The 2013 Ladies European Tour was the 35th season of the Ladies European Tour (LET), a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2013.
Changes for 2013 The tour scheduled a total of 23 events, including the return of the Ladies Italian Open, which hadn't been on the tour since 2009. It also features the bi-annual Europe vs. USA Solheim Cup, which will rotate its turn to the United States for 2013. Also added to the tour is the Helsingborg Open in Sweden.
Leaving the tour for 2013 were the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open (Switzerland), the Ladies Irish Open (Ireland), and the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open (Austria).
The tour chronologically moved some of the events. Moving upwards on the calendar ware the South African Women's Open by three months, and the Open de España Femenino by three months. Moving back on the calendar ware the Honma Pilsen Golf Masters by two months, The Evian Championship by two months, and the Ladies Scottish Open by three months.
Schedule The table below shows the 2013 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names indicate the career wins on the Ladies European Tour, including that event, and is only shown for members of the tour.
Key Major championshipsRegular eventsTeam championships
DateTournamentHost countryWinnerWWGRpointsPurse (€)OthertoursNotes3 FebVolvik RACV Ladies MastersAustralia Karrie Webb (n/a)19.5200,000ALPG10 FebISPS Handa New Zealand Women's OpenNew Zealand Lydia Ko (n/a, amateur)19200,000ALPG17 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian OpenAustralia Jiyai Shin (n/a)37$1,300,000ALPG, LPGA10 MarMission Hills World Ladies ChampionshipChina Suzann Pettersen (6)20.5$500,000CLPGAIndividual event31 MarLalla Meryem CupMorocco Ariya Jutanugarn (1)15325,00021 AprSouth African Women's OpenSouth Africa Marianne Skarpnord (3)–290,000SLT12 MayTurkish Airlines Ladies OpenTurkey Lee-Anne Pace (6)15250,00026 MayDeloitte Ladies OpenNetherlands Holly Clyburn (1)15.5250,0002 JunUniCredit Ladies German OpenGermany Carlota Ciganda (3)–350,00023 JunAllianz Ladies Slovak OpenSlovakia Gwladys Nocera (11)15250,00021 JulOpen de España FemeninoSpain Lee-Anne Pace (7)15350,00028 JulISPS Handa Ladies European MastersEngland Karrie Webb (n/a)17300,0004 AugRicoh Women's British OpenScotland Stacy Lewis (n/a)100$3,500,000LPGA11 AugHonma Pilsen Golf MastersCzech Republic Ann-Kathrin Lindner (1)15250,0001 SepAberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish OpenScotland Catriona Matthew (6)15£180,0008 SepHelsingborg OpenSweden Rebecca Artis (1)16.5250,000 15 SepThe Evian ChampionshipFrance Suzann Pettersen (7)100$3,250,000LPGA29 SepLacoste Ladies Open de FranceFrance Azahara Muñoz (2)15.5250,00027 OctSanya Ladies OpenChina Lee-Anne Pace (8)15300,000CLPGA, LAGT3 NovChina Suzhou Taihu OpenChina Gwladys Nocera (12)15400,000CLPGA, LAGT30 NovHero Women's Indian OpenIndia Thidapa Suwannapura (n/a)15$300,000LAGT7 DecOmega Dubai Ladies MastersU.A.E. Pornanong Phatlum (2)19500,000
Unofficial events The following events appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money or Order of Merit ranking points.
DateTournamentHost countryWinnersWWGRpointsPurseOthertoursNotes10 MarMission Hills World Ladies ChampionshipChina Inbee Park and Kim Ha-Neul –$100,000CLPGATeam event18 AugSolheim CupUnited States Europe ––LPGA Notes
Order of Merit rankings RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)1 Suzann Pettersen 518,4492 Lee-Anne Pace 250,9273 Lexi Thompson 228,7944 Gwladys Nocera 221,2885 Carlota Ciganda 173,3296 Charley Hull 135,9947 Holly Clyburn 116,1018 Beatriz Recari 114,9369 Shanshan Feng 106,16610 Valentine Derrey 97,685 Source:
Location of tournaments
References
External links Official site of the Ladies European Tour Ladies European Tour Information Centre