2011 Ladies European Tour
The 2011 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2011. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
The tour featured 25 official money events, as well as the European Nations Cup and the Solheim Cup. Ai Miyazato won the Order of Merit with earnings of €363,080, despite only playing in two events. Caroline Hedwall won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honours, after finishing third in the Order of Merit and winning four events.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2011 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–6 Feb | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open |  Australia |  Yani Tseng (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 10–13 Feb | ANZ RACV Ladies Masters | Australia | Yani Tseng (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 17–20 Feb | Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open |  New Zealand | Kristie Smith (1) | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
| 31 Mar – 3 Apr | Lalla Meryem Cup |  Morocco |  Zuzana Kamasova (1) | |
| 14–17 Apr | European Nations Cup |  Spain |  Anna NordqvistSophie Gustafson | Team event; unofficial prize money |
| 5–8 May | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open |  Turkey |  Christel Boeljon (1) | |
| 13–15 May | ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open |  Portugal |  Ashleigh Simon (2) | |
| 19–22 May | UniCredit Ladies German Open |  Germany |  Diana Luna (4) | |
| 26–29 May | Allianz Ladies Slovak Open | Slovakia | Caroline Hedwall (1) | |
| 3–5 Jun | Deloitte Ladies Open | Netherlands |  Melissa Reid (2) | |
| 10–12 Jun | Tenerife Ladies Match Play | Spain |  Becky Brewerton | Unofficial price money |
| 16–19 Jun | Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open |  Switzerland | Diana Luna (5) | |
| 1–3 Jul | Finnair Masters |  Finland | Caroline Hedwall (2) | |
| 21–24 Jul | Evian Masters |  France |  Ai Miyazato (2) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 28–31 Jul | Ricoh Women's British Open |  Scotland | Yani Tseng (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
| 5–7 Aug | Ladies Irish Open |  Ireland |  Suzann Pettersen (5) | |
| 18–20 Aug | Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open | Scotland | Catriona Matthew (4) | |
| 2–4 Sep | UNIQA Ladies Golf Open |  Austria | Caroline Hedwall (3) | |
| 8–11 Sep | Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters |  Czech Republic | Jade Schaeffer (2) | |
| 15–18 Sep | Open De España Femenino | Spain | Melissa Reid (3) | |
| 23–25 Sep | Solheim Cup | Ireland |  Europe | Team event; no prize money |
| 29 Sep – 2 Oct | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | France | Felicity Johnson (2) | |
| 7–9 Oct | Sicilian Ladies Italian Open | Italy |  Christina Kim (1) | |
| 21–23 Oct | Sanya Ladies Open |  China | Frances Bondad (1) | Co-sanctioned by the LAGT |
| 28–30 Oct | Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open | China | Yani Tseng (n/a) | Co-sanctioned by the LAGT |
| 9–11 Dec | Hero Women's Indian Open |  India | Caroline Hedwall (4) | Co-sanctioned by the LAGT |
| 14–17 Dec | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters |  United Arab Emirates | Lexi Thompson (n/a) |
Major championships in bold.
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ai Miyazato | Japan | 363,080 |
| 2 | Melissa Reid | England | 286,578 |
| 3 | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 278,529 |
| 4 | Diana Luna | Italy | 223,405 |
| 5 | Lee-Anne Pace | South Africa | 209,444 |
| 6 | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 188,889 |
| 7 | Caroline Masson | Germany | 167,187 |
| 8 | Christel Boeljon | Netherlands | 161,172 |
| 9 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 142,087 |
| 10 | In-Kyung Kim |  South Korea | 141,275 |