2013 Ladies European Tour

The 2013 Ladies European Tour is a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which takes place from February through December, 2013. The tournaments are sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

2013 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2013 (2013-02) – December 2013 (2013-12)
Number of official events23
Most wins3: South Africa Lee-Anne Pace
Order of MeritNorway Suzann Pettersen
Player of the YearSouth Africa Lee-Anne Pace
Rookie of the YearEngland Charley Hull
Lowest stroke averageNorway Suzann Pettersen
← 2012
2014 →

At present, the tour is scheduled to feature a total of 24 events, including the return of the Ladies Italian Open, which hasn'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 are the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open (Switzerland), the Ladies Irish Open (Ireland), and the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open (Austria).

The tour has chronologically moved some of the events. Moving upwards on the calendar are the South African Women's Open by three months, and the Open de España Femenino by three months. Moving back on the calendar are the Honma Pilsen Golf Masters by two months, The Evian Championship by two months, and the Aberdeen Asset Management 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		 Notes
1–3 Feb Volvik RACV Ladies Masters Australia Australia Australia Karrie Webb (n/a) 19.5 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
8–10 Feb ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Lydia Ko (n/a, amateur) 19 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
14–17 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Australia South Korea Jiyai Shin (n/a) 37 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
7–10 Mar Mission Hills World Ladies Championship China China Norway Suzann Pettersen (6) - individual
South Korea Inbee Park and Kim Ha-Neul - team		 20.5
28–31 Mar Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Morocco Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (1) 15
19–21 Apr South African Women's Open South Africa South Africa Norway Marianne Skarpnord (3) –
9–12 May Turkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Turkey South Africa Lee-Anne Pace (6) 15
24–26 May Deloitte Ladies Open Netherlands Netherlands England Holly Clyburn (1) 15.5
30 May – 2 Jun UniCredit Ladies German Open Germany Germany Spain Carlota Ciganda (3) –
20–23 Jun Allianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Slovakia France Gwladys Nocera (11) 15
18–21 Jul Open de España Femenino Spain Spain South Africa Lee-Anne Pace (7) 15
26–28 Jul ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters England England Australia Karrie Webb (n/a) 17
1–4 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open Scotland Scotland United States Stacy Lewis (n/a) 100 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
9–11 Aug Honma Pilsen Golf Masters Czech Republic Czech Republic Germany Ann-Kathrin Lindner (1) 15
16–18 Aug Solheim Cup United States United States European Union Europe –
30 Aug – 1 Sep Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Scotland Scotland Catriona Matthew (6) 15
5–8 Sep Helsingborg Open Sweden Sweden Australia Rebecca Artis (1) 16.5
12–15 Sep The Evian Championship France France Norway Suzann Pettersen (7) 100 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
26–29 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de France France France Spain Azahara Muñoz (2) 15.5
25–27 Oct Sanya Ladies Open China China South Africa Lee-Anne Pace (8) 15 Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
1–3 Nov China Suzhou Taihu Open China China France Gwladys Nocera (12) 15 Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
28–30 Nov Hero Women's Indian Open India India Thailand Thidapa Suwannapura (n/a) 15 Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
4–7 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates U.A.E. Thailand Pornanong Phatlum (2) 19

Order of Merit rankings
RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1Suzann Pettersen Norway518,449
2Lee-Anne Pace South Africa250,927
3Lexi Thompson United States228,794
4Gwladys Nocera France221,288
5Carlota Ciganda Spain173,329
6Charley Hull England135,994
7Holly Clyburn England116,101
8Beatriz Recari Spain114,936
9Shanshan Feng China106,166
10Valentine Derrey France97,685

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Ladies European Tour Final Order of Merit 2013". Golf Live. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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