2005 Ladies European Tour

2005 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2005 (2005-02) – September 2005 (2005-09)
Number of official events21
Order of MeritDenmarkIben Tinning
Player of the YearDenmarkIben Tinning
Rookie of the YearSpainElisa Serramià
Lowest stroke averageEnglandLaura Davies
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The 2005 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2005. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Tournaments

The table below shows the 2005 schedule.[1] 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.

DateNameVenueLocationWinnerPrize fundPrize fund (€)Notes
5 FebSamsung Ladies MastersLaguna National Golf & Country ClubSingaporeSouth KoreaSong Bo-bae (n/a)$200,000150,590Team event co-sanctioned by the five main women's toursUnofficial prize money
13 FebWomen's World Cup of GolfThe Links, Fancourt ResortSouth Africa JapanAi Miyazato & Rui Kitada$1,000,000752,950Team eventUnofficial prize money
27 FebANZ Ladies MastersRACV Royal Pines ResortAustraliaAustraliaKarrie Webb (7)$800,000499,216Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
3 AprThailand Ladies OpenAlpine Golf & Sports ClubThailandAustraliaShani Waugh (3)$330,000248,474
10 AprTenerife Ladies OpenCosta Adeje GCSpainFranceLudivine Kreutz (2)242,000€242,000
15 MayOpen de España FemeninoPanorámica Club de GolfSpainDenmarkIben Tinning (3)€275,000275,000
29 MaySiemens Austrian Ladies OpenGolfclub FohrenwaldAustriaItalyFederica Piovano (1)€250,000250,000
5 JunBMW Ladies Italian OpenParco de' MediciItalyDenmarkIben Tinning (4)€300,000300,000
12 JunVediorbis Open de France DamesGolf d'ArrasFranceItalyVeronica Zorzi (1)€300,000300,000
26 JunAlgarve Ladies Open of PortugalGramachoPestana Golf ResortPortugalSwedenCecilia Ekelundh (2)€300,000300,000
10 JulLadies English OpenChart Hills Golf Club, BiddendenEnglandSwedenMaria Hjorth (2)€165,000165,000
16 JulLadies Central European OpenOld Lake Golf ClubHungaryFranceLudivine Kreutz (3)€165,000165,000
23 JulEvian MastersEvian Resort Golf ClubFranceUnited StatesPaula Creamer (n/a)$2,500,0001,882,375Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
31 JulWeetabix Women's British OpenRoyal Birkdale Golf ClubEnglandSouth KoreaJang Jeong (n/a)$1,800,0001,499,571Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
7 AugScandinavian TPC hosted by Annika Barsebäck Golf & Country ClubSwedenSwedenAnnika Sörenstam (13)€495,000495,000
14 AugWales Ladies Championship of EuropeMachynys Peninsula Golf Country Club, LlanelliWalesEnglandKirsty Taylor (1)£350,000510,650
28 AugFinnair MastersHelsinki Golf ClubFinlandDenmarkLisa Holm Sorensen (1)€200,000200,000
4 SepNykredit MastersKokkedal GolfklubDenmarkDenmarkIben Tinning (5)€200,000200,000
11 SepSolheim CupCrooked Stick Golf ClubUnited States United StatesTeam event; no prize moneyCo-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
18 SepKLM Ladies OpenKennemer Golf & Country ClubNetherlandsFranceVirginie Lagoutte (1)€165,000165,000
24 SepCatalonia Ladies MastersGolf Platja de PalsSpainFranceKarine Icher (5)€190,000190,000

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerEarnings (€) Tournaments
1DenmarkIben Tinning204,672 15
n/aSwedenAnnika Sörenstam180,639 3
n/aSwedenSophie Gustafson168,825 3
2FranceGwladys Nocera164,739 18
3SwedenMaria Hjorth158,524 8
4SwedenCecilia Ekelundh154,893 19
5ItalyVeronica Zorzi154,184 14
6FranceLudivine Kreutz147,211 18
7EnglandKirsty Taylor129,964 17
8EnglandLaura Davies124,661 7
9 FranceKarine Icher123,790 7
n/a SwedenCarin Koch121,105 3
n/a SwedenLiselotte Neumann119,281 3
10 EnglandTrish Johnson116,190 14

Note: Participation in a minimum of six tournaments was required to be counted for the Order of Merit.

Sources:[2][3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^Ladies European Tour: 2005 Tournaments
  2. ^"Yearly Money Leaders on the Ladies European Tour". golfcompedium.com. Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^"Röd och vit dynamit" [Red and white dynamite]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 2005. p. 112. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^LET Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 139.
  5. ^"Ladies European Tour Information centre, Order of Merit 2005". Ladies European Tour. 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^Middleton, Claire (21 December 2005). "Sorenstam clean-up is par for the course". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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