2009 Ladies European Tour
{{short description|Professional golf tour}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2009
| tour = Ladies European Tour
| regular_season = {{nowrap|{{Start date|2009|2|}} – {{end date|2009|12|}}}}
| no_of_events = 21
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sophie Gustafson
| honor2 = Rookie of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Anna Nordqvist
| prevseason = 2008
| nextseason = 2010
}}
The 2009 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).{{cite web |title=2009 LET Tour Guide |url=https://issuu.com/janejordan/docs/let-media-guide-2009 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=19 October 2023}}
The tour featured 21 official money events, as well as the Solheim Cup and the European Ladies Golf Cup. Sophie Gustafson won the Order of Merit with earnings of €281,315, ahead of Catriona Matthew. Gustafson participated in only four events, and Matthew only three events. Anna Nordqvist won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 13th in the Order of Merit.{{cite web |title=Tour Information Centre: 2009 Results |url=https://ocs-let.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=2~archives=y~season=2009~style=20~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=M~winfocus=Y~ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=19 October 2023}}
Schedule
;Key
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|Major championships |
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|LET majors in bold |
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|Regular events |
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|Team championships |
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!Dates!!Tournament!!Host country!!Winner!!Notes | ||||
| 8 Feb | ANZ Ladies Masters | Australia | {{flagicon|AUS}} Katherine Hull (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 15 Feb | Women's Australian Open | Australia | {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Davies (38) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
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|26 Apr | European Ladies Golf Cup | Spain | {{NLD}} (Christel Boeljon and Marjet van der Graaff) | Team event; unofficial prize money |
| Cancelled | ||||
| 17 May | Ladies Swiss Open | Switzerland | {{flagicon|NOR}} Marianne Skarpnord (1) | |
| 24 May | Ladies German Open | Germany | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jade Schaeffer (1) | |
| 7 Jun | Dutch Ladies Open | Netherlands | {{flagicon|ESP}} Tania Elósegui (1) | |
| 14 Jun | Ladies Open of Portugal | Portugal | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johanna Westerberg (1) | |
| 28 Jun | Ladies Irish Open | Ireland | {{flagicon|ITA}} Diana Luna (2) | |
| 4 Jul | SAS Masters | Norway | {{flagicon|ITA}} Diana Luna (3) | |
| 19 Jul | Open De España Femenino | Spain | {{flagicon|WAL}} Becky Brewerton (2) | |
| 26 Jul | Evian Masters | France | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Miyazato (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
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|2 Aug | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | {{flagicon|SCO}} Catriona Matthew (3) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 9 Aug | Wales Ladies Championship of Europe | Wales | {{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Stupples (2) | |
| Cancelled{{cite web |title=Göteborg Masters ställs in |url=https://archive.today/20130418110040/http://www.sr.se/goteborg/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2909778 |publisher=Sveriges Radio |access-date=19 October 2023 |language=sv |date=17 June 2009}} | ||||
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|23 Aug | Solheim Cup | United States | {{USA}} | Team event; no prize money |
| 30 Aug | Finnair Masters | Finland | {{flagicon|ESP}} Beatriz Recari (1) | |
| 13 Sep | Austrian Ladies Open | Austria | {{flagicon|SWE}} Linda Wessberg (3) | |
| 20 Sep | Open de France Dames | France | {{flagicon|AUT}} Nicole Gergely (1) | |
| 29 Sep | Tenerife Ladies Open | Spain | {{flagicon|ENG}} Felicity Johnson (1) | |
| 3 Oct | Madrid Ladies Masters | Spain | {{flagicon|ESP}} Azahara Muñoz (1) | |
| 17 Oct | Ladies Italian Open | Italy | {{flagicon|NOR}} Marianne Skarpnord (2) | |
| 1 Nov | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | China | {{flagicon|KOR}} Bo-Mi Suh (1) | Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour |
| 8 Nov | Daishin Securities Tomato Tour Korean Ladies Masters | South Korea | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-hyun (1) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour |
| 12 Dec | Dubai Ladies Masters | United Arab Emirates | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim In-Kyung (n/a) |
Order of Merit rankings
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!Rank!!Player!!Country!!Earnings |
| 1
|Sophie Gustafson||{{SWE}}||€281,315.00 |
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| 2
|Catriona Matthew||{{SCO}}||€259,871.29 |
| 3
|Becky Brewerton||{{WAL}}||€221,496.10 |
| 4
|Marianne Skarpnord||{{NOR}}||€203,350.38 |
| 5
|Tania Elósegui||{{ESP}}||€193,224.09 |
| 6
|Diana Luna||{{ITA}}||€185,911.21 |
| 7
|Melissa Reid||{{ENG}}||€168,749.67 |
| 8
|Laura Davies||{{ENG}}||€152,505.07 |
| 9
|Gwladys Nocera||{{FRA}}||€137,730.27 |
| 10
|Jade Schaeffer||{{FRA}}||€130,904.86 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/ Official site of the Ladies European Tour]
{{Ladies European Tour Seasons}}