2012 Ladies European Tour
Schedule
Table:
Dates

Tournament

Host country

Winner

Notes

2–5 Feb

Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters

Australia

Christel Boeljon (2)

Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour

9–12 Feb

ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open

Australia

Jessica Korda (n/a)

Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour

17–19 Feb

ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open

New Zealand

Lindsey Wright (n/a)

Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour

2–4 Mar

World Ladies Championship

China

Shanshan Feng (n/a) – individual
Shanshan Feng and Liying Ye – team

22–25 Mar

Lalla Meryem Cup

Morocco

Karen Lunn (10)

3–5 May

Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open

Scotland

Carly Booth (1)

10–13 May

Turkish Airlines Ladies Open

Turkey

Christel Boeljon (3)

24–27 May

UniCredit Ladies German Open

Germany

Anne-Lise Caudal (2)

1–3 Jun

Deloitte Ladies Open

Netherlands

Carlota Ciganda (1)

8–10 Jun

Allianz Ladies Slovak Open

Slovakia

Line Vedel (1)

14–17 Jun

Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open

Switzerland

Carly Booth (2)

22–24 Jun

Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters

Czech Republic

Melissa Reid (4)

13–15 Jul

South African Women's Open

South Africa

Caroline Masson (1)

26–29 Jul

Evian Masters

France

Inbee Park (n/a)

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour

3–5 Aug

Ladies Irish Open

Ireland

Catriona Matthew (5)

16–18 Aug

ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters

England

Lydia Hall (1)

7–9 Sep

UNIQA Ladies Golf Open

Austria

Caroline Hedwall (5)

13–16 Sep

Ricoh Women's British Open

England

Jiyai Shin (n/a)

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour

20–23 Sep

Tenerife Open de España Femenino

Spain

Stacey Keating (1)

4–7 Oct

Lacoste Ladies Open de France

France

Stacey Keating (2)

