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 brackets after the winners' names indicate the career wins on the Ladies European Tour, including that event, and is only shown for members of the tour.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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| 1–3 Feb | Volvik RACV Ladies Masters | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour |
| 8–10 Feb | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open |  |
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Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour |
| 14–17 Feb | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | |
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Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour and the LPGA Tour |
| 7–10 Mar | Mission Hills World Ladies Championship |  |
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| 28–31 Mar | Lalla Meryem Cup |  |
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| 19–21 Apr | South African Women's Open |  |
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| 9–12 May | Turkish Airlines Ladies Open |  |
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| 24–26 May | Deloitte Ladies Open |  |
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| 30 May – 2 Jun | UniCredit Ladies German Open |  |
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| 20–23 Jun | Allianz Ladies Slovak Open |  |
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| 18–21 Jul | Open de España Femenino | |
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| 26–28 Jul | ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters | |
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| 1–4 Aug | Ricoh Women's British Open |  |
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Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 9–11 Aug | Honma Pilsen Golf Masters |  |
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| 16–18 Aug | Solheim Cup | |
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| 30 Aug – 1 Sep | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open | |
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| 5–8 Sep | Helsingborg Open |  |
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| 12–15 Sep | The Evian Championship | |
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Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 26–29 Sep | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | |
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| 25–27 Oct | Sanya Ladies Open | |
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Co-sanctioned with the LAGT |
| 1–3 Nov | China Suzhou Taihu Open | |
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Co-sanctioned with the LAGT |
| 28–30 Nov | Hero Women's Indian Open |  |
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Co-sanctioned with the LAGT |
| 4–7 Dec | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters |  |
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Order of Merit rankings
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (€) |
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| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | | 518,449 |
| 2 | Lee-Anne Pace | | 250,927 |
| 3 | Lexi Thompson | | 228,794 |
| 4 | Gwladys Nocera | | 221,288 |
| 5 | Carlota Ciganda | | 173,329 |
| 6 | Charley Hull | | 135,994 |
| 7 | Holly Clyburn | | 116,101 |
| 8 | Beatriz Recari | | 114,936 |
| 9 | Shanshan Feng | | 106,166 |
| 10 | Valentine Derrey | | 97,685 |