2011 Ladies European Tour


The 2011 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2011. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
The tour featured 25 official money events, as well as the European Nations Cup and the Solheim Cup. Ai Miyazato won the Order of Merit with earnings of €363,080, despite only playing in two events. Caroline Hedwall won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honours, after finishing third in the Order of Merit and winning four events.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2011 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.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
3–6 FebISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Yani Tseng Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
10–13 FebANZ RACV Ladies Masters Yani Tseng Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
17–20 FebPegasus New Zealand Women's Open Kristie Smith Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
31 Mar – 3 AprLalla Meryem Cup Zuzana Kamasova
14–17 AprEuropean Nations Cup Anna Nordqvist
Sophie Gustafson		Team event; unofficial prize money
5–8 MayTurkish Airlines Ladies Open Christel Boeljon
13–15 MayISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open Ashleigh Simon
19–22 MayUniCredit Ladies German Open Diana Luna
26–29 MayAllianz Ladies Slovak Open Caroline Hedwall
3–5 JunDeloitte Ladies Open Melissa Reid
10–12 JunTenerife Ladies Match Play Becky BrewertonUnofficial prize money
16–19 JunDeutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Diana Luna
1–3 JulFinnair Masters Caroline Hedwall
21–24 JulEvian Masters Ai Miyazato Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
28–31 JulRicoh Women's British Open Yani Tseng Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
5–7 AugLadies Irish Open Suzann Pettersen
18–20 AugAberdeen Ladies Scottish Open Catriona Matthew
2–4 SepUNIQA Ladies Golf Open Caroline Hedwall
8–11 SepRaiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters Jade Schaeffer
15–18 SepOpen De España Femenino Melissa Reid
23–25 SepSolheim Cup EuropeTeam event; no prize money
29 Sep – 2 OctLacoste Ladies Open de France Felicity Johnson
7–9 OctSicilian Ladies Italian Open Christina Kim
21–23 OctSanya Ladies Open Frances Bondad Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
28–30 OctSuzhou Taihu Ladies Open Yani Tseng Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
9–11 DecHero Women's Indian Open Caroline Hedwall Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
14–17 DecOmega Dubai Ladies Masters Lexi Thompson

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings