title: 2003 Ladies European Tour
text: # 2003 Ladies European Tour
  
  The 2003 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2003. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
  
  ## Tournaments
  
  The table below shows the 2003 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.
  
  | Date | Name | Venue | Location | Winner | Prize fund | Prize fund (€) | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20–23 Feb | ANZ Ladies Masters | RACV Royal Pines Resort | Australia | Laura Davies (35) | $800,000 | €460,064 | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
  | 27–2 Mar | AAMI Women's Australian Open | Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club | Australia | Mhairi McKay (n/a) | $500,000 | €287,540 | Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour |
  | 1–4 May | Tenerife Ladies Open | Golf Las Americas | Spain | Elisabeth Esterl (1) | €200,000 | €200,000 | |
  | 15–18 May | La Perla Ladies Italian Open | UNA Poggio Dei Medici Golf Resort | Italy | Ludivine Kreutz (1) | €190,000 | €190,000 | |
  | 23–25 May | Lancia Ladies Open of Portugal | Aroeira Golf Club | Portugal | Alison Munt (3) | €165,000 | €165,000 | |
  | 29 May – 1 Jun | Open de España Femenino | Campo de Golf de Salamanca | Spain | Federica Dassù (6) | €250,000 | €250,000 | |
  | 13–15 Jun | Ladies Irish Open | Killarney Golf & Fishing Club | Ireland | Sophie Gustafson (9) | €165,000 | €165,000 | |
  | 19–22 Jun | Arras Open de France Dames | Golf d'Arras | France | Lynnette Brooky (3) | €275,000 | €275,000 | |
  | 23–26 Jul | Evian Masters | Evian Masters Golf Club | France | Juli Inkster (n/a) | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
  | 31 Jul – 3 Aug | Weetabix Women's British Open | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | England | Annika Sörenstam (10) | £1,050,000 | €1,670,445 | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
  | 7–10 Aug | HP Open | Royal Drottningholm Golf Club | Sweden | Sophie Gustafson (10) | £325,000 | €517,042 | |
  | 14–17 Aug | BT Ladies Open | Warrenpoint Golf Club | Northern Ireland | Sophie Gustafson (11) | £150,000 | €238,635 | |
  | 22–24 Aug | Wales WPGA Championship of Europe | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | Wales | Shani Waugh (2) | £400,000 | €636,360 | |
  | 12–14 Sep | Solheim Cup | Barsebäck Golf & Country Club | Sweden | Europe | Team event; no prize money | Team event; no prize money | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
  | 25–27 Sep | Biarritz Ladies Classic | Biarritz le Phare GC | France | Marlene Hedblom (1) | €165,000 | €165,000 | |
  
  Major championships in bold.
  
  ## Order of Merit rankings
  
  | Rank | Player | Country | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 917.95 |
  | 2 | Elisabeth Esterl | Germany | 702.46 |
  | 3 | Laura Davies | England | 681.25 |
  | 4 | Iben Tinning | Denmark | 466.15 |
  | 5 | Lynnette Brooky | New Zealand | 391.85 |
  | 6 | Ludivine Kreutz | France | 388.36 |
  | 7 | Shani Waugh | Australia | 386.55 |
  | 8 | Ana Sánchez | Spain | 372.70 |
  | 9 | Trish Johnson | England | 372.45 |
  | 10 | Stephanie Arricau | France | 326.34 |
  