2002 Ladies European Tour

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2002 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2002 (2002-02) – October 2002 (2002-10)
Number of official events15
Order of MeritSpain Paula Martí
Player of the YearSweden Annika Sörenstam
Rookie of the YearEngland Kirsty S. Taylor
Lowest stroke averageSweden Sophie Gustafson
2001
2003

The 2002 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2002. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Tournaments

The table below shows the 2002 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
24 FebANZ Ladies MastersRACV Royal Pines ResortAustraliaSweden Annika Sörenstam (7)$750,000€433,969Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
3 MarAAMI Women's Australian OpenYarra Yarra Golf ClubAustraliaAustralia Karrie Webb (5)$500,000€289,318Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
5 MayTenerife Ladies OpenGolf Del Sur, San Miguel de AbonaSpainSpain Raquel Carriedo (4)€200,000€200,000
12 MayLadies Irish OpenKillarney Golf & Fishing ClubIrelandDenmark Iben Tinning (1)€165,000€165,000
19 MayLa Perla Ladies Italian OpenUNA Poggio Dei Medici Golf ResortItalyDenmark Iben Tinning (2)£117,000€190,000
26 MayLadies Open de Costa AzulAroeira Golf ClubPortugalJapan Kanna Takanashi (n/a)€70,000€70,000
2 JunCaja Duero Open de Espana FemeninoCampo de Golf de SalamancaSpainFrance Karine Icher (3)€250,000€250,000
15 JunEvian MastersEvian Masters Golf ClubFranceSweden Annika Sörenstam (8)$2,100,000€2,371,407Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
23 JunArras Open de France DamesGolf d'ArrasFranceNew Zealand Lynnette Brooky (2)€275,000€275,000
4 AugP4 Norwegian MastersOslo Golf ClubNorwayEngland Laura Davies (34)£220,000€363,880
11 AugWeetabix Women's British OpenTurnberry GCScotlandAustralia Karrie Webb (6)£1,000,000€1,654,000Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
18 AugCompaq OpenVasatorps GolfklubbSwedenSweden Annika Sörenstam (9)£300,000€537,550
25 AugWales WPGA Championship of EuropeRoyal Porthcawl Golf ClubWalesSweden Åsa Gottmo (1)£400,000€661,600
22 SepSolheim CupInterlachen Country ClubUnited States United StatesTeam event; no prize moneyCo-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
5 OctBiarritz Ladies ClassicBiarritz le Phare GCFranceSweden Sophie Gustafson (8)€165,000€165,000

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1 Paula Martí Spain6,589.50
2 Maria Hjorth Sweden6,483.65
3 Sophie Gustafson Sweden5,613.25
4 Iben Tinning Denmark5,472.46
5 Åsa Gottmo Sweden4,851.51
6 Karine Icher France4,642.04
7 Marine Monnet France4,500.13
8 Suzann Pettersen Norway4,403.40
9 Laura Davies England4,359.92
10 Raquel Carriedo Spain4,291.38

See also

References