2011 Ladies European Tour

The 2011 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2011. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The tour featured 25 official money events, as well as the European Nations Cup and the Solheim Cup. Ai Miyazato won the Order of Merit with earnings of €363,080, despite only playing in two events. Caroline Hedwall won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honours, after finishing third in the Order of Merit and winning four events.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2011 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
3–6 FebISPS Handa Women's Australian Open AustraliaTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
10–13 FebANZ RACV Ladies Masters AustraliaTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
17–20 FebPegasus New Zealand Women's Open New ZealandAustralia Kristie Smith (1)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
31 Mar – 3 AprLalla Meryem Cup MoroccoSlovakia Zuzana Kamasova (1)
14–17 AprEuropean Nations Cup SpainSweden Anna Nordqvist
Sophie Gustafson		Team event; unofficial prize money
5–8 MayTurkish Airlines Ladies Open TurkeyNetherlands Christel Boeljon (1)
13–15 MayISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open PortugalSouth Africa Ashleigh Simon (2)
19–22 MayUniCredit Ladies German Open GermanyItaly Diana Luna (4)
26–29 MayAllianz Ladies Slovak Open SlovakiaSweden Caroline Hedwall (1)
3–5 JunDeloitte Ladies Open NetherlandsEngland Melissa Reid (2)
10–12 JunTenerife Ladies Match Play SpainWales Becky BrewertonUnofficial price money
16–19 JunDeutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open  SwitzerlandItaly Diana Luna (5)
1–3 JulFinnair Masters FinlandSweden Caroline Hedwall (2)
21–24 JulEvian Masters FranceJapan Ai Miyazato (2)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
28–31 JulRicoh Women's British Open ScotlandTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
5–7 AugLadies Irish Open IrelandNorway Suzann Pettersen (5)
18–20 AugAberdeen Ladies Scottish Open ScotlandScotland Catriona Matthew (4)
2–4 SepUNIQA Ladies Golf Open AustriaSweden Caroline Hedwall (3)
8–11 SepRaiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters Czech RepublicFrance Jade Schaeffer (2)
15–18 SepOpen De España Femenino SpainEngland Melissa Reid (3)
23–25 SepSolheim Cup IrelandEuropean Union EuropeTeam event; no prize money
29 Sep – 2 OctLacoste Ladies Open de France FranceEngland Felicity Johnson (2)
7–9 OctSicilian Ladies Italian Open ItalyUnited States Christina Kim (1)
21–23 OctSanya Ladies Open ChinaAustralia Frances Bondad (1)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
28–30 OctSuzhou Taihu Ladies Open ChinaTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
9–11 DecHero Women's Indian Open IndiaSweden Caroline Hedwall (4)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
14–17 DecOmega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab EmiratesUnited States Lexi Thompson (n/a)

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1Ai Miyazato Japan363,080
2Melissa Reid England286,578
3Caroline Hedwall Sweden278,529
4Diana Luna Italy223,405
5Lee-Anne Pace South Africa209,444
6Sophie Gustafson Sweden188,889
7Caroline Masson Germany167,187
8Christel Boeljon Netherlands161,172
9Suzann Pettersen Norway142,087
10In-Kyung Kim South Korea141,275
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