2010 Ladies European Tour
The 2010 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2010. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
The tour featured 25 official money events, as well as the European Nations Cup. Lee-Anne Pace won the Order of Merit with earnings of €339,517.77, ahead of Laura Davies. In-Kyung Kim won Rookie of the Year honours, after finishing 4th in the Order of Merit.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–28 Feb | New Zealand Women's Open |  New Zealand |  Laura Davies (40) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 4–7 Mar | ANZ Ladies Masters |  Australia | Karrie Webb (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 11–14 Mar | Women's Australian Open | Australia |  Yani Tseng (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 18–20 Mar | Lalla Meryem Cup |  Morocco |  Anja Monke (3) | |
| 22–25 Apr | European Nations Cup |  Spain |  Anna Nordqvistand Sophie Gustafson | Team event; unofficial prize money |
| 7–9 May | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open |  Turkey | Melissa Reid (1) | |
| 13–16 May | UniCredit Ladies German Open | Germany | Laura Davies (41) | |
| 27–30 May | Allianz Ladies Slovak Open |  Slovakia | Maria Hernandez (1) | |
| 4–6 Jun | ABN AMRO Ladies Open |  Netherlands | Florentyna Parker (1) | |
| 17–20 Jun | Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open |  Switzerland |  Lee-Anne Pace (1) | |
| 25–27 Jun | Ladies Open of Portugal |  Portugal | Karen Lunn (9) | |
| 1–4 Jul | Tenerife Ladies Open | Spain | Trish Johnson (16) | |
| 22–25 Jul | Evian Masters |  France |  Jiyai Shin (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 29 Jul – 1 Aug | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | Yani Tseng (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 6–8 Aug | AIB Ladies Irish Open |  Ireland | Sophie Gustafson (14) | |
| 12–15 Aug | S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe |  Wales | Lee-Anne Pace (2) | |
| 18–20 Aug | Ladies Scottish Open |  Scotland | Virginie Lagoutte-Clément (3) | |
| 27–29 Aug | Finnair Masters |  Finland | Lee-Anne Pace (3) | |
| 3–5 Sep | UNIQA Ladies Golf Open |  Austria | Laura Davies (42) | |
| 9–12 Sep | Open de France Feminin | France | Trish Johnson (17) | |
| 16–19 Sep | Open De España Femenino | Spain | Laura Davies (43) | |
| 22–24 Oct | Sanya Ladies Open |  China | Lee-Anne Pace (4) | Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour |
| 29–31 Oct | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | China | Lee-Anne Pace (5) | Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour |
| 4–7 Nov | Daishin Securities-Tomato M Korea-European Ladies Masters | South Korea | Kim Hyun-ji (2) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour |
| 11–13 Nov | Hero Honda Women's Indian Open |  India | Laura Davies (44) | Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour |
| 8–11 Dec | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters |  United Arab Emirates |  Iben Tinning (6) |
Major championships in bold.
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee-Anne Pace | South Africa | €339,517.77 |
| 2 | Laura Davies | England | €311,573.48 |
| 3 | Melissa Reid | England | €270,871.59 |
| 4 | In-Kyung Kim | South Korea | €193,154.69 |
| 5 | Iben Tinning | Denmark | €163,562.50 |
| 6 | Virginie Lagoutte-Clément | France | €153,526.09 |
| 7 | Suzann Pettersen |  Norway | €149,489.66 |
| 8 | Florentyna Parker | England | €145,240.36 |
| 9 | Trish Johnson | England | €139,924.93 |
| 10 | Vikki Laing | Scotland | €126,733.57 |