The Rose Ladies Series is a ladies professional golf tour founded in 2020 and organised by Justin Rose and his wife, Kate Rose. The tour was announced following the reintroduction of golf in the United Kingdom after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and while the Ladies European Tour was suspended as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on professional golf. The introduction of the series was also heavily influenced by Ladies European Tour member Liz Young. [1] [2]
In its inaugural season, each of the first seven single-round stroke play tournaments and the three-round grand final were played behind closed doors. The tournaments were funded by Justin and Kate Rose with sponsorship being provided by American Golf and Computacenter and the players paying an entry fee to compete in each tournament. [3] The Order of Merit was won by Charley Hull, who overtook Georgia Hall with a runner-up finish in the final event, which was reverted to the scores after 36 holes when play in the final round at Wentworth was abandoned due to a fire on Chobham Common spreading onto the course. [4] [5]
The series returned with an expanded schedule of eleven tournaments in 2021, [6] and again in 2022, with a reduced number of tournaments held earlier in the season as the main tours had returned to normal. [7]
Media coverage of the tournaments was provided by Sky Sports. [8]
Date(s) | Event | Venue(s) | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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18 Jun | Event 1 | Brokenhurst Manor | Charley Hull (1) | 70 (E) | Playoff [lower-alpha 1] | Liz Young | [9] |
25 Jun | Event 2 | Moor Park | Meghan MacLaren (1) | 69 (−3) | 2 strokes | Samantha Fuller (a) Liz Young | [10] |
2 Jul | Event 3 | Buckinghamshire | Gemma Dryburgh (1) | 69 (−3) | 1 stroke | Cara Gainer Georgia Hall | [11] |
9 Jul | Event 4 | Royal St George's | Gemma Dryburgh (2) | 69 (−1) | 1 stroke | Georgia Hall Charley Hull | [12] |
16 Jul | Event 5 | JCB | Gabriella Cowley (1) | 70 (−2) | 1 stroke | Annabel Dimmock Georgia Hall Whitney Hillier Charley Hull Chloe Williams | [13] |
23 Jul | Event 6 | Bearwood Lakes | Georgia Hall (1) | 71 (–1) | 1 stroke | Cara Gainer Lily May Humphreys (a) Meghan MacLaren Inci Mehmet Mimi Rhodes (a) Emily Slater | [14] |
30 Jul | Event 7 | The Shire London | Georgia Hall (2) | 67 (−5) | 3 strokes | Kylie Henry Liz Young | [15] |
5–7 Aug | Grand Final | North Hants The Berkshire Wentworth | Alice Hewson (1) | 137 (−5) [lower-alpha 2] | 1 stroke | Charley Hull | [4] [5] [16] |
Date(s) | Event | Venue(s) | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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29 Apr | Event 1 | West Lancs | Gabriella Cowley | 71 (−1) | 1 stroke | Gemma Clews Michele Thomson | [17] |
6 May | Event 2 | Woburn (Duchess) | Liz Young | 72 (E) | 2 strokes | Meghan MacLaren Chloe Williams | [18] |
13 May | Event 3 | Brockenhurst Manor | Becky Brewerton | 70 (E) | Playoff [lower-alpha 1] | Brogan Townend Liz Young | [19] |
21 May | Event 4 | The Berkshire | Gabriella Cowley | 72 (+1) | Playoff [lower-alpha 2] | Becky Brewerton Alice Hewson Whitney Hillier | [20] |
2 Aug | Event 5 | Hillside | Gemma Clews | 67 (−5) | 5 strokes | Sarah Gee Lauren Horsford Sophie Stone | [21] |
3 Aug | Event 6 | Royal Birkdale | Jae Bowers | 70 (−4) | Playoff [lower-alpha 3] | Lauren Horsford Chanettee Wannasaen | [21] |
5 Aug | Event 7 | JCB | Gemma Dryburgh | 71 (−1) | Playoff [lower-alpha 4] | Becky Brewerton | [22] |
7 Aug | Event 8 | Scotscraig | Caroline Inglis | 66 (−6) | 2 strokes | Andrea Lee | [23] |
20 Sep | Event 9 | North Hants | Liz Young | 68 (−3) | 1 stroke | Tara Mactaggart | [23] |
23 Sep | Event 10 | Buckinghamshire | Gabriella Cowley | 68 (−4) | 3 strokes | Lauren Horsford Thalia Martin Sophie Stone | [23] |
25 Sep | Event 11 | Bearwood Lakes | Chloe Williams | 68 (−4) | 2 strokes | Hayley Davis Cloe Frankish | [23] |
Date(s) | Event | Venue(s) | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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5 Apr | Event 1 | West Lancs | Lauren Horsford | 74 (+2) | Playoff | Billie-Jo Smith | [23] |
14 Apr | Event 2 | Sunningdale (New) | Georgina Blackman | 70 (E) | Playoff | Inci Mehmet | [23] |
20 Apr | Event 3 | Brockenhurst Manor | Hayley Davis | 66 (−4) | 5 strokes | Gabriella Cowley Liz Young | [23] |
25 Apr | Event 4 | Walton Heath (New) | Rachel Gourley (a) | 69 (−4) | 2 strokes | Sharna Dutrieux Cara Gainer | [23] |
28 Apr | Event 5 | Bearwood Lakes | Hayley Davis | 72 (E) | 1 stroke | Cara Gainer Lauren Horsford | [23] |
The table below show the final points standings. [24]
Position | Player | Country | Points |
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1 | Charley Hull | England | 575.84 |
2 | Georgia Hall | England | 562.50 |
3 | Liz Young | England | 483.33 |
4 | Meghan MacLaren | England | 383.33 |
5 | Gabriella Cowley | England | 328.33 |
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