutch Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that takes place in the Netherlands. It was first played in 1986, and annually since 2004.-Winners:-External links: *...		Tania Elosegui Tania Elosegui Tania Elósegui is a professional golfer from Spain.Elósegui was born in San Sebastian, Spain. She started playing golf at age 9, and had a successful amateur career before turning professional....  (1)
12-14 Jun	Ladies Open of Portugal Ladies Open of Portugal The Ladies Open of Portugal is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that takes place Portugal.-Winners:-External links:*...		Johanna Westerberg Johanna Westerberg Johanna MonicaElisabeth Westerberg Johansson is a Swedish professional golferWesterberg was born in Linköping, Sweden. She resides in Södertälje, Sweden....  (1)
26-28 Jun	Ladies Irish Open Ladies Irish Open The Ladies Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour , held in the Republic of Ireland. It was part of the LET schedule in 1983 and 1984 in Northern Ireland; the 1984 event was co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. After a decade's absence, it returned in 1995...		Diana Luna Diana Luna Diana Luna is a professional golfer from Italy.Luna was born in Rome, Italy and turned professional in 2001. She won her first event on the Ladies European Tour in 2004 at the Tenerife Ladies Open, beating Becky Brewerton down the stretch.After winless years in 2005-2008, Luna won two events...  (2)
2-4 Jul	SAS Masters SAS Masters (women's golf) The SAS Ladies Masters was an annual golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was played in Norway in July or August each year.-Winners:*2009 Diana Luna*2008 Gwladys Nocera*2007 Suzann Pettersen*2006 Laura Davies*2003-05 No tournament...		Diana Luna Diana Luna Diana Luna is a professional golfer from Italy.Luna was born in Rome, Italy and turned professional in 2001. She won her first event on the Ladies European Tour in 2004 at the Tenerife Ladies Open, beating Becky Brewerton down the stretch.After winless years in 2005-2008, Luna won two events...  (3)
16-19 July	Open De España Femenino Open De España Femenino The Open De España Femenino is a professional golf tournament that has been part of the Ladies European Tour schedule since 2002.Between 1982 and 1996 there were several unofficial editions of the Open De España Femenino.-Winners:-External links:*...		Becky Brewerton Becky Brewerton Rebecca Dawn Brewerton is a Welsh professional golfer and a member of the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...  (2)
23-26 Jul	Evian Masters Evian Masters The Evian Masters is a women's professional golf tournament played at the Evian Masters Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France each July.Founded in 1994 on the Ladies European Tour, it is one of two major championships on the LET. Not a major on the LPGA Tour, it became an LPGA co-sanctioned event in...		Ai Miyazato Ai Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three periods of time in 2010.-Early life and amateur career:...  (n/a)	Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
30 Jul - 2 Aug	Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons...		Catriona Matthew Catriona Matthew Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  (3)	Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
6-9 Aug	Wales Ladies Championship of Europe Wales Ladies Championship of Europe The Wales Ladies Championship of Europe is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Wales.The tournament was first played in 1996 at Gleneagles in Scotland. It was titled as the McDonald's WPGA Championship and was the first event on the tour to be played...		Karen Stupples Karen Stupples Karen Louise Stupples is an English professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  (2)
13-16 Aug	Göteborg Masters			Cancelled; financial difficultieshttp://www.sr.se/goteborg/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2909778
21-23 Aug	Solheim Cup 2009 Solheim Cup The 11th Solheim Cup Matches were held between August 21 and August 23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois in the United States...			Team event; no prize money
28-30 Aug	Finnair Masters Finnair Masters The Finnair Masters is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. Held in Finland, the 54-hole event was founded in 2005 as the Ladies Finnish Masters. The title sponsor since 2006 has been Finnair, the country's largest airline...		Beatriz Recari Beatriz Recari Beatriz Recari Eransus is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  (1)
10-13 Sep	Austrian Ladies Open Austrian Ladies Open The Austrian Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Austria. It was first played in 1994.-Winners:-External links:*...		Linda Wessberg Linda Wessberg Linda Maria Wessberg is a Swedish professional golfer who divides her time between the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She played college golf in the United States and was the 2001 Swedish Junior Champion. She turned professional in 2003 and was the year's player of the year on her home...  (3)
17-20 Sep	Open de France Dames Open de France Dames The Open de France Dames is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that takes place in France. It has been played annually since 1987 except for 1998 and between 1990 and 1992.-Winners:-External links:*...		Nicole Gergely (1)
24-29 Sep	Tenerife Ladies Open Tenerife Ladies Open The Tenerife Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour, held on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The 72-hole event has been played annually since 2002; the format was modified in 2011 to a hybrid of stroke and match play...		Felicity Johnson Felicity Johnson Felicity Johnson is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Women's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event.-References:...  (1)
1–3 Oct	Madrid Ladies Masters Madrid Ladies Masters The Madrid Ladies Masters was a professional golf tournament in Spain on the Ladies European Tour. The 54-hole event was held at the par-73 Casino Club de Golf Retamares in early October and played for three years, from 2007 to 2009....		Azahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Guijarro is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  (1)
15–17 Oct	Ladies Italian Open Ladies Italian Open The Ladies Italian Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Italy. It has been played annually since 1987.-Winners:-External links:*...		Marianne Skarpnord Marianne Skarpnord Marianne Skarpnord is a Norwegian professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...  (2)
30 Oct - 1 Nov	Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open The Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour and Ladies Asian Golf Tour.The first Ladies European Tour event to be held in China, the tournament was founded in 2008, and is played at the Suzhou Taihu International Golf Club in Shanghai...		Bo Mi Suh (1)	Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour Ladies Asian Golf Tour The Ladies Asian Golf Tour is a women's professional golf tour that was established in 2005. At that time there were five established women's professional tours in the world, of which two were in Asia, namely the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. Japan and South Korea are two of the...
6-8 Nov	Korean Ladies Masters Korean Ladies Masters The Korean Ladies Masters is a women's professional golf tournament co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour and the Ladies European Tour. It was first played in 2008.-Winners:-External links:*...		Hyun-Ji Kim (1)	Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA of Korea Tour The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association; it is the independent LPGA of Korea which runs this tour, not the American LPGA...
9-12 Dec	Dubai Ladies Masters Dubai Ladies Masters The Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that was played for the first time in October 2006. Its prize fund of €500,000 makes it the fourth richest on the LET, after the Evian Masters...		In-Kyung Kim (n/a)
18-20 Dec	Women's World Cup of Golf Women's World Cup of Golf The Women's World Cup of Golf was a professional golf tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries....			Team event co-sanctioned by the five main women's tours; unofficial prize money

