2023 Ladies European Tour

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2023 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2023 (2023-02) – November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26)
Number of official events29
Most wins2 (tie):
Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok
Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier
Flag of Germany.svg Alexandra Försterling
Order of Merit Flag of Thailand.svg Trichat Cheenglab
Player of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Gustavsson
Rookie of the Year Flag of Thailand.svg Trichat Cheenglab
Lowest stroke average Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier
2022
2024

The 2023 Ladies European Tour is a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The tournaments are sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Contents

Changes for 2023

Purses

The prize money for the Aramco Saudi Ladies International underwent a significant five-fold increase from US$1m to US$5m, matching the men's Saudi International on the Asian Tour, making the purse the third largest on the LET, offering $750,000 to the tournament champion. [1]

Tournaments

The Lalla Meryem Cup returned to the schedule after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Schedule

The table below shows part of the 2023 schedule. [2] [3]

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
Flagship events
Team championships
DateTournamentLocationWinner WWGR
points
Purse (€)Notes
5 Feb Magical Kenya Ladies Open Kenya Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok (4)8300,000
11 Feb Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark (6)16450,000
19 Feb Aramco Saudi Ladies International Saudi Arabia Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (7)46$5,000,000
4 Mar Joburg Ladies Open South Africa Flag of England.svg Lily May Humphreys (1)10300,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
11 Mar Investec South African Women's Open South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Buhai (5)14$320,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
19 Mar Aramco Team Series – Singapore Singapore Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin (2)18.5$500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
13 May Jabra Ladies Open France Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant (5)14300,000
21 May Aramco Team Series – Florida United States Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda (7)19$500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
28 May The Mithra Belgian Ladies Open Belgium Flag of Germany.svg Patricia Isabel Schmidt (1)10300,000
4 Jun Helsingborg Open Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Lisa Pettersson (1)8300,000
11 Jun Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Sweden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anne van Dam (n/a) [a]
low woman
15.5$2,000,000Co-sanctioned with the European Tour [b]
18 Jun Amundi German Masters Germany Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Napoleaová (1)12300,000
25 Jun Tipsport Czech Ladies Open Czech Republic Flag of India.svg Diksha Dagar (2)10300,000
1 Jul Ladies Finnish Open Finland Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Alonso (1)8300,000
16 Jul Aramco Team Series – London England Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda (3)18.5$500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
23 Jul La Sella Open Spain Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Iturrioz (4)151,000,000
30 Jul Amundi Evian Championship France Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier (4)100$6,500,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
6 Aug FreeD Group Women's Scottish Open Scotland Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier (5)46$2,000,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
13 Aug AIG Women's Open England Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Vu (n/a)100$7,300,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Pano (n/a)17.5$1,500,000Women's event co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
3 Sep KPMG Women's Irish Open Ireland Flag of Denmark.svg Smilla Tarning Sønderby (1)14400,000
10 Sep Big Green Egg Open Netherlands Flag of Thailand.svg Trichat Cheenglab (1)12300,000
17 Sep VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg Alexandra Försterling (1)8300,000
30 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Gustavsson (1)14350,000
8 Oct Aramco Team Series – Hong Kong Hong Kong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Xiyu (3)19$500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
22 Oct Hero Women's Indian Open India Flag of Germany.svg Aline Krauter (1)8400,000
29 Oct Aramco Team Series – Riyadh Saudi Arabia Flag of the United States.svg Alison Lee (n/a)19.5$500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
18 Nov Mallorca Ladies Open Spain Flag of Germany.svg Alexandra Försterling (2)12400,000
26 Nov Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Spain Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok (5)18650,000
  1. Finished tied for third overall; for World Ranking, she is credited with first-place points as it is based among the women only.
  2. World ranking points based on finish among ladies' field only.

Unofficial events

The following team events appear on the schedule, but do not carry ranking points.

DateTournamentHost countryWinnersPurse ($)Notes
19 Mar Aramco Team Series – Singapore Singapore Flag of Austria.svg Christine Wolf (c)
Flag of South Africa.svg Casandra Alexander
Flag of England.svg Eleanor Givens
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuko Blalock (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
20 May Aramco Team Series – Florida United States Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin (c)
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Iturrioz
Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bickford (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
15 Jul Aramco Team Series – London England Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall (c)
Flag of Scotland.svg Kylie Henry
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lea-Anne Bramwell
Flag of England.svg Michael Austick (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
24 Sep Solheim Cup Spain Flag of Europe.svg Europe
7 Oct Aramco Team Series – Hong Kong Hong Kong Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Napoleaová (c)
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Fünfstück
Flag of Argentina.svg Magdalena Simmermacher
Flag of South Korea.svg John Hyun (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
4 Nov Aramco Team Series – Riyadh Saudi Arabia Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda (c)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sára Kousková
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandra Fanali
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Lujain Khalil (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event

Order of Merit rankings

The top 10 players in the Race to Costa del Sol Rankings.

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1 Trichat Cheenglab Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1,967
2 Céline Boutier Flag of France.svg  France 1,876
3 Diksha Dagar Flag of India.svg  India 1,825
4 Aditi Ashok Flag of India.svg  India 1,809
5 Ana Peláez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1,759
6 Anne van Dam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1,756
7 Johanna Gustavsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1,679
8 Alexandra Försterling Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1,588
9 Linn Grant Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1,439
10 Klára Spilková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1,306

Source: [4]

Location of tournaments

See also

References

  1. "$5m purse for Aramco Saudi Ladies International as tournament matches men's prize fund". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. "LPGA Tour Announces Record-Breaking 2023 Schedule". LPGA. 21 November 2022.
  3. "DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule". European Tour. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. "Order of Merit – 2023 Season". Ladies European Tour.