2010 Ladies European Tour
Schedule
Table:
Dates
Tournament
Host country
Winner
Notes

25–28 Feb
New Zealand Women's Open
New Zealand
Laura Davies (40)
Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour

4–7 Mar
ANZ Ladies Masters
Australia
Karrie Webb (n/a)
Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour

11–14 Mar
Women's Australian Open
Australia
Yani Tseng (n/a)
Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour

18–20 Mar
Lalla Meryem Cup
Morocco
Anja Monke (3)

22–25 Apr
European Nations Cup
Spain
Anna Nordqvist
and Sophie Gustafson
Team event; unofficial prize money

7–9 May
Turkish Airlines Ladies Open
Turkey
Melissa Reid (1)

13–16 May
UniCredit Ladies German Open
Germany
Laura Davies (41)

27–30 May
Allianz Ladies Slovak Open
Slovakia
María Hernández (1)

4–6 Jun
ABN AMRO Ladies Open
Netherlands
Florentyna Parker (1)

17–20 Jun
Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open
Switzerland
Lee-Anne Pace (1)

25–27 Jun
Ladies Open of Portugal
Portugal
Karen Lunn (9)

1–4 Jul
Tenerife Ladies Open
Spain
Trish Johnson (16)

22–25 Jul
Evian Masters
France
Jiyai Shin (n/a)
Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour

29 Jul – 1 Aug
Ricoh Women's British Open
England
Yani Tseng (n/a)
Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour

6–8 Aug
AIB Ladies Irish Open
Ireland
Sophie Gustafson (14)

12–15 Aug
S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
Wales
Lee-Anne Pace (2)

18–20 Aug
Ladies Scottish Open
Scotland
Virginie Lagoutte-Clément (3)

27–29 Aug
Finnair Masters
Finland
Lee-Anne Pace (3)

3–5 Sep
UNIQA Ladies Golf Open
Austria
Laura Davies (42)

9–12 Sep
Open de France Feminin
France
Trish Johnson (17)

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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 .
Dame Laura Jane Davies , DBE ( born 5 October 1963 ) is an English female professional golfer . She has achieved the status of her nation 's most accomplished female golfer of modern times , being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list as well as winning the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) Order of Merit a record seven times : in 1985 , 1986 , 1992 , 1996 , 1999 , 2004 and 2006 . As of 2018 , Davies has 85 professional wins worldwide , with 20 on the LPGA Tour , including four majors . From 1985 to 2010 , she won at least one individual title somewhere in the world every season , except for 2005 , and was the first golfer , male or female , to win tournaments on five continents in one year . She is a member of U.S.-based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour . She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015 .
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 ) .
Karrie Ann Webb AO ( born 21 December 1974 ) is an Australian professional golfer . She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country . She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame . She has 41 wins on the LPGA Tour , more than any other active player .
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 .
Yani Tseng ( Chinese : 曾雅妮 Zēng Yǎní ; born 23 January 1989 ) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour . She is the youngest player ever , male or female , to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women 's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013 .
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 .
Anja Monke ( born 28 May 1977 ) is a German professional golfer . She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004 . Monke was born in Herford . In 2003 , she won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy , and was voted German Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year . In Autumn , with a handicap of +3 , she turned professional . Monke played for Germany with Miriam Nagl in 2006 and with Denise Simon in 2007 in the Women 's World Cup of Golf in South Africa . In September 2008 , she won her first professional tournament , the Vediorbis Open de France Dames . She then qualified for the LPGA Tour . In December 2008 , she won the Dubai Ladies Masters .
The European Nations Cup was a professional team golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that was held in Spain . It was played from 2008 to 2011 , and was a stroke play competition comprising fourballs for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds . It is an unofficial event and earnings do not count on the LET official money list .
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 .
Anna Maria Nordqvist ( born 10 June 1987 ) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour . She has won two major championships : the 2009 LPGA Championship and the 2017 Evian Championship .
Sophie Gustafson ( born 27 December 1973 ) is a Swedish professional golfer . She was a member of U.S.-based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour ( LET ) . She has five LPGA Tour and 23 international wins in her career , including victories on five of the six continents on which golf is played : North America , Europe , Australia , Africa and Asia . She is a four-time LET Order of Merit winner and represented Europe in the Solheim Cup on each team from 1998 to 2011 .
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 .
Melissa Rose Reid ( born 19 September 1987 ) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour .
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 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 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 ' .
Florentyna Parker ( born 20 June 1989 ) is an English professional golfer born in Germany .
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 .
Lee-Anne Pace ( born 15 February 1981 ) is a South African professional golfer . Pace was born in Paarl , Western Cape . She had a successful amateur collegiate career in the United States , where she attended Murray State University and the University of Tulsa , graduating with a degree in psychology . Having turned professional in 2005 , Pace played on the second tier Duramed Futures Tour in 2006 before qualifying for the LPGA Tour for 2007 at qualifying school . Having lost her card in the United States at the end of 2007 , she qualified for the Ladies European Tour for 2008 via qualifying school . She made her breakthrough in 2010 with five wins at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open , the S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe , the Finnair Masters , the Sanya Ladies Open , and the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open . She ended the season at the top of the Order of Merit and won the LET Player of the Year . After failing to win in 2012 , Pace had another big season in 2013 . Pace won her sixth Ladies European Tour event in May when she took a one stroke victory at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open . She followed that victory up with another in July , again winning by a stroke , at the Open De España Femenino . She concluded the 2013 season by winning in a playoff at the Sanya Ladies Open . The victory was her eighth on tour and netted her a second LET Player of the Year award .
The Ladies Open of Portugal was a women 's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place Portugal .
Portugal ( Portuguese : [ puɾtuˈɣal ] ) , officially the Portuguese Republic ( Portuguese : República Portuguesa [ ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ ] ) , [ note 5 ] is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula , in southwestern Europe . It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe , being bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain . Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira , both autonomous regions with their own regional governments . Portugal is the oldest nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe and the world , its territory having been continuously settled , invaded and fought over since prehistoric times . The pre-Celtic people , Iberians , Celts , Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigoths and Suebi Germanic peoples . After the Muslim conquests of the Iberian Peninsula , most of the territory was part of Al-Andalus until their expulsion . Portugal as a country was established during the early Christian Reconquista . Founded in 868 , the County of Portugal gained prominence after the Battle of São Mamede in 1128 . The Kingdom of Portugal was later proclaimed following the Battle of Ourique in 1139 , and independence from León was recognised by the Treaty of Zamora in 1143 . On 12 December 2017 , the Portuguese Navy commemorated the 700th anniversary of its official creation by King Denis of Portugal . Tracing its origins back to the 12th century , it is the oldest continuously serving navy in the world . In the 15th and 16th centuries , Portugal established the first global empire , becoming one of the world 's major economic , political and military powers .