Major championships

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings
1	Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career...		€281,315.00
2	Catriona Matthew Catriona Matthew Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...		€259,871.29
3	Becky Brewerton Becky Brewerton Rebecca Dawn Brewerton is a Welsh professional golfer and a member of the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...		€221,496.10
4	Marianne Skarpnord Marianne Skarpnord Marianne Skarpnord is a Norwegian professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...		€203,350.38
5	Tania Elosegui Tania Elosegui Tania Elósegui is a professional golfer from Spain.Elósegui was born in San Sebastian, Spain. She started playing golf at age 9, and had a successful amateur career before turning professional....		€193,224.09
6	Diana Luna Diana Luna Diana Luna is a professional golfer from Italy.Luna was born in Rome, Italy and turned professional in 2001. She won her first event on the Ladies European Tour in 2004 at the Tenerife Ladies Open, beating Becky Brewerton down the stretch.After winless years in 2005-2008, Luna won two events...		€185,911.21
7	Melissa Reid Melissa Reid Melissa Rose Reid is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.Reid was born in Derby, England. As an amateur she won several events including the 2004 and 2005 English Girls' Championship, the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy, the 2007 St Rule Trophy, and the 2007...		€168,749.67
8	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...		€152,505.07
9	Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...		€137,730.27
10	Jade Schaeffer		€130,904.86

External links

• Official site of the Ladies European Tour
• Ladies European Tour Information Centre