2022 Ladies European Tour

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2022 Ladies European Tour season
Duration10 February 2022 (2022-02-10) – 27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)
Number of official events34
Most wins Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant (4)
Order of Merit Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant
Rookie of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant
2021
2023

The 2022 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

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Schedule

The table below shows the 2022 schedule. The season featured 34 events in 22 countries and a total purse of around €29 million, the greatest number of tournaments and prize money in the tour's 44-year history. [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
DateTournamentLocationWinner WWGR
points
Purse (€)Notes
13 Feb Magical Kenya Ladies Open Kenya Flag of Germany.svg Esther Henseleit (2)6300,000
19 Mar [lower-alpha 1] Aramco Saudi Ladies International Saudi Arabia Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall (2)15.5$1,000,000
26 Mar Joburg Ladies Open South Africa Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant (1)6250,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
2 Apr Investec South African Women's Open South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Lee-Anne Pace (11)6300,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
10 Apr Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Chanoknan Angurasaranee (n/a) [lower-alpha 2]
low woman
6$750,000Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour with field of
72 men and 72 women playing from different tees [lower-alpha 3]
16 Apr Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge Thailand Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark (n/c) [lower-alpha 4]
low woman
6$750,000
24 Apr Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville Australia Flag of England.svg Meghan MacLaren (3)5240,000Co-sanctioned with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
1 May Women's NSW Open Australia Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark (3)5210,000Co-sanctioned with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
8 May Madrid Ladies Open Spain Flag of Spain.svg Ana Peláez (1)6300,000New event
14 May [lower-alpha 5] Aramco Team Series – Bangkok Thailand Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Manon De Roey (1)14$500,000 Aramco Team Series Individual event
21 May Jabra Ladies Open France Flag of Finland.svg Tiia Koivisto (1)8250,000
29 May Mithra Belgian Ladies Open Belgium Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant (2)6200,000Last played in 1995
4 Jun Ladies Italian Open Italy Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Morgane Métraux (1)6200,000
12 Jun Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant (3)10$2,000,000Co-sanctioned with the European Tour with field of
78 men and 78 women playing from different tees [lower-alpha 3]
18 Jun Aramco Team Series – London England Flag of England.svg Bronte Law (2)15.5$500,000 Aramco Team Series Individual event
26 Jun Tipsport Czech Ladies Open Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Melichová (1) (a)6200,000
3 Jul Amundi German Masters Germany Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark (4)6300,000Last played in 2016
10 Jul [lower-alpha 6] Estrella Damm Ladies Open Spain Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda (6)10300,000
17 Jul Big Green Egg Open Netherlands Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist (5)6250,000
24 Jul The Evian Championship France Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson (n/a)100$6,500,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
31 Jul Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open Scotland Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Furue (n/a)62$2,000,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
7 Aug AIG Women's Open Scotland Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Buhai (4)100$6,800,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
14 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark (5)19$1,500,000Women's event co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20 Aug Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande Spain Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda (n/a)19$500,000 Aramco Team Series Individual event
28 Aug Skaftö Open Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant (4)8250,000
3 Sep Åland 100 Ladies Open Finland Flag of France.svg Anne-Charlotte Mora (1)6250,000
10 Sep VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open Switzerland Flag of England.svg Liz Young (1)8200,000
17 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Flag of Morocco.svg Ines Laklalech (1)14325,000
25 Sep Women's Irish Open Ireland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Spilková (2)15400,000Last played in 2012
15 Oct Aramco Team Series – New York United States Flag of the United States.svg Lexi Thompson (n/a)20.5$500,000 Aramco Team Series Individual event
23 Oct Hero Women's Indian Open India Flag of Germany.svg Olivia Cowan (1)6$400,000
28 Oct Dubai Moonlight Classic Dubai Tournament cancelled$285,000
12 Nov Aramco Team Series – Jeddah Saudi Arabia Flag of Germany.svg Chiara Noja (1)16$500,000 Aramco Team Series Individual event
27 Nov Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Spain Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall (7)16650,000Tour Championship, limited-field event
  1. Rescheduled from 3–6 November
  2. Finished tied for sixth overall; for Order of Merit and World Ranking, she is credited with first-place points as it is based among the women only.
  3. 1 2 Tour ranking and world ranking points based on finish among ladies' field only.
  4. Finished second overall; for Order of Merit and World Ranking, she is credited with first-place points as it is based among the women only.
  5. Rescheduled from 17–19 March
  6. Rescheduled from 29 September – 2 October

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryWinner WWGR
points
Purse ($)Notes
13 May Aramco Team Series – Bangkok Thailand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whitney Hillier (c)
Flag of Thailand.svg Chonlada Chayanun
Flag of Finland.svg Krista Bakker
Flag of Thailand.svg Pattanan Amatanon (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series Team event
17 Jun Aramco Team Series – London England Flag of South Africa.svg Nicole Garcia (c)
Flag of Norway.svg Madelene Stavnar
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Whaley
Flag of England.svg Mia Baker (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series Team event
19 Aug Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande Spain Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda (c)
Flag of Finland.svg Noora Komulainen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Melecká
Flag of England.svg Malcolm Borwick (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series Team event
14 Oct Aramco Team Series – New York United States Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Gustavsson (c)
Flag of Sweden.svg Jessica Karlsson
Flag of Germany.svg Karolin Lampert
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Rosenberg (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series Team event
11 Nov Aramco Team Series – Jeddah Saudi Arabia Flag of South Africa.svg Nicole Garcia (c)
Flag of South Africa.svg Casandra Alexander
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Melecká
Flag of Morocco.svg Sonia Bayahya (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 Linn Grant Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3,625
2 Maja Stark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3,415
3 Johanna Gustavsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1,946
4 Manon De Roey Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1,816
5 Ana Peláez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1,657
6 Magdalena Simmermacher Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1,570
7 Meghan MacLaren Flag of England.svg  England 1,660
8 Caroline Hedwall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1,540
9 Lee-Anne Pace Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1,489
10 Georgia Hall Flag of England.svg  England 1,372

Source: [2]

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References

  1. "LET Announces Record-Breaking 2022 Schedule". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. "Order of Merit – 2022 Season". Ladies European Tour.