Rose Ladies Series

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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]

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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]

Television coverage

Media coverage of the tournaments was provided by Sky Sports. [8]

Results

2020 season

Date(s)EventVenue(s)WinnerScoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-upRef
18 JunEvent 1Brokenhurst Manor Flag of England.svg Charley Hull (1)70 (E)Playoff [a] Flag of England.svg Liz Young [9]
25 JunEvent 2 Moor Park Flag of England.svg Meghan MacLaren (1)69 (−3)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Samantha Fuller (a)
Flag of England.svg Liz Young
[10]
2 JulEvent 3 Buckinghamshire Flag of Scotland.svg Gemma Dryburgh (1)69 (−3)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Cara Gainer
Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall
[11]
9 JulEvent 4 Royal St George's Flag of Scotland.svg Gemma Dryburgh (2)69 (−1)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall
Flag of England.svg Charley Hull
[12]
16 JulEvent 5 JCB Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley (1)70 (−2)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Annabel Dimmock
Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whitney Hillier
Flag of England.svg Charley Hull
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chloe Williams
[13]
23 JulEvent 6 Bearwood Lakes Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall (1)71 (–1)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Cara Gainer
Flag of England.svg Lily May Humphreys (a)
Flag of England.svg Meghan MacLaren
Flag of England.svg Inci Mehmet
Flag of England.svg Mimi Rhodes (a)
Flag of England.svg Emily Slater
[14]
30 JulEvent 7The Shire London Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall (2)67 (−5)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Kylie Henry
Flag of England.svg Liz Young
[15]
5–7 AugGrand FinalNorth Hants
The Berkshire
Wentworth
Flag of England.svg Alice Hewson (1)137 (−5) [b] 1 stroke Flag of England.svg Charley Hull [4] [5] [16]
  1. Hull won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. The final round at Wentworth was abandoned due to a fire, and the scores after 36 holes were declared as the final result.

2021 season

Date(s)EventVenue(s)WinnerScoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-upRef
29 AprEvent 1 West Lancs Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley 71 (−1)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Gemma Clews
Flag of England.svg Michele Thomson
[17]
6 MayEvent 2 Woburn (Duchess) Flag of England.svg Liz Young 72 (E)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Meghan MacLaren
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chloe Williams
[18]
13 MayEvent 3Brockenhurst Manor Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Brewerton 70 (E)Playoff [a] Flag of England.svg Brogan Townend
Flag of England.svg Liz Young
[19]
21 MayEvent 4The Berkshire Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley 72 (+1)Playoff [b] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Brewerton
Flag of England.svg Alice Hewson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whitney Hillier
[20]
2 AugEvent 5 Hillside Flag of England.svg Gemma Clews 67 (−5)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Sarah Gee
Flag of England.svg Lauren Horsford
Flag of England.svg Sophie Stone
[21]
3 AugEvent 6 Royal Birkdale Flag of England.svg Jae Bowers70 (−4)Playoff [c] Flag of England.svg Lauren Horsford
Flag of Thailand.svg Chanettee Wannasaen
[21]
5 AugEvent 7 JCB Flag of Scotland.svg Gemma Dryburgh 71 (−1)Playoff [d] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Brewerton [22]
7 AugEvent 8 Scotscraig Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Inglis 66 (−6)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Lee [23]
20 SepEvent 9North Hants Flag of England.svg Liz Young 68 (−3)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Tara Mactaggart [23]
23 SepEvent 10 Buckinghamshire Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley 68 (−4)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Lauren Horsford
Flag of England.svg Thalia Martin
Flag of England.svg Sophie Stone
[23]
25 SepEvent 11 Bearwood Lakes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chloe Williams 68 (−4)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Hayley Davis
Flag of England.svg Cloe Frankish
[23]
  1. Brewerton won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Cowley won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff; Brewerton and Hillier were eliminated on the first extra hole.
  3. Bowers won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Dryburgh won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

2022 season

Date(s)EventVenue(s)WinnerScoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-upRef
5 AprEvent 1 West Lancs Flag of England.svg Lauren Horsford74 (+2)Playoff Flag of England.svg Billie-Jo Smith [23]
14 AprEvent 2 Sunningdale (New) Flag of England.svg Georgina Blackman70 (E)Playoff Flag of England.svg Inci Mehmet [23]
20 AprEvent 3Brockenhurst Manor Flag of England.svg Hayley Davis 66 (−4)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley
Flag of England.svg Liz Young
[23]
25 AprEvent 4 Walton Heath (New) Flag of England.svg Rachel Gourley (a)69 (−4)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Sharna Dutrieux
Flag of England.svg Cara Gainer
[23]
28 AprEvent 5 Bearwood Lakes Flag of England.svg Hayley Davis 72 (E)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Cara Gainer
Flag of England.svg Lauren Horsford
[23]

2024 season

Date(s)EventVenue(s)WinnerScoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-upRef
15 AprEvent 1 West Lancs Tournament cancelled due to weather [24] [25]
17 AprEvent 2 Formby Ladies Flag of England.svg Billie-Jo Smith 67 (−4)1 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Amy Boulden [25]
19 AprEvent 3 Southport & Ainsdale Flag of England.svg Cara Gainer 73 (+1)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Ellie Gower
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chloe Williams
[25]
22 AprEvent 4 Sunningdale (New) Flag of England.svg Emily Toy 69 (−3)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Cara Gainer [25]
24 AprEvent 5 Walton Heath (Old) Flag of England.svg Hayley Davis 64 (−8)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Thalia Kirby [25]

2025 season

Date(s)EventVenue(s)WinnerScoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-upRef
28 AprEvent 1 West Lancs Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chloe Williams 68 (−4)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Sarah Gee [26]
30 AprEvent 2 Southport & Ainsdale Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lydia Hall 66 (−6)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Lily May Humphreys [26]
2 MayEvent 3 Formby Ladies Flag of England.svg Meghan MacLaren 67 (−4)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Jae Bowers
Flag of Scotland.svg Louise Duncan
Flag of Scotland.svg Kylie Henry
Flag of England.svg Lily May Humphreys
[26]
6 MayEvent 4 St George's Hill Flag of England.svg Hayley Davis 69 (−1)2 stroke Flag of England.svg Holly Haslam [26]
9 MayEvent 5 Buckinghamshire Flag of England.svg Hannah Screen 72 (E)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Kelsey Macdonald
Flag of England.svg Lauren Horsford
[26]

Standings

2020 season

The table below show the final points standings. [27]

PositionPlayerCountryPoints
1 Charley Hull Flag of England.svg England576
2 Georgia Hall Flag of England.svg England563
3 Liz Young Flag of England.svg England483
4 Meghan MacLaren Flag of England.svg England383
5 Gabriella Cowley Flag of England.svg England328

See also

References

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