2013 Ladies European 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.

2013 Ladies European Tour season

Duration	February 2013 (2013-02) – December 2013 (2013-12)
Number of official events	23
Most wins	Lee-Anne Pace (3)
Order of Merit	Suzann Pettersen
Player of the Year	Lee-Anne Pace
Rookie of the Year	Charley Hull
Lowest stroke average	Suzann Pettersen
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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
1–3 Feb	Volvik RACV Ladies Masters	Australia	Karrie Webb (n/a)	19.5	200,000	Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
8–10 Feb	ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open	New Zealand	Lydia Ko (n/a, amateur)	19	200,000	Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
14–17 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
7–10 Mar	Mission Hills World Ladies Championship	China	Suzann Pettersen (6) - individual Inbee Park and Kim Ha-Neul - team	20.5	$500,000
28–31 Mar	Lalla Meryem Cup	Morocco	Ariya Jutanugarn (1)	15	325,000
19–21 Apr	South African Women's Open	South Africa	Marianne Skarpnord (3)	–	290,000
9–12 May	Turkish Airlines Ladies Open	Turkey	Lee-Anne Pace (6)	15	250,000
24–26 May	Deloitte Ladies Open	Netherlands	Holly Clyburn (1)	15.5	250,000
30 May – 2 Jun	UniCredit Ladies German Open	Germany	Carlota Ciganda (3)	–	350,000
20–23 Jun	Allianz Ladies Slovak Open	Slovakia	Gwladys Nocera (11)	15	250,000
18–21 Jul	Open de España Femenino	Spain	Lee-Anne Pace (7)	15	350,000
26–28 Jul	ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters	England	Karrie Webb (n/a)	17	300,000
1–4 Aug	Ricoh Women's British Open	Scotland	Stacy Lewis (n/a)	100	$3,500,000	Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
9–11 Aug	Honma Pilsen Golf Masters	Czech Republic	Ann-Kathrin Lindner (1)	15	250,000
16–18 Aug	Solheim Cup	United States	Europe	–	–
30 Aug – 1 Sep	Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open	Scotland	Catriona Matthew (6)	15	£180,000
5–8 Sep	Helsingborg Open	Sweden	Rebecca Artis (1)	16.5	250,000
12–15 Sep	The Evian Championship	France	Suzann Pettersen (7)	100	$3,250,000	Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
26–29 Sep	Lacoste Ladies Open de France	France	Azahara Muñoz (2)	15.5	250,000
25–27 Oct	Sanya Ladies Open	China	Lee-Anne Pace (8)	15	300,000	Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
1–3 Nov	China Suzhou Taihu Open	China	Gwladys Nocera (12)	15	400,000	Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
28–30 Nov	Hero Women's Indian Open	India	Thidapa Suwannapura (n/a)	15	$300,000	Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
4–7 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

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External links

• Official site of the Ladies European Tour
• Ladies European Tour Information Centre