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 Tenerife Ladies Open was a women 's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour , held on the Spanish island of Tenerife . The 72-hole event was played annually from 2002 to 2011 ; the format was modified in 2011 to a hybrid of stroke and match play . The results from the pro-am set the seeding for the field of 32 , then two rounds of match play to reduce to eight finalists , with a final round of stroke play .
Patricia Mary Trish Johnson ( born 17 January 1966 ) is an English professional golfer .
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 ) .
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 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 .
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 ) .
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 ( Irish : Éire [ ˈeːɾʲə ] ( listen ) ) , also known as the Republic of Ireland ( Poblacht na hÉireann ) , is a country in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland . The capital and largest city is Dublin , which is located on the eastern side of the island . Around a third of the country 's population of 4.9 million people resides in the greater Dublin area . The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland , a part of the United Kingdom . It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the Celtic Sea to the south , St George 's Channel to the south-east , and the Irish Sea to the east . It is a unitary , parliamentary republic . The legislature , the Oireachtas , consists of a lower house , Dáil Éireann , an upper house , Seanad Éireann , and an elected President ( Uachtarán ) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state , but with some important powers and duties . The head of government is the Taoiseach ( Prime Minister , literally 'Chief ' , a title not used in English ) , who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by the President ; the Taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers . The state was created as the Irish Free State in 1922 as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty . It had the status of Dominion until 1937 when a new constitution was adopted , in which the state was named Ireland and effectively became a republic , with an elected non-executive president as head of state . It was officially declared a republic in 1949 , following the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 . Ireland became a member of the United Nations in December 1955 .
The Wales Ladies Championship of Europe was a women 's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour . The tournament was first played in 1996 at Gleneagles in Scotland . It was titled as the McDonald 's WPGA Championship and was the first event on the tour to be played solely for charity . Following the withdrawal of McDonald 's as sponsors after just four years , there was a one-year break before the tournament returned to the tour in 2001 with a new home in Wales . It was last played in 2010 .
Wales ( Welsh : Cymru [ ˈkəmri ] ( listen ) ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 ( 8,023 sq mi ) . Wales has over 1,680 miles ( 2,700 km ) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon ( Yr Wyddfa ) , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Welsh national identity emerged among the Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century , and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations . Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England 's conquest of Wales , though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to Wales in the early 15th century . The whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 . Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century . Welsh Liberalism , exemplified in the early 20th century by Lloyd George , was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party . Welsh national feeling grew over the century ; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and the Welsh Language Society in 1962 . Established under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters .
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 .
Virginie Lagoutte-Clément ( born 2 February 1979 ) is a French professional golfer . Lagoutte was the French Amateur Champion in 2002 and the European Amateur Champion in 2003 . She turned professional in late 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004 . She competed as Virginie Lagoutte until her marriage in December 2006 . She has won three Ladies European Tour events , the 2005 KLM Ladies Open , the 2006 Finnair Masters , and the 2010 Ladies Scottish Open .
The Finnair Masters was a women 's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour . Held in Finland , the 54-hole event was founded in 2005 as the Ladies Finnish Masters . The title sponsor since 2006 has been Finnair , the country 's largest airline . The tournament was played every year at the Helsinki Golf Club and had one of the smaller prize funds on the tour . The last event was played in 2011 .
Finland ( Finnish : Suomi [ ˈsuo̯mi ] ( listen ) ; Swedish : Finland [ ˈfɪ̌nland ] ( listen ) , Finland Swedish : [ ˈfinlɑnd ] ) , officially the Republic of Finland ( Finnish : Suomen tasavalta , Swedish : Republiken Finland ( listen to all ) ) , [ note 1 ] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea , Gulf of Bothnia , and Gulf of Finland , between Sweden to the west , Russia to the east , Estonia to the south , and north-eastern Norway to the north . The capital and largest city is Helsinki . Other major cities are Espoo , Tampere , Vantaa , Oulu , Turku , Jyväskylä , Lahti and Kuopio . Finland 's population is 5.52 million as of July 2019 , the majority of whom live in the central and south of the country and speak Finnish , a Finnic language from the Uralic language family , unrelated to the Scandinavian languages . Finland is the eighth-largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . It is a parliamentary republic of 310 municipalities , and includes an autonomous region , the Åland Islands . Over 1.4 million people live in the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area , which produces one third of the country 's GDP . Swedish is the second official language of Finland , which is mainly spoken in certain coastal areas and on Åland . A large majority of Finns are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church . Finland was inhabited when the last ice age ended , approximately 9000 BC . Comb Ceramic culture introduced pottery 5200 BC and Corded Ware culture coincided with the start of agriculture between 3000 and 2500 BC . The Bronze Age and Iron Age were characterised by extensive contacts with other cultures in the Fennoscandian and Baltic regions .
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 .
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 .