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The RACV Gold Coast Challenge was a golf tournament played in Australia . It was one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and was co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) since 2001 . Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour . It has been played at the RACV Royal Pines Resort in Benowa , Queensland , a suburb of Gold Coast since 1992 . In 2007 the Masters was the richest women 's golf tournament in Australia , with a prize fund of A $ 800,000 . Although the 2008 prize fund dropped to A $ 600,000 , the tournament remained the richest in Australia . The 144 strong 2015 field consisted of 50 ALPG players , 50 LET players , 10 LPGA of Korea Tour players , 5 China Ladies Professional Golf Association players , 3 leading players from the Women 's World Golf Rankings and sponsor 's invitees . The tournament was founded in 1990 as a 54-hole stroke play event , and was originally called the Australian Ladies Masters . It expanded to 72 holes in 1994 . Australia 's most successful women golfer Karrie Webb won the event a record eight times .
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania , and numerous smaller islands . It is the largest country in Oceania and the world 's sixth-largest country by total area . The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard . Australia 's capital is Canberra , and its largest city is Sydney . The country 's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth , and Adelaide . Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century , who named it New Holland . In 1770 , Australia 's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788 , a date which became Australia 's national day . The population grew steadily in subsequent decades , and by the time of an 1850s gold rush , most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established . On 1 January 1901 , the six colonies federated , forming the Commonwealth of Australia . Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy , comprising six states and ten territories . Australia is the oldest , flattest , and driest inhabited continent , with the least fertile soils . It has a landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres ( 2,941,300 sq mi ) .
Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon ( born 30 July 1987 ) is a professional golfer from the Netherlands , currently playing on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour .
The Women 's Australian Open is a women 's professional golf tournament played in Australia , operated by Golf Australia and the ALPG Tour , long co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) . Beginning with the 2012 event , it is also co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . In 2008 , it was the second-richest women 's golf tournament on the ALPG Tour , with a prize fund of A $ 500,000 , and was raised to A $ 600,000 in 2010 . With the co-sanctioning by the LPGA , the total purse was nearly doubled , and was also fixed in U.S. dollars . The purse was US $ 1.1 million in 2012 , and increased again to its current level of US $ 1.2 million for 2013 . Since 2011 , the tournament 's name has been the ISPS Handa Women 's Australian Open . The Australian Ladies Open was founded in 1974 as a 54-hole event , but folded after 1978 . It was resurrected in 1994 as the Women 's Australian Open , this time as a 72-hole event . Annika Sörenstam won that year , which was her first professional win . It was also Karrie Webb 's professional debut , and she would later win the event five times . Starting in 2000 , the Ladies European Tour began co-sanctioning the tournament . Following the 2004 event , sponsorship difficulties caused the tournament to stop once again , but after a two-year hiatus the tournament returned in 2007 .
Jessica Regina Korda ( Czech : Jessica Kordová ) ( born February 27 , 1993 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour .
The New Zealand Women 's Open is a women 's professional golf tournament on the ALPG Tour . It was founded in 2009 and became a co-sanctioned event on the Ladies European Tour the following year . The 2017 edition was co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and not the LET .
New Zealand ( Māori : Aotearoa [ aɔˈtɛaɾɔa ] ) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . The country has two main landmasses - the North Island ( Te Ika-a-Māui ) , and the South Island ( Te Waipounamu ) - and around 600 smaller islands . It has a total land area of 268,000 square kilometres ( 103,500 sq mi ) . New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres ( 1,200 mi ) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometres ( 600 mi ) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because of its remoteness , it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal , fungal , and plant life . The country 's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions . New Zealand 's capital city is Wellington , and its most populous city is Auckland . Sometime between 1250 and 1300 , Polynesians settled in the islands and developed a distinctive Māori culture . In 1642 , Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight New Zealand . In 1840 , representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi , which declared British sovereignty over the islands . In 1841 , New Zealand became a colony within the British Empire and in 1907 it became a dominion ; it gained full statutory independence in 1947 and the British monarch remained the head of state .
Lindsey Elizabeth Wright ( born 31 December 1979 ) is an Australian professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour . She earned exempt status for the 2004 LPGA season in 2003 , and has been competing full-time on the Tour since .
The World Ladies Championship was a golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour . It was played at the Mission Hills Haikou , China from 2012 to 2015 . It moved to the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen in 2016 and returned to Haikou in 2017 . It was played as both an individual and team tournament . Only the individual event was an official money/official win event . Tournament names through the years :
