Order of Merit and Seasonal Award Winners
The Order of Merit is awarded to the leading money winner on the tour, though for some years in the past a points system was used. The Player's Player of the Year award is voted by the members of the Tour for the member they believe has contributed the most to the season on the Tour. The Rookie of the Year (known as the Bill Johnson Trophy from 1999 to 2003 and now the Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year) is awarded to the leading first-year player on the Order of Merit rankings.
| Year | Order of Merit | Player of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Lowest stroke average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ai Miyazato | €363,080 | Caroline Hedwall | Caroline Hedwall | Suzann Pettersen | 69.36 |
| 2010 | Lee-Anne Pace | €339,518 | Lee-Anne Pace | In-Kyung Kim | Suzann Pettersen | 69.75 |
| 2009 | Sophie Gustafson | €281,315 | Catriona Matthew | Anna Nordqvist | Catriona Matthew | 70.83 |
| 2008 | Gwladys Nocera | €391,840 | Gwladys Nocera | Melissa Reid | Suzann Pettersen | 68.60 |
| 2007 | Sophie Gustafson | €222,081 | Bettina Hauert | Louise Stahle | Sophie Gustafson | 70.96 |
| 2006 | Laura Davies | €471,727 | Gwladys Nocera | Nikki Garrett | Annika Sörenstam | 68.33 |
| 2005 | Iben Tinning | €204,672 | Iben Tinning | Elisa Serramià | Laura Davies | 70.35 |
| 2004 | Laura Davies | 777.26 pts | Stéphanie Arricau | Minea Blomqvist | Laura Davies | 70.31 |
| 2003 | Sophie Gustafson | 917.95 pts | Sophie Gustafson | Rebecca Stevenson | Sophie Gustafson | 69.93 |
| 2002 | Paula Martí | 6,589 pts | Annika Sörenstam | Kirsty S. Taylor | Sophie Gustafson | 70.59 |
| 2001 | Raquel Carriedo | 10,661 pts | Raquel Carriedo | Suzann Pettersen | Catriona Matthew | 70.08 |
| 2000 | Sophie Gustafson | 8,777 pts | Sophie Gustafson | Giulia Sergas | Sophie Gustafson | 71.21 |
| 1999 | Laura Davies | £204,522 | Laura Davies | Elaine Ratcliffe | Laura Davies | 70.50 |
| 1998 | Helen Alfredsson | £125,975 | Sophie Gustafson | Laura Philo | Laura Davies | 71.96 |
| 1997 | Alison Nicholas | £94,590 | Alison Nicholas | Anna Berg | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 72.20 |
| 1996 | Laura Davies | £110,880 | Laura Davies | Anne-Marie Knight | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 71.39 |
| 1995 | Annika Sörenstam | £130,324 | Annika Sörenstam | Karrie Webb | Annika Sörenstam | 69.75 |
| 1994 | Liselotte Neumann | £102,750 | n/a | Tracy Hanson | Liselotte Neumann | 69.56 |
| 1993 | Karen Lunn | £81,266 | n/a | Annika Sörenstam | Laura Davies | 71.63 |
| 1992 | Laura Davies | £66,333 | n/a | Sandrine Mendiburu | Laura Davies | 70.35 |
| 1991 | Corinne Dibnah | £89,058 | n/a | Helen Wadsworth | Alison Nicholas | 71.71 |
| 1990 | Trish Johnson | £83,043 | n/a | Pearl Sinn | Trish Johnson | 70.64 |
| 1989 | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | £77,534 | n/a | Helen Alfredsson | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 70.84 |
| 1988 | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | £109,360 | n/a | Laurette Maritz | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 72.30 |
| 1987 | Dale Reid | £53,815 | n/a | Trish Johnson | Dale Reid | 72.70 |
| 1986 | Laura Davies | £37,500 | n/a | Patricia González | Laura Davies | 72.09 |
| 1985 | Laura Davies | £21,735 | n/a | Laura Davies | ||
| 1984 | Dale Reid | £28,239 | n/a | Kitrina Douglas | Dale Reid | 73.01 |
| 1983 | Muriel Thomson | £9,225 | n/a | n/a | Beverly Huke | 74.98 |
| 1982 | Jenny Lee Smith | £12,551 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 1981 | Jenny Lee Smith | £13,518 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 1980 | Muriel Thomson | £8,008 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 1979 | Catherine Panton-Lewis | £4,965 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
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