2017 Ladies European Tour

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2017 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2017 (2017-02) – December 2017 (2017-12)
Number of official events16
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall
Player of the Year Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall
Rookie of the Year Flag of France.svg Camille Chevalier
Lowest stroke average Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist
2016
2018

The 2017 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which takes place from February through December 2017. The tournaments are sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Contents

Schedule

The table below shows the 2017 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
DateTournamentLocationWinner WWGR
points
Notes
9–12 Feb Oates Victorian Open Australia Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid (6)16Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
17–19 Mar SGF67 World Ladies Championship China Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hae-rym (1)19Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Korea Tour and China LPGA Tour
13–16 Apr Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Spilková (1)12
20–23 Apr Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open Spain Flag of England.svg Florentyna Parker (3)16New event
6–9 Jul Ladies European Thailand Championship Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul (1, a)6New event
27–30 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Mi-hyang (2)43Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
3–6 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open Scotland Flag of South Korea.svg In-Kyung Kim (4)100Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
18–20 Aug Solheim Cup United States Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14–17 Sep Evian Championship France Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist (3)100Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
21–24 Sep Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino Spain Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz (5)14
5–8 Oct Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr (n/a)14
1–4 Nov Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open United Arab Emirates Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok (3)14
10–12 Nov Hero Women's Indian Open India Flag of France.svg Camille Chevalier (1)10Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
17–19 Nov Sanya Ladies Open China Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier (1)6Co-sanctioned with the LAGT and the China LPGA Tour
1–3 Dec The Queens Japan Flag of Japan.svg LPGA of Japan Team match play, co-sanctioned with ALPG, JLPGA, KLPGA
6–9 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Flag of the United States.svg Angel Yin (1)18.5

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1 Georgia Hall Flag of England.svg  England 368,935
2 Carlota Ciganda Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 160,798
3 Azahara Muñoz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 111,749
4 Klára Spilková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 104,718
5 Anne van Dam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100,843
6 Florentyna Parker Flag of England.svg  England 94,609
7 Aditi Ashok Flag of India.svg  India 92,149
8 Melissa Reid Flag of England.svg  England 91,269
9 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 69,107
10 Camille Chevalier Flag of France.svg  France 64,003

Source: [1]

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References

  1. "Ladies European Tour 2017". Golf Live. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2023.