China ( Chinese : 中国 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó ) , officially the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , is a country in East Asia and is the world 's most populous country , with a population of around 1.428 billion in 2017 . Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers ( 3,700,000 sq mi ) , it is the third largest country by area . [ j ] Governed by the Communist Party of China , the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , [ k ] five autonomous regions , four direct-controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ) , and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau . China emerged as one of the world 's first civilizations , in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain . For millennia , China 's political system was based on hereditary monarchies , or dynasties , beginning with the semi-mythical Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE . Since then , China has expanded , fractured , and re-unified numerous times . In the 3rd century BCE , the Qin reunited core China and established the first Chinese empire . The succeeding Han dynasty , which ruled from 206 BCE until 220 CE , saw some of the most advanced technology at that time , including papermaking and the compass , along with agricultural and medical improvements . The invention of gunpowder and movable type in the Tang dynasty ( 618-907 ) and Northern Song ( 960-1127 ) completed the Four Great Inventions . Tang culture spread widely in Asia , as the new Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and the Horn of Africa . Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution , when the Republic of China ( ROC ) replaced the Qing dynasty . China , as a whole , was ravaged by feudal warlordism and Japan during World War II .
Shanshan Feng ( Chinese : 冯珊珊 ; pinyin : Féng Shān Shān , Mandarin pronunciation : [ fə̌ŋ ʂə́ŋ ʂə́ŋ ] ; born 5 August 1989 ) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . She is the first player from China to become a member of the LPGA Tour , which she joined in 2008 . Feng has 10 victories on the tour , including the 2012 LPGA Championship , a major title , in which she shot a bogey-free 67 in the final round to win by two strokes . She is the first player from China to win an LPGA major championship , as well as the first player from mainland China ( male or female ) to win a major championship . Her best finish in 16 previous majors was a tie for 22nd at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship . With the victory , she moved from tenth to fifth in the Women 's World Golf Rankings . On 20 August 2016 , Feng won the Olympic bronze medal in women 's golf at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . From November 2017 to April 2018 , she was first in the Women 's World Golf Rankings .
The Lalla Meryem Cup is a women 's professional golf tournament in Morocco under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI . It was held in Rabat until it moved to Agadir in 2011 . It moved back to Rabat in 2016 . The tournament has been played annually since 1993 and is held alongside the Hassan II Golf Trophy . In 2010 it was added to the Ladies European Tour schedule and upgraded to a full field tournament having previously been limited to around 12 players . Both tournaments moved to Agadir in 2011 .
Morocco ( /məˈrɒkoʊ/ ( listen ) ; Arabic : المغرب , romanized : al-maġhrib , lit . 'place the sun sets ; the west ' ; Standard Moroccan Tamazight : ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ , romanized : lmeɣrib ; French : Maroc ) , officially the Kingdom of Morocco ( Arabic : المملكة المغربية , romanized : al-mamlakah al-maghribiyah , lit . 'The Western Kingdom ' ; Standard Moroccan Tamazight : ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ , romanized : tageldit n lmaɣrib ; French : Royaume du Maroc ) , is a country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa . It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west , with land border with Algeria to the east and Western Sahara to the south ( status disputed ) . Morocco also claims the exclaves of Ceuta , Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera , all of them under Spanish jurisdiction , as well as several small Spanish-controlled islands of its coast . The capital is Rabat and the largest city is Casablanca . Morocco spans an area of 710,850 km2 ( 274,460 sq mi ) and has a population of over 36 million . Since the foundation of the first Moroccan state by Idris I in 788 AD , the country has been ruled by a series of independent dynasties , reaching its zenith under Almoravid and Almohad rule , when it spanned parts of Iberia and northwestern Africa . The Marinid and Saadi dynasties resisted foreign domination into the 17th century , allowing Morocco to remain the only northwest African country to avoid Ottoman occupation . The Alaouite dynasty , which rules to this day , seized power in 1631 . The country 's strategic location near the mouth of the Mediterranean attracted the interest of Europe , and in 1912 , Morocco was divided into French and Spanish protectorates , with an international zone in Tangier . It regained its independence in 1956 , and has since remained comparatively stable and prosperous by regional standards , with the fifth largest economy in Africa .
Karen Marie Lunn ( born 21 March 1966 ) is an Australian professional golfer . She turned professional in 1985 and has spent much of her career on the Ladies European Tour , where she has won several tournaments including a Women 's British Open title in 1993 ( before that tournament was an LPGA major championship ) . She topped the Order of Merit in 1993 . In 2004 , Lunn was named the Ladies European Tour 's Chairman of the Board . She was born in Sydney , Australia , and now lives in Surrey , England .
The Ladies Scottish Open is a women 's professional golf tournament in Scotland on the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) . First played in 1986 , it became a regular fixture on the tour schedule in 2010 . Since 2017 it has been co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and played in late July , the week prior to the Women 's British Open . A 54-hole event from 2007 through 2016 , it returned to a 72-hole event .
