The 2008 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 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

Ladies European Tour

The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...

 (LET).

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

Women's World Cup of Golf

The Women's World Cup of Golf was a professional golf tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries....

 and the European Ladies Golf Cup

European Ladies Golf Cup

The European Nations Cup is a professional team golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Spain. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play competition comprising fourballs for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds...

. Gwladys Nocera

Gwladys Nocera

Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...

 won the Order of Merit with earnings of €391,839.58, ahead of Helen Alfredsson

Helen Alfredsson

Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...

, who finished second despite only having played in three events. Melissa Reid

Melissa Reid

Melissa Rose Reid is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.Reid was born in Derby, England. As an amateur she won several events including the 2004 and 2005 English Girls' Championship, the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy, the 2007 St Rule Trophy, and the 2007...

 won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 12th in the Order of Merit.

Tournament results

The 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.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Women's World Cup of Golf Women's World Cup of Golf The Women's World Cup of Golf was a professional golf tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries....		Jennifer Rosales Jennifer Rosales Jennifer Rosales is a Filipino professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Rosales was born in Manila, Philippines. She won the Philippine Ladies Amateur Golf Championship five times in a row from 1994 to 1998... and Dorothy Delasin Dorothy Delasin Dorothy Delasin is a Filipino-American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.Delasin was born in Lubbock, Texas and grew up in San Francisco, California. She had dual American and Filipino citizenship but gave it up sometime before 1999. She had a strong amateur career, wining both the U.S. Girls'...  (N/A)	Team event co-sanctioned by the five main women's tours; unofficial prize money
31 Jan-3 February	Women's Australian Open Women's Australian Open (golf) The Women's Australian Open is a golf tournament played in Australia which is sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the Ladies European Tour . In 2008, it was the second-richest women's golf tournament on the ALPG Tour, with a prize fund of A$500,000...		Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour ALPG Tour The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for "Australian Ladies Professional Golf".The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve...
7-10 February	ANZ Ladies Masters ANZ Ladies Masters The ANZ Ladies Masters is a golf tournament that is played in Australia. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour....		Lisa Hall Lisa Hall Lisa Ann Hall , née Lisa Ann Hackney, is an English professional golfer who was previously a member of the LPGA Tour and currently plays on the Ladies European Tour.- College career :...  (4)	Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour ALPG Tour The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for "Australian Ladies Professional Golf".The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve...
3-6 April	European Ladies Golf Cup European Ladies Golf Cup The European Nations Cup is a professional team golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Spain. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play competition comprising fourballs for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds...		Trish Johnson Trish Johnson Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English professional golfer.-Amateur career:Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion... and Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career...	Team event; new in 2008; unofficial prize money
17-20 April	Open De España Femenino Open De España Femenino The Open De España Femenino is a professional golf tournament that has been part of the Ladies European Tour schedule since 2002.Between 1982 and 1996 there were several unofficial editions of the Open De España Femenino.-Winners:-External links:*...		Emma Zackrisson (1)
1-3 May	Ladies Scottish Open Ladies Scottish Open The Ladies Scottish Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Scotland. It was first played in 1986 but has not been a regular fixture on the tour schedule.-Winners:-External links:*...		Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...  (6)
8-11 May	Turkish Ladies Open Turkish Ladies Open The Turkish Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Turkey. It was first played in 2008 but was cancelled the following year due to lack of sponsorship. It returned to the schedule in 2010.-Winners:...		Lotta Wahlin (1)
22-25 May	Ladies Swiss Open Ladies Swiss Open The Ladies Swiss Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Switzerland. It was first played in 1996 but was cancelled after the 1997 event, then returned to the tour schedule in 2006, with Deutsche Bank as the title sponsor.-Winners:-External links:*...		Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur...  (3)
29 May-1 June	Ladies German Open Ladies German Open The Ladies German Open, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Unicredit Ladies German Open, is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour schedule. It has been held annually since 1986 except for two interruptions, 1992 to 1994 and 2002 to 2007.-Winners:-External links:*...		Amy Yang Amy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour .-Amateur career:...  (2)
6-8 June	Dutch Ladies Open Dutch Ladies Open The Dutch Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that takes place in the Netherlands. It was first played in 1986, and annually since 2004.-Winners:-External links: *...		Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...  (7)
13-15 June	Ladies Open of Portugal Ladies Open of Portugal The Ladies Open of Portugal is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that takes place Portugal.-Winners:-External links:*...		Anne-Lise Caudal (1)
19-22 June	Tenerife Ladies Open Tenerife Ladies Open The Tenerife Ladies Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour, held on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The 72-hole event has been played annually since 2002; the format was modified in 2011 to a hybrid of stroke and match play...		Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career...  (2)
4-6 July	Ladies English Open Ladies English Open The Ladies English Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was first held between 1991 and 1996, when it was dominated by Laura Davies who won four of the five tournaments played...		Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career...  (3)
