2007 Ladies European Tour
The 2007 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2007. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET). The tour featured 24 official money events with prize money totalling more than €10.5 million, as well as the Women's World Cup of Golf and the biannual Solheim Cup. Sophie Gustafson won the Order of Merit with earnings of €222,081.47, while Bettina Hauert was voted Player's Player of the Year. Louise Stahle won Rookie of the Year honours, finishing 23rd in the Order of Merit.
Tournament results
The table below shows the 2007 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 | Notes |
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19–21 Jan | Women's World Cup of Golf | South Africa | Julieta Granada and Celeste Troche (n/a) | Team event co-sanctioned by the five main women's tours; unofficial prize money |
1–4 Feb | Women's Australian Open | Australia | Karrie Webb (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
8–11 Feb | ANZ Ladies Masters | Australia | Karrie Webb (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
3–6 May | Tenerife Ladies Open | Spain | Nikki Garrett (1) | |
10–13 May | Open De España Femenino | Spain | Nikki Garrett (2) | |
17–20 May | Ladies Swiss Open | Switzerland | Bettina Hauert (1) | |
23–26 May | BMW Ladies Italian Open | Italy | Trish Johnson (18) | |
1–3 Jun | Northern Ireland Ladies Open | Northern Ireland | Lisa Hall (2) | |
8–10 Jun | KLM Ladies Open | Netherlands | Gwladys Nocera (4) | |
15–17 Jun | Catalonia Ladies Masters | Spain | Ashleigh Simon (1) | |
21–24 Jun | Vediorbis Open de France | France | Linda Wessberg (2) | |
29 Jun – 1 Jul | Ladies Open of Portugal | Portugal | Sophie Giquel (1) | |
6–8 Jul | Ladies English Open | England | Becky Brewerton (1) | |
25–28 Jul | Evian Masters | France | Natalie Gulbis (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
2–5 Aug | Ricoh Women's British Open | Scotland | Lorena Ochoa (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
9–12 Aug | Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika | Sweden | Catriona Matthew (2) | |
16–19 Aug | Wales Ladies Championship of Europe | Wales | Joanne Mills (2) | |
24–26 Aug | SAS Masters | Norway | Suzann Pettersen (2) | |
31 Aug – 2 Sep | Finnair Masters | Finland | Bettina Hauert (2) | |
6–9 Sep | Nykredit Masters | Denmark | Lisa Hall (3) | |
14–16 Sep | Solheim Cup | Sweden | United States | Team event; no prize money |
20–22 Sep | De Vere Ladies Scottish Open | Scotland | Sophie Gustafson (12) | |
27–30 Sep | Austrian Ladies Open | Austria | Laura Davies (36) | |
4–6 Oct | Madrid Ladies Masters | Spain | Martina Eberl (1) | |
5–8 Dec | EMAAR-MGF Ladies Masters | India | Gwladys Nocera (5) | |
13–16 Dec | Dubai Ladies Masters | United Arab Emirates | Annika Sörenstam (13) |
Major championships are shown in bold.
Order of Merit rankings
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings |
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1 | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | €222,081.47 |
2 | Bettina Hauert | Germany | €219,863.10 |
3 | Gwladys Nocera | France | €207,824.97 |
4 | Trish Johnson | England | €202,467.75 |
5 | Maria Hjorth | Sweden | €198,282.54 |
6 | Catriona Matthew | Scotland | €178,750.61 |
7 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | €170,794.70 |
8 | Linda Wessberg | Sweden | €158,960.38 |
9 | Martina Eberl | Germany | €155,473.74 |
10 | Joanne Mills | Australia | €150,809.20 |