Scotland ( Scots : Scotland , Scottish Gaelic : Alba [ ˈal̪ˠapə ] ( listen ) ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain , with a border with England to the southeast , and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west , the North Sea to the northeast , the Irish Sea to the south , and more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the European Early Middle Ages and continued to exist until 1707 . By inheritance in 1603 , James VI , King of Scots , became king of England and Ireland , thus forming a personal union of the three kingdoms . Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with England on 1 May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain . The union also created a new Parliament of Great Britain , which succeeded both the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England . In 1801 , Great Britain entered into a political union with Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( in 1922 , the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom , leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927 ) . Within Scotland , the monarchy of the United Kingdom has continued to use a variety of styles , titles and other royal symbols of statehood specific to the pre-union Kingdom of Scotland . The legal system within Scotland has also remained separate from those of England and Wales and Northern Ireland ; Scotland constitutes a distinct jurisdiction in both public and private law . The continued existence of legal , educational , religious and other institutions distinct from those in the remainder of the UK have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity since the 1707 union with England . In 1997 , a Scottish Parliament was re-established , in the form of a devolved unicameral legislature comprising 129 members , having authority over many areas of domestic policy . The head of the Scottish Government is the first minister of Scotland , who is supported by the deputy first minister of Scotland .
Carly Booth ( born 21 June 1992 ) is a Scottish professional golfer . At the end of 2009 , aged 17 , she became the youngest-ever Scot to qualify for the Ladies European Tour . Booth became the youngest ladies ' club champion in Britain at the age of 11 at Dunblane New .
The Turkish Airlines Ladies Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that was held at the National Golf Club in Belek , Antalya , Turkey . It was first played in 2008 but was cancelled the following year due to lack of sponsorship . It returned to the schedule in 2010 with Turkish Airlines sponsorship .
Turkey ( Turkish : Türkiye [ ˈtyɾcije ] ) , officially the Republic of Turkey ( Turkish : Türkiye Cumhuriyeti [ ˈtyɾcije dʒumˈhuːɾijeti ] ( listen ) ) , is a transcontinental country located mostly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe . East Thrace , the part of Turkey in Europe , is separated from Anatolia by the Sea of Marmara , the Bosporus and the Dardanelles ( collectively called the Turkish Straits ) . Istanbul , mostly located on the European side , is the largest city in the country while Ankara is the capital . Turkey is bordered by Greece and Bulgaria to its northwest , the Black Sea to its north , Georgia to its northeast , Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to its east , Iraq and Syria to its southeast , the Mediterranean Sea to its south , and the Aegean Sea to its west . Approximately 70 to 80 percent of the country 's citizens identify as Turkish , while Kurds are the largest minority at anywhere from 15 to 20 percent of the population . At various points in its history , the region has been inhabited by diverse civilisations including the Assyrians , Greeks , Thracians , Phrygians , Urartians , and Armenians . Hellenization started during the era of Alexander the Great and continued into the Byzantine era . The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century , and their victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 symbolises the start and foundation of Turkey . The Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm ruled Anatolia until the Mongol invasion in 1243 , when it disintegrated into small principalities called beyliks . Beginning in the late 13th century , the Ottomans started uniting beyliks and conquering the Balkans . After Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453 , Ottoman expansion continued under Selim I . During the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent the Ottoman Empire encompassed much of Southeast Europe , West Asia and North Africa and became a world power .
The Ladies German Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour schedule . It was held annually from 1984 to 2014 except for two interruptions , 1992 to 1994 and 2002 to 2007 .
Germany ( German : Deutschland , German pronunciation : [ ˈdɔʏtʃlant ] ) , constitutionally the Federal Republic of Germany ( German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland , listen ( help·info ) ) , [ f ] is a country in Central and Western Europe . It borders Denmark to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria and Switzerland to the south , France to the southwest , and Luxembourg , Belgium , and the Netherlands to the west . Germany includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres ( 137,988 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With 83 million inhabitants , it is the second most populous state of Europe after Russia , the most populous state lying entirely in Europe , as well as the most populous member state of the European Union . Germany is a very decentralised country . Its capital and largest metropolis is Berlin , while Frankfurt serves as its financial capital and has the country 's busiest airport . Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity . A region named Germania was documented before AD 100 . Beginning in the 10th century , German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century , northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation . After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire , the German Confederation was formed in 1815 . The German revolutions of 1848-49 resulted in the Frankfurt Parliament establishing major democratic rights .
The Dutch Ladies Open was a women 's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that was played in the Netherlands . It was first played in 1986 , and annually from 2004 to 2015 . Tournament names through the years :
The Netherlands ( Dutch : Nederland , [ ˈneːdərlɑnt ] ( listen ) ) , informally Holland , is a country in Northwestern Europe with some overseas territories in the Caribbean . In Europe , it consists of 12 provinces that border Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , with maritime borders in the North Sea with those countries and the United Kingdom . Together with the Caribbean Netherlands - Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba - it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . The official language is Dutch and a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian . In the north and east of the country , Low Saxon is also spoken , and in the southeast , Limburgish . In the Caribbean Netherlands English and Papiamento are recognised languages . The five largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague , Utrecht and Eindhoven . Amsterdam is the country 's most populous city and nominal capital , while The Hague holds the seat of the States General , Cabinet and Supreme Court . The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe , and the busiest in any country outside Asia . Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands , and the third busiest in Europe . The country is a founding member of the EU , Eurozone , G10 , NATO , OECD and WTO , as well as a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union . It hosts several intergovernmental organisations and international courts , many of which are centered in The Hague , which is consequently dubbed 'the world 's legal capital ' .
