Professional women's golf tour
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 championships
|
| Regular events
|
| Team championships
|
| Date
|
Tournament
|
Host country
|
Winner
|
WWGR
points
|
Purse (€)
|
Notes
|
| 3 Feb
|
Volvik RACV Ladies Masters
|
Australia
|
 Karrie Webb (n/a)
|
19.5
|
200,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
|
| 10 Feb
|
ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open
|
New Zealand
|
 Lydia Ko (n/a, amateur)
|
19
|
200,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
|
| 17 Feb
|
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
|
Australia
|
 Jiyai Shin (n/a)
|
37
|
$1,300,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
|
| 10 Mar
|
Mission Hills World Ladies Championship
|
China
|
 Suzann Pettersen (6) - individual
Inbee Park and Kim Ha-Neul - team
|
20.5
|
$500,000
|
|
| 31 Mar
|
Lalla Meryem Cup
|
Morocco
|
 Ariya Jutanugarn (1)
|
15
|
325,000
|
|
| 21 Apr
|
South African Women's Open
|
South Africa
|
Marianne Skarpnord (3)
|
–
|
290,000
|
|
| 12 May
|
Turkish Airlines Ladies Open
|
Turkey
|
 Lee-Anne Pace (6)
|
15
|
250,000
|
|
| 26 May
|
Deloitte Ladies Open
|
Netherlands
|
 Holly Clyburn (1)
|
15.5
|
250,000
|
|
| 2 Jun
|
UniCredit Ladies German Open
|
Germany
|
 Carlota Ciganda (3)
|
–
|
350,000
|
|
| 23 Jun
|
Allianz Ladies Slovak Open
|
Slovakia
|
 Gwladys Nocera (11)
|
15
|
250,000
|
|
| 21 Jul
|
Open de España Femenino
|
Spain
|
Lee-Anne Pace (7)
|
15
|
350,000
|
|
| 28 Jul
|
ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters
|
England
|
Karrie Webb (n/a)
|
17
|
300,000
|
|
| 4 Aug
|
Ricoh Women's British Open
|
Scotland
|
 Stacy Lewis (n/a)
|
100
|
$3,500,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
|
| 11 Aug
|
Honma Pilsen Golf Masters
|
Czech Republic
|
 Ann-Kathrin Lindner (1)
|
15
|
250,000
|
|
| 18 Aug
|
Solheim Cup
|
United States
|
 Europe
|
–
|
–
|
|
| 1 Sep
|
Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open
|
Scotland
|
 Catriona Matthew (6)
|
15
|
£180,000
|
|
| 8 Sep
|
Helsingborg Open
|
Sweden
|
Rebecca Artis (1)
|
16.5
|
250,000
|
|
| 15 Sep
|
The Evian Championship
|
France
|
Suzann Pettersen (7)
|
100
|
$3,250,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
|
| 29 Sep
|
Lacoste Ladies Open de France
|
France
|
Azahara Muñoz (2)
|
15.5
|
250,000
|
|
| 27 Oct
|
Sanya Ladies Open
|
China
|
Lee-Anne Pace (8)
|
15
|
300,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
|
| 3 Nov
|
China Suzhou Taihu Open
|
China
|
Gwladys Nocera (12)
|
15
|
400,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
|
| 30 Nov
|
Hero Women's Indian Open
|
India
|
Thidapa Suwannapura (n/a)
|
15
|
$300,000
|
Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
|
| 7 Dec
|
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
|
U.A.E.
|
Pornanong Phatlum (2)
|
19
|
500,000
|
|
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank |
Player |
Country |
Earnings (€)
|
| 1 |
Suzann Pettersen |
Norway |
518,449
|
| 2 |
Lee-Anne Pace |
South Africa |
250,927
|
| 3 |
Lexi Thompson |
 United States |
228,794
|
| 4 |
Gwladys Nocera |
France |
221,288
|
| 5 |
Carlota Ciganda |
Spain |
173,329
|
| 6 |
Charley Hull |
England |
135,994
|
| 7 |
Holly Clyburn |
England |
116,101
|
| 8 |
Beatriz Recari |
Spain |
114,936
|
| 9 |
Shanshan Feng |
 China |
106,166
|
| 10 |
Valentine Derrey |
France |
97,685
|
Source:[1]
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