2013 Ladies European Tour
The 2013 Ladies European Tour is a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which takes place from February through December, 2013. The tournaments are sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
At present, the tour is scheduled to feature a total of 24 events, including the return of the Ladies Italian Open, which hasn't been on the tour since 2009. It also features the bi-annual Europe vs. USA Solheim Cup, which will rotate its turn to the United States for 2013. Also added to the tour is the Helsingborg Open in Sweden.
Leaving the tour for 2013 are the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open (Switzerland), the Ladies Irish Open (Ireland), and the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open (Austria).
The tour has chronologically moved some of the events. Moving upwards on the calendar are the South African Women's Open by three months, and the Open de España Femenino by three months. Moving back on the calendar are the Honma Pilsen Golf Masters by two months, The Evian Championship by two months, and the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open by three months.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2013 schedule. The numbers in the parentheses that will be after the winners' names will show the number of career wins that that player has only on the Ladies European Tour at the time of that particular win.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 Feb | Volvik RACV Ladies Masters |  Australia |
Karrie Webb (n/a) |
Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour |
| 8–10 Feb | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open |  New Zealand |
Lydia Ko (n/a, amateur) |
Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour |
| 14–17 Feb | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia |
 Jiyai Shin (n/a) |
Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour and the LPGA Tour |
| 7–10 Mar | Mission Hills World Ladies Championship |  China |
 Suzann Pettersen (6) - individual Inbee Park and Kim Ha-Neul - team |
|
| 28–31 Mar | Lalla Meryem Cup |  Morocco |
 Ariya Jutanugarn (1) |
|
| 19–21 Apr | South African Women's Open |  South Africa |
Marianne Skarpnord (3) |
|
| 9–12 May | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open |  Turkey |
Lee-Anne Pace (6) |
|
| 24–26 May | Deloitte Ladies Open |  Netherlands |
 Holly Clyburn (1) |
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| 30 May – 2 Jun | UniCredit Ladies German Open |  Germany |
 Carlota Ciganda (3) |
|
| 20–23 Jun | Allianz Ladies Slovak Open |  Slovakia |
 Gwladys Nocera (11) |
|
| 18–21 Jul | Open de España Femenino | Spain |
Lee-Anne Pace (7) |
|
| 26–28 Jul | ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters | England |
Karrie Webb (n/a) |
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| 1–4 Aug | Ricoh Women's British Open |  Scotland |
 Stacy Lewis (n/a) |
Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 9–11 Aug | Honma Pilsen Golf Masters |  Czech Republic |
Ann-Kathrin Lindner (1) |
|
| 16–18 Aug | Solheim Cup | United States |
 Europe |
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| 30 Aug – 1 Sep | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open | Scotland |
Catriona Matthew (6) |
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| 5–8 Sep | Helsingborg Open |  Sweden |
Rebecca Artis (1) |
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| 12–15 Sep | The Evian Championship | France |
Suzann Pettersen (7) |
Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 26–29 Sep | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | France |
Azahara Muñoz (2) |
|
| 25–27 Oct | Sanya Ladies Open | China |
Lee-Anne Pace (8) |
Co-sanctioned with the LAGT |
| 1–3 Nov | China Suzhou Taihu Open | China |
Gwladys Nocera (12) |
Co-sanctioned with the LAGT |
| 28–30 Nov | Hero Women's Indian Open |  India |
Thidapa Suwannapura (n/a) |
Co-sanctioned with the LAGT |
| 4–7 Dec | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters |  U.A.E. |
Pornanong Phatlum (2) |
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 518,449 |
| 2 | Lee-Anne Pace | South Africa | 250,927 |
| 3 | Lexi Thompson | United States | 228,794 |
| 4 | Gwladys Nocera | France | 221,288 |
| 5 | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 173,329 |
| 6 | Charley Hull | England | 135,994 |
| 7 | Holly Clyburn | England | 116,101 |
| 8 | Beatriz Recari | Spain | 114,936 |
| 9 | Shanshan Feng | China | 106,166 |
| 10 | Valentine Derrey | France | 97,685 |