2002 Ladies European Tour

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).

2002 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2002 (2002-02) – October 2002 (2002-10)
Number of official events15
Order of MeritSpain Paula Martí
2001
2003

Tournaments

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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.

Date Name Venue Location Winner Prize fund Prize fund (€) Notes
24 Feb ANZ Ladies Masters RACV Royal Pines Resort Australia   Annika Sörenstam (7) $750,000 €433,969 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
3 Mar AAMI Women's Australian Open Yarra Yarra Golf Club Australia   Karrie Webb (5) $500,000 €289,318 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
5 May Tenerife Ladies Open Golf Del Sur, San Miguel de Abona Spain   Raquel Carriedo (4) €200,000 €200,000
12 May Ladies Irish Open Killarney Golf & Fishing Club Ireland   Iben Tinning (1) €165,000 €165,000
19 May La Perla Ladies Italian Open UNA Poggio Dei Medici Golf Resort Italy   Iben Tinning (2) £117,000 €190,000
26 May Ladies Open de Costa Azul Aroeira Golf Club Portugal   Kanna Takanashi (n/a) €70,000 €70,000
2 Jun Caja Duero Open de Espana Femenino Campo de Golf de Salamanca Spain   Karine Icher (3) €250,000 €250,000
15 Jun Evian Masters Evian Masters Golf Club France   Annika Sörenstam (8) $2,100,000 €2,371,407 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
23 Jun Arras Open de France Dames Golf d'Arras France   Lynnette Brooky (2) €275,000 €275,000
4 Aug P4 Norwegian Masters Oslo Golf Club Norway   Laura Davies (34) £220,000 €363,880
11 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Turnberry GC Scotland   Karrie Webb (6) £1,000,000 €1,654,000 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
18 Aug Compaq Open Vasatorps Golfklubb Sweden   Annika Sörenstam (9) £300,000 €537,550
25 Aug Wales WPGA Championship of Europe Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Wales   Åsa Gottmo (1) £400,000 €661,600
22 Sep Solheim Cup Interlachen Country Club United States   United States Team event; no prize money Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
5 Oct Biarritz Ladies Classic Biarritz le Phare GC France   Sophie Gustafson (8) €165,000 €165,000

Major championships in bold.

Order of Merit rankings

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Rank Player Country Points
1 Paula Martí   Spain 6,589.50
2 Maria Hjorth   Sweden 6,483.65
3 Sophie Gustafson   Sweden 5,613.25
4 Iben Tinning   Denmark 5,472.46
5 Åsa Gottmo   Sweden 4,851.51
6 Karine Icher   France 4,642.04
7 Marine Monnet   France 4,500.13
8 Suzann Pettersen   Norway 4,403.40
9 Laura Davies   England 4,359.92
10 Raquel Carriedo   Spain 4,291.38

See also

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References

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