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 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 and the European Ladies Golf Cup. Sophie Gustafson won the Order of Merit with earnings of €281,315.00, 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 FebANZ Ladies Masters AustraliaAustralia Katherine Hull (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
12–15 FebWomen's Australian Open AustraliaEngland Laura Davies (38)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
23–26 AprEuropean Ladies Golf Cup Spain Netherlands
(Christel Boeljon and Marjet Van der Graaff)		Team event; unofficial prize money
7–10 MayTurkish Ladies Open TurkeyCancelled, lack of sponsors
14–17 MayLadies Swiss Open  SwitzerlandNorway Marianne Skarpnord (1)
21–24 MayLadies German Open GermanyFrance Jade Schaeffer (1)
5–7 JunDutch Ladies Open NetherlandsSpain Tania Elósegui (1)
12–14 JunLadies Open of Portugal PortugalSweden Johanna Westerberg (1)
26–28 JunLadies Irish Open IrelandItaly Diana Luna (2)
2–4 JulSAS Masters NorwayItaly Diana Luna (3)
16–19 JulOpen De España Femenino SpainWales Becky Brewerton (2)
23–26 JulEvian Masters FranceJapan Ai Miyazato (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
30 Jul – 2 AugRicoh Women's British Open EnglandScotland Catriona Matthew (3)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
6–9 AugWales Ladies Championship of Europe WalesEngland Karen Stupples (2)
13–16 AugGöteborg Masters SwedenCancelled; financial difficulties
21–23 AugSolheim Cup United States United StatesTeam event; no prize money
28–30 AugFinnair Masters FinlandSpain Beatriz Recari (1)
10–13 SepAustrian Ladies Open AustriaSweden Linda Wessberg (3)
17–20 SepOpen de France Dames FranceAustria Nicole Gergely (1)
24–29 SepTenerife Ladies Open SpainEngland Felicity Johnson (1)
1–3 OctMadrid Ladies Masters SpainSpain Azahara Muñoz (1)
15–17 OctLadies Italian Open ItalyNorway Marianne Skarpnord (2)
30 Oct – 1 NovSuzhou Taihu Ladies Open ChinaSouth Korea Bo-Mi Suh (1)Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
6–8 NovDaishin Securities Tomato Tour Korean Ladies Masters South KoreaSouth Korea Hyun-Ji Kim (1)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour
9–12 DecDubai Ladies Masters United Arab EmiratesSouth Korea In-Kyung Kim (n/a)

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings
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
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