2015 Ladies European Tour

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2015 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2015 (2015-02) – December 2015 (2015-12)
Number of official events21
Most wins3: Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Order of Merit Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
Player of the Year Flag of Denmark.svg Nicole Broch Larsen
Rookie of the Year Flag of Denmark.svg Emily Kristine Pedersen
Lowest stroke average Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
2014
2016

The 2015 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2015. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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Schedule

The table below partially shows the 2015 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
DateTournamentHost countryWinner WWGR
points
Notes
15 Feb Volvik RACV Ladies Masters Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Su-Hyun Oh (1)15Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
22 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (2)37Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
1 Mar ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (3)19Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
15 Mar Mission Hills World Ladies Championship China Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu So-yeon (n/a) - individual
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu So-yeon & Inbee Park - team
19
29 Mar Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera (14)15
10 May Buick Championship China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (4)17
20 May Turkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid (5)12
21 Jun Deloitte Ladies Open Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon (4)12
5 Jul ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters England Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen (1)15
26 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebecca Artis (2)18
2 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open Scotland Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (n/a)100Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
9 Aug Tipsport Golf Masters Czech Republic Flag of England.svg Hannah Burke (1)14
6 Sep Helsingborg Open Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg Nicole Broch Larsen (1)10
13 Sep The Evian Championship France Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (4)100Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20 Sep Solheim Cup GermanyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
27 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Flag of France.svg Céline Herbin (1)16
11 Oct Xiamen International Ladies Open China Flag of South Korea.svg Hye In-yeom (1)12
25 Oct Hero Women's Indian Open India Flag of Denmark.svg Emily Kristine Pedersen (1)6Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
8 Nov Sanya Ladies Open China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Xiyu (2)16Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
6 Dec The Queens Japan Flag of Japan.svg LPGA of Japan Tour Team match play
12 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (5)17

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1 Shanshan Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 399,213
2 Melissa Reid Flag of England.svg  England 249,151
3 Nicole Broch Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 235,877
4 Gwladys Nocera Flag of France.svg  France 214,066
5 Beth Allen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 179,011
6 Emily Kristine Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 171,688
7 Rebecca Artis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 160,829
8 Charley Hull Flag of England.svg  England 135,416
9 Nanna Koerstz Madsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 134,769
10 Amy Boulden Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 125,634

Source: [1]

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References

  1. "Ladies European Tour 2015". Golf Live. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2023.