Carlota Ciganda Machiñena ( born 1 June 1990 ) is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour . She won the LET 's Order of Merit ( money title ) in her debut season in 2012 , and was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year .
The Ladies Slovak Open was a golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour . It was last played at the Golf Resort Tale in Brezno , Slovakia .
Slovakia ( /sloʊˈvækiə , -ˈvɑːk-/ ( listen ) ; Slovak : Slovensko [ ˈslɔʋɛnskɔ ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Slovak Republic ( Slovak : Slovenská republika , listen ( help·info ) ) , is a landlocked country in the eastern part of Central Europe . It is bordered by Poland to the north , Ukraine to the east , Hungary to the south , Austria to the southwest , and the Czech Republic to the northwest . Slovakia 's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres ( 19,000 sq mi ) and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5.6 million and consists mostly of Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava , and the second-largest city is Košice . The official language is Slovak . The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries . In the 7th century they played a significant role in the creation of Samo 's Empire and in the 9th century established the Principality of Nitra , which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia . In the 10th century , after the dissolution of Great Moravia , the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary , which would become the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 . In 1241 and 1242 , much of the territory was destroyed by the Mongols during their invasion of Central and Eastern Europe . The area was recovered largely thanks to Béla IV of Hungary who also settled Germans who became an important ethnic group in the area , especially in what are today parts of central and eastern Slovakia . After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , the Czechoslovak National Council established Czechoslovakia ( 1918-1939 ) .
The Ladies Swiss Open was a women 's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Switzerland . It was first played in 1988 , again in 1996 and 1997 , and returned to the tour schedule in 2006 , with Deutsche Bank as the title sponsor . The last event was played in 2012 .
Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a country situated in the confluence of western , central , and southern Europe . [ note 4 ] It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons , with federal authorities seated in Bern . [ note 1 ] Switzerland is a landlocked country bordered by Italy to the south , France to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . It is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau , the Alps , and the Jura , spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 ( 15,940 sq mi ) , and land area of 39,997 km2 ( 15,443 sq mi ) . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are located , among them the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva . The establishment of the Old Swiss Confederacy dates to the late medieval period , resulting from a series of military successes against Austria and Burgundy . Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire was formally recognized in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 . The Federal Charter of 1291 is considered the founding document of Switzerland which is celebrated on Swiss National Day . Since the Reformation of the 16th century , Switzerland has maintained a strong policy of armed neutrality ; it has not fought an international war since 1815 and did not join the United Nations until 2002 . Nevertheless , it pursues an active foreign policy and is frequently involved in peace-building processes around the world . Switzerland is the birthplace of the Red Cross , one of the world 's oldest and best known humanitarian organisations , and is home to numerous international organisations , including the second largest UN office . It is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association , but notably not part of the European Union , the European Economic Area or the Eurozone .
The Tipsport Golf Masters was a golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour . It was played at the Golf Park Plzeň - Dýšina in Plzeň , Czech Republic . Tournament names through the years :
The Czech Republic ( /ˈtʃɛk -/ ( listen ) ; Czech : Česká republika [ ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpublɪka ] ( listen ) ) , also known by its short-form name , Czechia ( /ˈtʃɛkiə/ ( listen ) ; Czech : Česko [ ˈtʃɛsko ] ( listen ) ) , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Poland to the northeast , Slovakia to the southeast , Austria to the south , and Germany to the west . The Czech Republic is a landlocked country with a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,866 square kilometers ( 30,450 sq mi ) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , with 10.7 million inhabitants . Its capital and largest city is Prague , with 1.3 million residents ; other major cities are Brno , Ostrava , Olomouc and Pilsen . The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia . The Czech state was formed in the late ninth century as the Duchy of Bohemia under the Great Moravian Empire . In 1002 , the duchy was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire along with the Kingdom of Germany , the Kingdom of Burgundy , the Kingdom of Italy ; and became the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198 , reaching its greatest territorial extent in the 14th century . Prague was the imperial seat in periods between the 14th and 17th century . The Protestant Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century led to the Hussite Wars , the first of many conflicts with the Catholic Church . Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526 , the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg Monarchy . The Protestant Bohemian Revolt ( 1618-20 ) against the Catholic Habsburgs led to the Thirty Years ' War . After the Battle of the White Mountain , the Habsburgs consolidated their rule , eradicated Protestantism , reimposed Catholicism , and adopted a policy of gradual Germanization .
Melissa Rose Reid ( born 19 September 1987 ) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour .
