The 2008 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
| Duration | February 2008 – December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 (1 cancelled) |
| Order of Merit |  Gwladys Nocera |
| Player of the Year | Gwladys Nocera |
| Rookie of the Year |  Melissa Reid |
| Lowest stroke average |  Suzann Pettersen |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The tour featured 28 official money events with prize money totalling more than €10.5 million, as well as the Women's World Cup of Golf and the European Ladies Golf Cup. Gwladys Nocera won the Order of Merit with earnings of €391,840, ahead of Helen Alfredsson, who finished second despite only having played in three events. Melissa Reid won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 12th in the Order of Merit.
Tournament results
editThe table below shows the 2008 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.[1]
- Key
| Major championships |
| LET majors in bold |
| Regular events |
| Team championships |
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Purse (€) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–20 Jan | Women's World Cup of Golf | South Africa |  Jennifer Rosalesand Dorothy Delasin (n/a) |
$1,400,000 | Team event co-sanctioned by the five main women's tours; unofficial prize money |
| 31 Jan – 3 Feb | Women's Australian Open | Australia |  Karrie Webb (n/a) |
A$400,000 | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 7–10 Feb | ANZ Ladies Masters | Australia | Lisa Hall (4) |
A$480,000 | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 3–6 Apr | European Ladies Golf Cup | Spain | Trish Johnson and Rebecca Hudson |
300,000 | Team event; new in 2008; unofficial prize money |
| 17–20 Apr | Open De España Femenino | Spain |  Emma Zackrisson (1) |
275,000 | |
| 1–3 May | Ladies Scottish Open | Scotland | Gwladys Nocera (6) |
200,000 | |
| 8–11 May | Turkish Ladies Open | Turkey | Lotta Wahlin (1) |
250,000 | New tournament |
| 22–25 May | Ladies Swiss Open | Switzerland | Suzann Pettersen (3) |
525,000 | |
| 29 May – 1 Jun | Ladies German Open | Germany |  Amy Yang (2) |
250,000 | New tournament |
| 6–8 Jun | Dutch Ladies Open | Netherlands | Gwladys Nocera (7) |
250,000 | |
| 13–15 Jun | Ladies Open of Portugal | Portugal | Anne-Lise Caudal (1) |
200,000 | |
| 19–22 Jun | Tenerife Ladies Open | Spain | Rebecca Hudson (2) |
300,000 | |
| 4–6 Jul | Ladies English Open | England | Rebecca Hudson (3) |
165,000 | |
| 11–13 Jul | Ladies Irish Open | Ireland | Suzann Pettersen (4) |
450,000 | New tournament |
| 17–20 Jul | BMW Ladies Italian Open | Italy |  Martina Eberl (2) |
400,000 | |
| 24–27 Jul | Evian Masters | France | Helen Alfredsson (11) |
$3,250,000 | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 31 Jul – 3 Aug | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | Jiyai Shin (n/a) |
$2,100,000 | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 7–10 Aug | Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika | Sweden | Amy Yang (3) |
200,000 | |
| 14–17 Aug | Wales Ladies Championship of Europe | Wales | Lotta Wahlin (2) |
450,000 | |
| 22–24 Aug | SAS Masters | Norway | Gwladys Nocera (8) |
200,000 | |
| 29–31 Aug | Finnair Masters | Finland |  Minea Blomqvist (2) |
200,000 | |
| 5–7 Sep | Nykredit Masters | Denmark | Martina Eberl (3) |
200,000 | |
| 11–14 Sep | Austrian Ladies Open | Austria | Laura Davies (28) |
250,000 | |
| 18–21 Sep | Göteborg Masters | Sweden | Gwladys Nocera (9) |
250,000 | New tournament |
| 25–28 Sep | Open de France Dames | France | Anja Monke (1) |
350,000 | |
| 2–4 Oct | Madrid Ladies Masters | Spain | Gwladys Nocera (10) |
400,000 | |
| 31 Oct – 2 Nov | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | China | Annika Sörenstam (17) |
200,000 | Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour |
| 13–16 Nov | Saint Four Ladies Masters in Jeju | South Korea | Hee-Kyung Seo (n/a) |
500,000 | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Indian Ladies Masters | India | Cancelled[2] | |||
| 11–14 Dec | Dubai Ladies Masters | United Arab Emirates | Anja Monke (2) |
500,000 |
Order of Merit rankings
edit| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwladys Nocera | France |
391,840 |
| 2 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden |
320,100 |
| 3 | Martina Eberl | Germany |
227,296 |
| 4 | Amy Yang | South Korea |
227,179 |
| 5 | Anja Monke | Germany |
184,779 |
| 6 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway |
183,279 |
| 7 | Lotta Wahlin | Sweden |
181,114 |
| 8 | Paula Martí |  Spain |
162,698 |
| 9 | Lisa Hall | England |
157,289 |
| 10 | Rebecca Hudson | England |
145,276 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Armas announces 2008 Ladies European Tour schedule: Record number of events and prize money". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Tournament axed in credit crunch". BBC Sport. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.