2012 Ladies European Tour

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2012 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2012 (2012-02) – December 2012 (2012-12)
Number of official events24
Most wins2 (tie):
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon
Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stacey Keating
Order of Merit Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda
Player of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda
Rookie of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda
Lowest stroke average Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
2011
2013

The 2012 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2012. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Contents

The tour featured 24 official money events. Carlota Ciganda, a rookie, won the Order of Merit with earnings of €251,290. She was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

The season was the first since 1983 not to include an event in the Nordic countries. The South African Women's Open was included for the first time. while the Ladies Open of Portugal was dropped from the schedule, having been a fixture since 2002. The Ladies British Masters, not played since 2001, was re-introduced, now with ISPS Handa as title sponsor.

The European Nations Cup was succeeded as team event by the World Ladies Championship.

Schedule

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
DatesTournamentHost countryWinner WWGR
points
Notes
2–5 Feb Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters Australia Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon (2)15.5Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
9–12 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda (n/a)43Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
17–19 Feb ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsey Wright (n/a)16Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
2–4 Mar World Ladies Championship China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (n/a) – individual
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng and Liying Ye – team
16
22–25 Mar Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn (10)16
3–5 May Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg Carly Booth (1)16
10–13 May Turkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon (3)16
24–27 May UniCredit Ladies German Open Germany Flag of France.svg Anne-Lise Caudal (2)16
1–3 Jun Deloitte Ladies Open Netherlands Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda (1)15
8–10 Jun Allianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Flag of Denmark.svg Line Vedel (1)15
14–17 Jun Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Switzerland Flag of Scotland.svg Carly Booth (2)15
22–24 Jun Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters Czech Republic Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid (4)15
13–15 Jul South African Women's Open South Africa Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Masson (1)15
26–29 Jul Evian Masters France Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (n/a)68Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
3–5 Aug Ladies Irish Open Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew (5)18.5
16–18 Aug ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters England Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lydia Hall (1)15
7–9 Sep UNIQA Ladies Golf Open Austria Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall (5)15
13–16 Sep Ricoh Women's British Open England Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (n/a)100Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
20–23 Sep Tenerife Open de España Femenino Spain Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stacey Keating (1)15
4–7 Oct Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stacey Keating (2)15
26–28 Oct China Suzhou Taihu Open China Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda (2)15Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
2–4 Nov Sanya Ladies Open China Flag of France.svg Cassandra Kirkland (1)15Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
30 Nov – 2 Dec Hero Women's Indian Open India Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum (1)15Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
5–8 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (n/a)18.5

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1 Carlota Ciganda Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 251,290
2 Caroline Masson Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 241,831
3 Shanshan Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 202,148
4 Julieta Granada Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 164,042
5 Carly Booth Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 164,020
6 Stacey Keating Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 159,782
7 Lee-Anne Pace Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 159,617
8 Diana Luna Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 150,477
9 Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England 130,293
10 Trish Johnson Flag of England.svg  England 124,438

Source: [1]

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References

  1. LET Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. pp. 159–200. Retrieved 25 September 2023.