2020 Ladies European Tour
| Duration | February 2020 – November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 (13 cancelled) |
| Most wins | 3: Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| Order of Merit | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| Player of the Year | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| Rookie of the Year |  Stephanie Kyriacou |
| Lowest stroke average | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).
The season was affected by the
LPGA Tour's five major championships.[1]
Schedule
The table below shows part of the 2020 schedule.[2] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names indicate the career wins on the Ladies European Tour, including that event, and is only shown for members of the tour.
- Key
| Major championships |
| Regular events |
| Team championships |
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–23 Feb | Australian Ladies Classic Bonville
|
Australia |  Stephanie Kyriacou (n/a,a)
|
10 | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
|
| 27 Feb – 1 Mar | Women's NSW Open | Australia |  Julia Engström (1)
|
6 | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
|
| 12–14 Mar | Investec South African Women's Open
|
South Africa |  Alice Hewson (1)
|
6 | |
| La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational | Spain | Postponed | – | ||
Mithra Belgian Ladies Open
|
Belgium | Cancelled[3] | – | ||
| Lalla Meryem Cup | Morocco | Postponed[4] | – | ||
Scandinavian Mixed
|
Sweden | Cancelled[4] | – | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
| |
( |
Jabra Ladies Open | France | Postponed | – | |
| Dutch Ladies Open | Netherlands | Cancelled | – | ||
Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open
|
Spain | Postponed | – | ||
( |
Evian Championship
|
France | Cancelled[1] | – | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
|
| ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | Cancelled[5] | – | New event | |
| 13–16 Aug | Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
|
Scotland |  Stacy Lewis (n/a)
|
34 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
|
| 20–23 Aug | AIG Women's British Open | England |  Sophia Popov (1)
|
100 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
|
| 28–30 Aug | Tipsport Czech Ladies Open
|
Czech Republic | Emily Kristine Pedersen (2)
|
6 | |
Creekhouse Ladies Open
|
Sweden | Cancelled[6] | – | New event | |
| 10–12 Sep | VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open
|
Switzerland |  Amy Boulden (1)
|
6 | |
| 17–19 Sep | Lacoste Ladies Open de France
|
France | Julia Engström (2)
|
6 | |
| Ladies European Thailand Championship | Thailand | Cancelled | – | ||
Hero Women's Indian Open
|
India | Cancelled[7] | – | ||
| 4–6 Nov | Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic
|
United Arab Emirates | Minjee Lee (2)
|
16.5 | |
| Magical Kenya Ladies Open | Kenya | Cancelled | – | ||
| 12–15 Nov[a] ( ( |
Aramco Saudi Ladies International | Saudi Arabia | Emily Kristine Pedersen (3)
|
14 | New event |
| 17–19 Nov | Saudi Ladies Team International
|
Saudi Arabia | Emily Kristine Pedersen (4)
|
14 | New event |
| 26–29 Nov | Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España
|
Spain | Emily Kristine Pedersen (5)
|
6 |
- ^ Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
Unofficial events
The following events appear on the schedule, but does not carry ranking points.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner(s) | WWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic women's golf competition | Japan | Postponed until 2021 | – | ||
| 17–19 Nov | Saudi Ladies Team International
|
Saudi Arabia | Matt Selby (a) | – | Team event |
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | Denmark |
1,249.35 |
| 2 | Julia Engström | Sweden |
415.70 |
| 3 | Stephanie Kyriacou | Australia |
323.78 |
| 4 | Manon De Roey |  Belgium |
317.45 |
| 5 | Sanna Nuutinen |  Finland |
312.56 |
| 6 | Azahara Muñoz |  Spain |
272.96 |
| 7 | Nuria Iturrioz | Spain |
256.02 |
| 8 | Georgia Hall | England |
255.37 |
| 9 | Anne Van Dam |
 Netherlands |
234.46 |
| 10 | Laura Fünfstück | Germany |
233.17 |
Source:[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Coronavirus & golf: LPGA Evian Championship in France cancelled". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour to 'unite' with LPGA". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Le Ladies European Tour reporte le Mithra Belgian Ladies Open" (in French). Golf.be. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Statement on Trophée Hassan II and Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik and Annika". LET. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ McKendry, Adam (2 April 2020). "Galgorm's 2020 World Invitiational cancelled due to coronavirus". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Creekhouse Ladies Open postponed to 2021". Ladies European Tour. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Hero Women's Indian Open to return in 2021". Ladies European Tour. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented by Public Investment Fund re-scheduled for October 2020". Ladies European Tour. 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia announces double-header of landmark LET events for November". Ladies European Tour. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Order of Merit – 2020 Season". Ladies European Tour.