11-13 July	Ladies Irish Open Ladies Irish Open The Ladies Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour , held in the Republic of Ireland. It was part of the LET schedule in 1983 and 1984 in Northern Ireland; the 1984 event was co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. After a decade's absence, it returned in 1995...		Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur...  (4)
17-20 July	BMW Ladies Italian Open		Martina Eberl (2)
24-27 July	Evian Masters Evian Masters The Evian Masters is a women's professional golf tournament played at the Evian Masters Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France each July.Founded in 1994 on the Ladies European Tour, it is one of two major championships on the LET. Not a major on the LPGA Tour, it became an LPGA co-sanctioned event in...		Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  (11)	Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
31 Jul-3 August	Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons...		Ji-Yai Shin Ji-Yai Shin Jiyai Shin , also known as Ji-Yai Shin 申智愛, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour . She has broken all existing KLPGA records, winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007...  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
7-10 August	Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika The Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden. It has been played annually since 2005 with Annika Sörenstam as the hostess...		Amy Yang Amy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour .-Amateur career:...  (3)
14-17 August	Wales Ladies Championship of Europe Wales Ladies Championship of Europe The Wales Ladies Championship of Europe is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Wales.The tournament was first played in 1996 at Gleneagles in Scotland. It was titled as the McDonald's WPGA Championship and was the first event on the tour to be played...		Lotta Wahlin (2)
22-24 August	SAS Masters SAS Masters (women's golf) The SAS Ladies Masters was an annual golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was played in Norway in July or August each year.-Winners:*2009 Diana Luna*2008 Gwladys Nocera*2007 Suzann Pettersen*2006 Laura Davies*2003-05 No tournament...		Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...  (8)
29-31 August	Finnair Masters Finnair Masters The Finnair Masters is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. Held in Finland, the 54-hole event was founded in 2005 as the Ladies Finnish Masters. The title sponsor since 2006 has been Finnair, the country's largest airline...		Minea Blomqvist Minea Blomqvist Minea "Minni" Blomqvist, is a professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  (2)
5-7 September	Nykredit Masters		Martina Eberl (3)
11-14 September	Austrian Ladies Open Austrian Ladies Open The Austrian Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Austria. It was first played in 1994.-Winners:-External links:*...		Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...  (28)
18-21 September	Göteborg Masters		Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...  (9)
25-28 September	Open de France Dames Open de France Dames The Open de France Dames is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that takes place in France. It has been played annually since 1987 except for 1998 and between 1990 and 1992.-Winners:-External links:*...		Anja Monke Anja Monke Anja Monke is a German professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004.In 2003, Monke won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy, and was voted German Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year...  (1)
2-4 October	Madrid Ladies Masters Madrid Ladies Masters The Madrid Ladies Masters was a professional golf tournament in Spain on the Ladies European Tour. The 54-hole event was held at the par-73 Casino Club de Golf Retamares in early October and played for three years, from 2007 to 2009....		Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...  (10)
Oct 31-Nov 2	Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open The Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour and Ladies Asian Golf Tour.The first Ladies European Tour event to be held in China, the tournament was founded in 2008, and is played at the Suzhou Taihu International Golf Club in Shanghai...		Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...  (17)	Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour Ladies Asian Golf Tour The Ladies Asian Golf Tour is a women's professional golf tour that was established in 2005. At that time there were five established women's professional tours in the world, of which two were in Asia, namely the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. Japan and South Korea are two of the...
13-16 November	Korean Ladies Masters Korean Ladies Masters The Korean Ladies Masters is a women's professional golf tournament co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour and the Ladies European Tour. It was first played in 2008.-Winners:-External links:*...		Hee Kyung Seo (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour LPGA of Korea Tour The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association; it is the independent LPGA of Korea which runs this tour, not the American LPGA...
3-6 December	Indian Ladies Masters		N/A	Event cancelled
11-14 December	Dubai Ladies Masters Dubai Ladies Masters The Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that was played for the first time in October 2006. Its prize fund of €500,000 makes it the fourth richest on the LET, after the Evian Masters...		Anja Monke Anja Monke Anja Monke is a German professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004.In 2003, Monke won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy, and was voted German Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year...  (2)

Major championships

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings
1	Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career...		€391,840
2	Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...		€320,099.74
3	Martina Eberl		€227,296.20
4	Amy Yang Amy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour .-Amateur career:...		€227,179.38
5	Anja Monke Anja Monke Anja Monke is a German professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004.In 2003, Monke won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy, and was voted German Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year...		€184,778.93
6	Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur...		€183,278.68
7	Lotta Wahlin		€181,114.22
8	Paula Martí Paula Martí Paula Martí Zambrano is a professional golfer from Spain. She formerly was a member of the LPGA Tour and currently plays on the Ladies European Tour.- Amateur career :...		€162,698.40
9	Lisa Hall Lisa Hall Lisa Ann Hall , née Lisa Ann Hackney, is an English professional golfer who was previously a member of the LPGA Tour and currently plays on the Ladies European Tour.- College career :...		€157,288.84
10	Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career...		€145,275.91

External links

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