2008 Ladies European Tour


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.
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 €391,839.58, 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

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.
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
18–20 JanWomen's World Cup of Golf Jennifer Rosales
and Dorothy Delasin 		Team event co-sanctioned by the five main women's tours;
unofficial prize money
31 Jan – 3 FebWomen's Australian Open Karrie Webb Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
7–10 FebANZ Ladies Masters Lisa Hall Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
3–6 AprEuropean Ladies Golf Cup Trish Johnson
and Rebecca Hudson		Team event; new in 2008; unofficial prize money
17–20 AprOpen De España Femenino Emma Zackrisson
1–3 MayLadies Scottish Open Gwladys Nocera
8–11 MayTurkish Ladies Open Lotta Wahlin
22–25 MayLadies Swiss Open Suzann Pettersen
29 May – 1 JunLadies German Open Amy Yang
6–8 JunDutch Ladies Open Gwladys Nocera
13–15 JunLadies Open of Portugal Anne-Lise Caudal
19–22 JunTenerife Ladies Open Rebecca Hudson
4–6 JulLadies English Open Rebecca Hudson
11–13 JulLadies Irish Open Suzann Pettersen
17–20 JulBMW Ladies Italian Open Martina Eberl
24–27 JulEvian Masters Helen Alfredsson Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
31 Jul – 3 AugRicoh Women's British Open Jiyai Shin Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
7–10 AugScandinavian TPC hosted by Annika Amy Yang
14–17 AugWales Ladies Championship of Europe Lotta Wahlin
22–24 AugSAS Masters Gwladys Nocera
29–31 AugFinnair Masters Minea Blomqvist
5–7 SepNykredit Masters Martina Eberl
11–14 SepAustrian Ladies Open Laura Davies
18–21 SepGöteborg Masters Gwladys Nocera
25–28 SepOpen de France Dames Anja Monke
2–4 OctMadrid Ladies Masters Gwladys Nocera
31 Oct – 2 NovSuzhou Taihu Ladies Open Annika Sörenstam Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour
13–16 NovSaint Four Ladies Masters in Jeju Hee-Kyung Seo Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour
3–6 DecIndian Ladies Mastersn/aEvent cancelled
11–14 DecDubai Ladies Masters Anja Monke

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings