2016 Ladies European Tour

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2016 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2016 (2016-02) – December 2016 (2016-12)
Number of official events21
Most wins2 (tie):
Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen
Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
Order of Merit Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen
Rookie of the Year Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok
Lowest stroke average Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
2015
2017

The 2016 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2016. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET). [1]

Contents

Schedule

The table below shows the 2016 schedule. [1] 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
14 Feb ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (5)16Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
21 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Flag of Japan.svg Haru Nomura (n/a)26Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
28 Feb RACV Ladies Masters Australia Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin (4)17.5Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
13 Mar World Ladies Championship China Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jung-min (1) - individual
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jung-min & Ko Jin-young - team
19Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Korea Tour and China LPGA Tour
8 May Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Iturrioz (1)12
15 May Buick Championship China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (6)16.5Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour
19 Jun Tipsport Golf Masters Czech Republic Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1)8
24 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Flag of France.svg Isabelle Boineau (1)12
31 Jul Ricoh Women's British Open England Flag of Thailand.svg Ariya Jutanugarn (2)100Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20 Aug Olympic Women's Golf Competition Brazil Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park (n/a)34
11 Sep ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters Germany Flag of South Korea.svg I.K. Kim (3)16
18 Sep Evian Championship France Flag of South Korea.svg Chun In-gee (n/a)100Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
25 Sep Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino Spain Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz (4)12
9 Oct Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen (2)8
16 Oct Xiamen International Ladies Open China Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anne van Dam (1)6Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour
30 Oct Sanya Ladies Open China Flag of Thailand.svg Supamas Sangchan (1)6Co-sanctioned with the LAGT and the China LPGA Tour
6 Nov Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open United Arab Emirates Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen (3)12New event
13 Nov Hero Women's Indian Open India Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok (1)10Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
26 Nov Qatar Ladies Open Qatar Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok (2)8New event
4 Dec The Queens Japan Flag of South Korea.svg LPGA of Korea Tour Team match play, co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan
10 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng (7)18Reduced to 54 holes

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1 Beth Allen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 313,079
2 Aditi Ashok Flag of India.svg  India 206,665
3 Florentyna Parker Flag of England.svg  England 175,362
4 Georgia Hall Flag of England.svg  England 170,940
5 Isabelle Boineau Flag of France.svg  France 156,116
6 Nanna Koerstz Madsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 142,466
7 Emily Kristine Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 131,944
8 Caroline Hedwall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 110,095
9 Camilla Lennarth Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 108,694
10 Nuria Iturrioz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 103,220

Sources: [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 LET announces 2016 schedule Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine , LET, 13 December 2015
  2. "2016 Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Ladies European Tour 2016". Golf Live. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2023.