The South African Women 's Open is a golf tournament . It was first played in 1988 , is sanctioned by the Women 's PGA of South Africa and is played as part of the Sunshine Ladies Tour . The tournament has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour 2012-2014 and from 2018 . The title sponsor is Investec and the host sponsor is the City of Cape Town .
South Africa , officially the Republic of South Africa ( RSA ) , is the southernmost country in Africa . It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres ( 1,739 mi ) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans ; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia , Botswana , and Zimbabwe ; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ( Swaziland ) ; and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho . South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 24th-largest country in the world by land area and , with over 58 million people , is also the world 's 24th-most populous nation . It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere . About 80 percent of South Africans are of Bantu ancestry , divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different African languages , nine of which have official status . The remaining population consists of Africa 's largest communities of European , Asian ( Indian ) , and multiracial ( Coloured ) ancestry . South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures , languages , and religions . Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution 's recognition of 11 official languages , which is the fourth-highest number in the world . Two of these languages are of European origin : Afrikaans developed from Dutch and serves as the first language of most coloured and white South Africans ; English reflects the legacy of British colonialism , and is commonly used in public and commercial life , though it is fourth-ranked as a spoken first language . The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup d'état , and regular elections have been held for almost a century . However , the vast majority of black South Africans were not enfranchised until 1994 . During the 20th century , the black majority sought to claim more rights from the dominant white minority , with this struggle playing a large role in the country 's recent history and politics .
Caroline Masson ( born 14 May 1989 ) is a German professional golfer , currently playing on the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) .
The Evian Championship is a women 's professional golf tournament in France , played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains . It was originally held in June , moved to July in 2003 , and moved again to September in 2013 . It will return to a July date in 2019 . Founded 26 years ago in 1994 on the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) as the Evian Masters , it is one of two major championships on the LET . Not originally a major on the LPGA Tour , it became an LPGA co-sanctioned event in 2000 , which included a significant increase in purse size . Its current purse of US $ 3.85 million is the second-richest in women 's golf , after the U.S. Women 's Open ( $ 5 million in 2017 ) . The purse will increase to $ 4.1 million in 2019 . Originally a mid-June event , it was played in late July from 2003 to 2012 , then moved to mid-September in 2013 when it became the final major for both tours . The average elevation of the course is approximately 480 metres ( 1,575 ft ) above sea level and overlooks nearby Lake Geneva to the north . In July 2011 it was announced that beginning in 2013 , the Evian Masters would be renamed The Evian Championship and would become the fifth major on the LPGA Tour schedule and move to September . After the 2017 Evian Championship was reduced to 54 holes , LPGA commissioner Mike Whan admitted it was a mistake to move the major to a September date and vowed to move it back to summer by 2019 . Furthermore , major changes in 2019 for the majors in men 's golf , which will now be held in consecutive months - April , May , June , July - means the Evian can be held in August and be the final major in professional golf , men 's or women 's .
France ( French : [ fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ) , officially the French Republic ( French : République française , pronounced [ ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz ] ( listen ) ) , is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . [ XIII ] The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . It is bordered by Belgium , Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast , Switzerland and Italy to the east , and Andorra and Spain to the south . The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . The country 's 18 integral regions ( five of which are situated overseas ) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres ( 248,573 sq mi ) and a total population of 67.02 million ( as of July 2019 [ update ] ) . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban areas include Lyon , Marseille , Toulouse , Bordeaux , Lille and Nice . France , including its overseas territories , has the most number of time zones of any country , with a total of 12 . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . Rome annexed the area in 51 BC , holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476 , who formed the Kingdom of Francia . The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia , Middle Francia and West Francia . West Francia , which became the Kingdom of France in 987 , emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , following its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337-1453 ) .
Inbee Park ( Korean : 박인비 ; Hanja : 朴仁妃 , pronounced [ pɐɡinbi ] or [ pɐk̚ ] [ inbi ] ; born 12 July 1988 ) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour . She has been the number one ranked player in the Women 's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs : April 2013 to June 2014 , October 2014 to February 2015 , June 2015 to October 2015 , and from April to July 2018 . Park has won seven major championships in her career , including three consecutive major wins during the 2013 season , becoming only the fourth LPGA Tour player to win three majors in a calendar year . She is the youngest player to win the U.S. Women 's Open and the second player , after Annika Sorenstam , to win the Women 's PGA Championship three years in a row . Park is only the seventh player to win four different majors during her career and capture a career Grand Slam . In 2016 , she won the first Olympic gold medal since 1900 in the women 's individual tournament . Park has endorsement deals with KB Financial Group , Srixon , Panasonic , Lynx , Jeju Samdasoo & Mercedes-Benz .
