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).

2011 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2011 (2011-02) – December 2011 (2011-12)
Number of official events27
Most wins4:
Sweden Caroline Hedwall
Order of MeritJapan Ai Miyazato
Player of the YearSweden Caroline Hedwall
Rookie of the YearSweden Caroline Hedwall
Lowest stroke averageNorway Suzann Pettersen
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The tour featured 24 official money events, as well as the Tenerife Ladies Match Play, 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.

Key
Major championships
LET majors in bold
Regular events
Team championships
DatesTournamentLocationWinnerNotes
3–6 FebISPS Handa Women's Australian OpenAustraliaTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
10–13 FebANZ RACV Ladies MastersAustraliaTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
17–20 FebPegasus New Zealand Women's OpenNew ZealandAustralia Kristie Smith (1)Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
31 Mar – 3 AprLalla Meryem CupMoroccoSlovakia Zuzana Kamasova (1)
14–17 AprEuropean Nations CupSpainSweden Anna Nordqvist &
Sophie Gustafson		Team event; unofficial prize money
5–8 MayTurkish Airlines Ladies OpenTurkeyNetherlands Christel Boeljon (1)
13–15 MayISPS Handa Portugal Ladies OpenPortugalSouth Africa Ashleigh Simon (2)
19–22 MayUniCredit Ladies German OpenGermanyItaly Diana Luna (4)
26–29 MayAllianz Ladies Slovak OpenSlovakiaSweden Caroline Hedwall (1)
3–5 JunDeloitte Ladies OpenNew ZealandEngland Melissa Reid (2)
10–12 JunTenerife Ladies Match PlaySpainWales Becky BrewertonUnofficial prize money
16–19 JunDeutsche Bank Ladies Swiss OpenSwitzerlandItaly Diana Luna (5)
1–3 JulFinnair MastersFinlandSweden Caroline Hedwall (2)
21–24 JulEvian MastersFranceJapan Ai Miyazato (2)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
28–31 JulRicoh Women's British OpenScotlandTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
5–7 AugLadies Irish OpenIrelandNorway Suzann Pettersen (5)
18–20 AugAberdeen Ladies Scottish OpenScotlandScotland Catriona Matthew (4)
2–4 SepUNIQA Ladies Golf OpenAustriaSweden Caroline Hedwall (3)
8–11 SepRaiffeisenbank Prague Golf MastersCzech RepublicFrance Jade Schaeffer (2)
15–18 SepOpen De España FemeninoSpainEngland Melissa Reid (3)
23–25 SepSolheim CupIrelandEuropean Union EuropeTeam event; no prize money
29 Sep – 2 OctLacoste Ladies Open de FranceFranceEngland Felicity Johnson (2)
7–9 OctSicilian Ladies Italian OpenItalyUnited States Christina Kim (1)
21–23 OctSanya Ladies OpenChinaAustralia Frances Bondad (1)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
28–30 OctSuzhou Taihu Ladies OpenChinaTaiwan Yani Tseng (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
9–11 DecHero Women's Indian OpenIndiaSweden Caroline Hedwall (4)Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
14–17 DecOmega Dubai Ladies MastersUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States Lexi Thompson (n/a)

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

Source:[1]

References
  1. LET Tour Guide 2012. Ladies European Tour. 2012. pp. 161–201.
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