2010 Ladies European Tour

The 2010 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2010. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The tour featured 25 official money events, as well as the European Nations Cup. Lee-Anne Pace won the Order of Merit with earnings of €339,517.77, ahead of Laura Davies. In-Kyung Kim won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 4th in the Order of Merit.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2010 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.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
25–28 FebNew Zealand Women's Open New ZealandEngland Laura Davies (40)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
4–7 MarANZ Ladies Masters AustraliaAustralia Karrie Webb (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
11–14 MarWomen's Australian Open AustraliaTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
18–20 MarLalla Meryem Cup MoroccoGermany Anja Monke (3)
22–25 AprEuropean Nations Cup SpainSweden Anna Nordqvist
and Sophie Gustafson		Team event; unofficial prize money
7–9 MayTurkish Airlines Ladies Open TurkeyEngland Melissa Reid (1)
13–16 MayUniCredit Ladies German Open GermanyEngland Laura Davies (41)
27–30 MayAllianz Ladies Slovak Open SlovakiaSpain María Hernández (1)
4–6 JunABN AMRO Ladies Open NetherlandsEngland Florentyna Parker (1)
17–20 JunDeutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open  SwitzerlandSouth Africa Lee-Anne Pace (1)
25–27 JunLadies Open of Portugal PortugalAustralia Karen Lunn (9)
1–4 JulTenerife Ladies Open SpainEngland Trish Johnson (16)
22–25 JulEvian Masters FranceSouth Korea Jiyai Shin (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
29 Jul – 1 AugRicoh Women's British Open EnglandTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
6–8 AugAIB Ladies Irish Open IrelandSweden Sophie Gustafson (14)
12–15 AugS4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe WalesSouth Africa Lee-Anne Pace (2)
18–20 AugLadies Scottish Open ScotlandFrance Virginie Lagoutte-Clément (3)
27–29 AugFinnair Masters FinlandSouth Africa Lee-Anne Pace (3)
3–5 SepUNIQA Ladies Golf Open AustriaEngland Laura Davies (42)
9–12 SepOpen de France Feminin FranceEngland Trish Johnson (17)
16–19 SepOpen De España Femenino SpainEngland Laura Davies (43)
22–24 OctSanya Ladies Open ChinaSouth Africa Lee-Anne Pace (4)Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
29–31 OctSuzhou Taihu Ladies Open ChinaSouth Africa Lee-Anne Pace (5)Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
4–7 NovDaishin Securities-Tomato M Korea-European Ladies Masters South KoreaSouth Korea Kim Hyun-ji (2)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour
11–13 NovHero Honda Women's Indian Open IndiaEngland Laura Davies (44)Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
8–11 DecOmega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab EmiratesDenmark Iben Tinning (6)

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings
1 Lee-Anne Pace South Africa€339,517.77
2 Laura Davies England€311,573.48
3 Melissa Reid England€270,871.59
4 In-Kyung Kim South Korea€193,154.69
5 Iben Tinning Denmark€163,562.50
6 Virginie Lagoutte-Clément France€153,526.09
7 Suzann Pettersen Norway€149,489.66
8 Florentyna Parker England€145,240.36
9 Trish Johnson England€139,924.93
10 Vikki Laing Scotland€126,733.57
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