The Ladies Irish Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) , held in the Republic of Ireland . It was part of the LET schedule in 1983 and 1984 in Northern Ireland ; the 1984 event was co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . After nearly a decade 's absence , it returned in 1994 for ten editions through 2003 , all in the Republic of Ireland . After a four-year hiatus , the tournament was revived again in 2008 as part of the buildup to the 2011 Solheim Cup , scheduled for late September at Killeen Castle in County Meath . Killeen Castle hosted the Ladies Irish Open in 2010 and 2011 in early August , the week following the Women 's British Open . The last event was played in 2012 . At St. Margaret 's in 1995 , Laura Davies recorded a 72-hole total of 267 ( −25 ) , 16 strokes clear of runner-up Åsa Gottmo , setting world records for the lowest aggregate score and the biggest margin of victory in women 's professional golf . Multiple winners are Sophie Gustafson ( 1998 , 2000 , 2003 , 2010 ) , Suzann Pettersen ( 2008 , 2011 ) and Laura Davies ( 1994 , 1995 ) .
Ireland ( /ˈaɪərlənd/ ( listen ) ; Irish : Éire [ ˈeːɾʲə ] ( listen ) ; Ulster-Scots : Airlann [ ˈɑːrlən ] ) is an island in the North Atlantic . It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel , the Irish Sea , and St George 's Channel . Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles , the third-largest in Europe , and the twentieth-largest on Earth . Geopolitically , Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland ( officially named Ireland ) , which covers five-sixths of the island , and Northern Ireland , which is part of the United Kingdom . In 2011 , the population of Ireland was about 6.6 million , ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain . As of 2016 , 4.8 million live in the Republic of Ireland , and 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland . The geography of Ireland comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain , with several navigable rivers extending inland . Its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature . Much of Ireland was woodland until the end of the Middle Ages . Today , woodland makes up about 10% of the island , compared with a European average of over 33% , and most of it is non-native conifer plantations . There are twenty-six extant land mammal species native to Ireland . The Irish climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and thus very moderate , and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area , although summers are cooler than those in continental Europe .
Catriona Isobel Matthew OBE ( née Lambert ; born 25 August 1969 ) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the US-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour .
The ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters was a golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour . It was last played at the Golf Club Hubbelrath in Düsseldorf , Germany . The Ladies British Masters was first played at Mottram Hall in the North West of England in 2000 and 2001 . After a ten-year hiatus , it was re-established in 2012 at Buckinghamshire Golf Club near London , home to the Ladies European Tours headquarters . Held 16-18 August , it fell between the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , 20 minutes away . The tournament was renamed the Ladies European Masters in 2013 to signify its importance on the LET schedule , with ISPS Handa remaining the title sponsor .
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north . The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain , which lies in the North Atlantic , and includes over 100 smaller islands , such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight . It is the largest country of British Isles . The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period , but takes its name from the Angles , a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula , who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries . England became a unified state in the 10th century , and since the Age of Discovery , which began during the 15th century , has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world . The English language , the Anglican Church , and English law - the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world - developed in England , and the country 's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations . The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England , transforming its society into the world 's first industrialised nation . England 's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains , especially in central and southern England . However , there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north ( for example , the Lake District and Pennines ) and in the west ( for example , Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills ) .
Lydia Gail Hall ( born 14 December 1987 ) is a Welsh professional golfer and currently plays on the Ladies European Tour . In 2012 , she won the ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters , her first Ladies European Tour win . In 2016 , she won the Welsh National PGA Championship , the first woman to win a PGA national tournament . She is the daughter of Wayne Hall , a rugby union player , who played one match for Wales in 1988 .
The Austrian Ladies Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that is held in Austria . It was first played in 1994 and last played in 2012 .
Austria ( /ˈɒstriə/ ( listen ) , /ˈɔːs-/ ; German : Österreich [ ˈøːstɐʁaɪ̯ç ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Republic of Austria ( German : Republik Österreich , listen ( help·info ) ) , is a landlocked East Alpine country in the southern part of Central Europe . It is composed of nine federated states ( Bundesländer ) , one of which is Vienna , Austria 's capital and its largest city . It is bordered by Germany to the northwest , Czech Republic to the north , Slovakia to the northeast , Hungary to the east , Slovenia and Italy to the south , and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west . Austria occupies an area of 83,879 km2 ( 32,386 sq mi ) and has a population of nearly 9 million people . While German is the country 's official language , many Austrians communicate informally in a variety of Bavarian dialects . Austria initially emerged as a margraviate around 976 and developed into a duchy and archduchy . In the 16th century , Austria started serving as the heart of the Habsburg Monarchy and the junior branch of the House of Habsburg - one of the most influential royal dynasties in history . As an archduchy , it was a major component and administrative centre of the Holy Roman Empire . Early in the 19th century , Austria established its own empire , which became a great power and the leading force of the German Confederation but pursued its own course independently of the other German states . Following the Austro-Prussian War and the compromise with Hungary , the Dual Monarchy was established . Austria was involved in World War I under Emperor Franz Joseph following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand , the presumptive successor to the Austro-Hungarian throne . After the defeat and the dissolution of the Monarchy , the Republic of German-Austria was proclaimed with the intent of the union with Germany , which eventually failed because of the Allied Powers and the state remained unrecognized .
