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.
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, the Ladies Irish Open, and the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open.
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.
DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
1–3 FebVolvik RACV Ladies Masters Australia Karrie Webb Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
8–10 FebISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Lydia Ko Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
14–17 FebISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Jiyai Shin Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
7–10 MarMission Hills World Ladies Championship China Suzann Pettersen - individual
Inbee Park and Kim Ha-Neul - team
28–31 MarLalla Meryem Cup Morocco Ariya Jutanugarn
19–21 AprSouth African Women's Open South Africa Marianne Skarpnord
9–12 MayTurkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Lee-Anne Pace
24–26 MayDeloitte Ladies Open Netherlands Holly Clyburn
30 May – 2 JunUniCredit Ladies German Open Germany Carlota Ciganda
20–23 JunAllianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Gwladys Nocera
18–21 JulOpen de España Femenino Spain Lee-Anne Pace
26–28 JulISPS Handa Ladies European Masters England Karrie Webb
1–4 AugRicoh Women's British Open Scotland Stacy Lewis Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
9–11 AugHonma Pilsen Golf Masters Czech Republic Ann-Kathrin Lindner
16–18 AugSolheim Cup United States Europe
30 Aug – 1 SepAberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Catriona Matthew
5–8 SepHelsingborg Open Sweden Rebecca Artis
12–15 SepThe Evian Championship France Suzann Pettersen Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
26–29 SepLacoste Ladies Open de France France Azahara Muñoz
25–27 OctSanya Ladies Open China Lee-Anne Pace Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
1–3 NovChina Suzhou Taihu Open China Gwladys Nocera Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
28–30 NovHero Women's Indian Open India Thidapa Suwannapura Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
4–7 DecOmega Dubai Ladies Masters U.A.E. Pornanong Phatlum

Order of Merit rankings