2005 - Women Europe
The winners in the category "2005 - Women Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
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Played as the Catalonia Ladies Masters (Sept 22-24; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Gwladys Nocera (Fra), Paula Marti (Esp) and Sophie Sandolo (Italy) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Icher (Fra). [Platja de Pals GC, Pals, nr Girona, Spain].
Europe
OTP Bank
Played as the OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open (July 14-16). Second-placed Samantha Head (Eng), Lora Fairclough (Eng) and defending champion Minea Blomqvist (Fin) finished 4 shots behind Kreutz (Fra). [Old Lake GC, Tata, Hungary].
Europe
Evian
Played as the Evian Masters (July 20-23; LET/LPGA Trs event; recognised as a major ch'ship by the LET, but not by the LPGA Tour). Michelle Wie (USA, amateur) and Lorena Ochoa (Mex) finished 8 shots behind 18-year old Creamer (USA). [Evian Masters GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
Europe
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Played as the Finnish Ladies Masters (Aug 26-28). Second-placed Suzann Petersen (Nor), Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe), Caroline Westrup (Swe, amateur) and Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) finished 1 shot behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Sorensen (Den). Reduced to 36 holes after a mini-tornado (almost unheard of in Finland) tore through the course during the third round. [Helsinki GC, Tali, Helsinki, Finland].
Europe
Siemens
Played as the Siemens Austrian Ladies Open (May 26-29; for the first time since 2000). Second-placed Gwladys Nocera (Fra) finished 1 shot behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Piovano (Italy), who eagled the final hole to snatch victory. [Golfclub Föhrenwald, Wiener Neustadt, Austria].
Europe
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Played as the Wales Ladies Championship of Europe (Aug 11-14). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) and defending champion Trish Johnson (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Taylor (Eng), who claimed her first professional tour victory. In the first round Taylor shot an LET 18-hole record score of 61. [Machynys Peninsula G&CC, Llanelli, South Wales].
Europe
KLM
Played as the KLM Ladies Open (Sept 16-18). First-time Ladies European Tour winner Lagoutte (Fra) beat Eleanor Pilgrim (Wales) at the second playoff hole. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].
Europe
KSPoker
Played as the KSPoker Ladies English Open (July 8-10). Second-placed Minea Blomqvist (Fin) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Hjorth (Swe), who recorded her second LET win. [Chart Hills GC, Biddenden, Kent].
Europe
Vediorbis
Played as the Vediorbis Arras Open de France Dames (June 9-12). Second-placed Trish Johnson (Eng) finished 1 shot behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Zorzi (Italy). [Arras Golf Resort, Anzin-Saint-Aubin, nr Arras, Pas-de-Calais].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies Italian Open (June 2-5). Second-placed Veronica Zorzi (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Tinning (Den). [Parco de' Medici GC, Rome].
Europe
Algarve
Played as the Algarve Ladies Open of Portugal (June 24-26). Second-placed Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Ekelundh (Swe). [Gramacho course, Pestana Golf, Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
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Played as the Open de España Femenino (May 12-15). Second-placed Linda Wessberg (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Tinning (Den). [Panorámica G&CC, Sant Jordi, Castellón, Spain].
Europe
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Played as the Lalla Meryem Cup (Feb 24-27; unofficial limited-field event). Ana Belén Sánchez (Esp) beat Rebecca Hudson (Eng) at the second playoff hole. [Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].
Europe
Nykredit
The inaugural Nykredit Masters (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Lora Fairclough (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Tinning (Den), who recorded her fifth LET win. [Kokkedal GK, nr Copenhagen, Denmark].
Europe
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Played as the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika (Aug 4-7; formerly the HP Open). Second-placed Natalie Gulbis (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Annika Sörenstam (Swe). [Ocean course, Barsebäck G&CC, nr Malmö, Sweden; at the time called the Masters course].
Europe
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Played as the Tenerife Ladies Open (April 7-10). Second-placed Miriam Nagl (Ger) finished 2 shots behind Kreutz (Fra), who recorded her second LET win. [Golf Costa Adeje, nr Playa de las Américas, Tenerife].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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