Caroline Hedwall ( born 13 May 1989 ) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) and the LPGA Tour . She lives in Löddeköpinge , Sweden . Hedwall started to play golf at age eight and accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University in 2008 . She is the daughter of Yvonne and Claes Hedwall and has a twin sister , Jacqueline , who also played collegiate golf in the United States , at Louisiana State University . Hedwall enjoyed a successful amateur career , winning the European Team Championship in 2008 and 2010 , the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007 and 2009 , and the World Amateur Championship in 2008 . While at Oklahoma State she was the 2010 NCAA Individual Champion , 2010 NGCA Player of the Year , 2010 Golfstat Cup Winner , 2009 and 2010 First-Team All-American , and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010 . She was the medalist at the final stage of LET Qualifying School , a nine stroke victory on 19 December 2010 to earn her LET card for 2011 . In 2011 , she won the New South Wales Open in Australia on the ALPG Tour in her pro debut in January . On the LET , she won the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open in May , Finnair Masters in July , UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in September , and the Hero Women 's Indian Open in December . She was a captain 's selection to the European team for the 2011 Solheim Cup in Ireland . She ended the year by winning the LET Player of the Year and LET Rookie of the Year awards . Hedwall was again a captain 's pick for Team Europe at the 2013 Solheim Cup in the Denver area .
The Women 's British Open is a major championship in women 's professional golf . It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour as a major . The reigning champion is Hinako Shibuno , who won by one stroke at Woburn Golf and Country Club in 2019 . Since it became an LPGA major in 2001 it has generally been played in late July or early August . The 2012 edition was scheduled for mid-September , due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , while the 2014 event was played in mid-July , the week prior to the Open Championship . In 2019 it was known as the AIG Women 's British Open . From 2007 to 2018 , it was called the Ricoh Women 's British Open while the previous twenty editions ( 1987-2006 ) were sponsored by Weetabix , a breakfast cereal .
Jiyai Shin ( Korean : 신지애 Shin Ji-ae , [ ɕin dʑi.ɛː ] ; born 28 April 1988 ) is a former world No . 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour as of the 2019 golf season . Shin previously played primarily on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour ( KLPGA ) . She has broken existing KLPGA records , winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007 . In 2008 , playing only 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour as a non-member , she won three events , including the Women 's British Open and the ADT Championship . She has been ranked No . 1 in the Women 's World Golf Rankings for 25 weeks and was the first Asian to be ranked No . 1 .
The Open de España Femenino is a professional golf tournament that has been part of the Ladies European Tour schedule since 2002 . Between 1982 and 1996 there were several unofficial editions of the tournament .
Spain ( Spanish : España [ esˈpaɲa ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish : Reino de España ) , [ a ] [ b ] is a country in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of Spanish territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean . Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula . Its territory also includes two archipelagoes : the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa , and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea . The African enclaves of Ceuta , Melilla , and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ( Morocco ) . [ h ] Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory . The country 's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar ; to the north and northeast by France , Andorra , and the Bay of Biscay ; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean . With an area of 505,990 km2 ( 195,360 sq mi ) , Spain is the largest country in Southern Europe , the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union , and the fourth largest country in the European continent . By population ( about 47 million ) , Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union . Spain 's capital and largest city is Madrid ; other major urban areas include Barcelona , Valencia , Seville , Zaragoza , Málaga and Bilbao . Modern humans first arrived in the Iberian Peninsula around 35,000 years ago . Iberian cultures along with ancient Phoenician , Greek , Celtic and Carthaginian settlements developed on the peninsula until it came under Roman rule around 200 BCE , after which the region was named Hispania , based on the earlier Phoenician name Sp ( a ) n or Spania . At the end of the Western Roman Empire the Germanic tribal confederations migrated from Central Europe , invaded the Iberian peninsula and established relatively independent realms in its western provinces , including the Suebi , Alans and Vandals .
Stacey Keating ( born 21 June 1986 ) is an Australian golfer who won the 2012 Open de France Dames and 2012 Open De España Femenino . Originally from Werneth , near Colac , Victoria , she and competed at the 2013 U.S. Women 's Open , where she missed the cut . Keating won twice on the Ladies European Tour in 2012 and finished sixth on the Order of Merit . In December 2013 , Keating earned conditional status on the LPGA Tour for the 2014 season by finishing tied for 38th place at the final stage of Q-school .
The Open de France Dames is a women 's professional golf tournament in France on the Ladies European Tour . It has been played annually since 1987 , with four exceptions : 1990 , 1991 , 1992 , and 1998 .