2020 Ladies European Tour Explained

Year:2020
Tour:Ladies European Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:25 (13 cancelled)
Most Wins:3:
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Emily Kristine Pedersen
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Emily Kristine Pedersen
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Stephanie Kyriacou
Honor4:Lowest stroke average
Honoree4: Emily Kristine Pedersen
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 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).

The season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with many tournaments either being postponed or cancelled. Among the cancellations was The Evian Championship, one of the LPGA Tour's five major championships.

Schedule

The table below shows part of the 2020 schedule.[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
DateTournamentLocationWinnerWWGR
points
Notes
20–23 FebAustralian Ladies Classic BonvilleAustralia Stephanie Kyriacou (n/a,a) 10Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
27 Feb – 1 Mar Women's NSW OpenAustralia Julia Engström (1)6Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
12–14 Mar Investec South African Women's OpenSouth Africa Alice Hewson (1)6
14–17 MayLa Reserva de Sotogrande InvitationalSpainPostponed
29–31 MayMithra Belgian Ladies OpenBelgiumCancelled[2]
4–7 JunLalla Meryem CupMoroccoPostponed[3]
11–14 JunScandinavian MixedSwedenCancelledCo-sanctioned with the European Tour
18–20 Jun
(7-9 May)
Jabra Ladies OpenFrancePostponed
2–5 JulDutch Ladies OpenNetherlandsCancelled
16–19 JulEstrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies OpenSpainPostponed
6–9 Aug
(23–26 Jul)
Evian ChampionshipFranceCancelled[4] Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
6–9 AugISPS Handa World InvitationalNorthern IrelandCancelled[5] New event
13–16 Aug Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish OpenScotland Stacy Lewis (n/a)34Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20–23 Aug AIG Women's British OpenEngland Sophia Popov (1) 100Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
28–30 AugTipsport Czech Ladies OpenCzech Republic Emily Kristine Pedersen (2)6
3–6 SepCreekhouse Ladies OpenSwedenCancelled[6] New event
10–12 SepVP Bank Swiss Ladies OpenSwitzerland Amy Boulden (1)6
17–19 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de FranceFrance Julia Engström (2)6
24–27 SepLadies European Thailand ChampionshipThailandCancelled
1–4 OctHero Women's Indian OpenIndiaCancelled[7]
4–6 NovOmega Dubai Moonlight ClassicUnited Arab Emirates Minjee Lee (2)16.5
12–15 NovMagical Kenya Ladies OpenKenyaCancelled
12–15 Nov
(8–11 Oct)
(19–22 Mar)
Aramco Saudi Ladies InternationalSaudi Arabia Emily Kristine Pedersen (3) 14New event
17–19 NovSaudi Ladies Team InternationalSaudi Arabia Emily Kristine Pedersen (4) 14New event
26–29 NovAndalucia Costa Del Sol Open De EspañaSpain Emily Kristine Pedersen (5) 6

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryWinner(s)WWGR
points
Notes
5–8 AugOlympic women's golf competitionJapanPostponed until 2021
17–19 NovSaudi Ladies Team InternationalSaudi Arabia Emily Kristine Pedersen (c)
Casandra Hall
Michele Thomson
Matt Selby (a)
Team event

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1 1,249.35
2 415.70
3 323.78
4 317.45
5 312.56
6 272.96
7 256.02
8 255.37
9 234.46
10 233.17
Source:[8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ladies European Tour to 'unite' with LPGA . BBC Sport . 24 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Le Ladies European Tour reporte le Mithra Belgian Ladies Open . Golf.be . 13 July 2020 . fr.
  3. Web site: Statement on Trophée Hassan II and Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik and Annika . LET . 21 April 2020 . 9 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200409082406/https://ladieseuropeantour.com/statement-on-trophee-hassan-ii-and-scandinavian-mixed-hosted-by-henrik-and-annika/ . dead .
  4. News: Coronavirus & golf: LPGA Evian Championship in France cancelled . BBC Sport . 9 June 2020 . 9 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Galgorm's 2020 World Invitiational cancelled due to coronavirus . Belfast Telegraph . Adam . McKendry . 2 April 2020 . 15 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Creekhouse Ladies Open postponed to 2021 . Ladies European Tour . 10 June 2020 . 15 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Hero Women’s Indian Open to return in 2021 . Ladies European Tour . 30 June 2020 . 15 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Order of Merit – 2020 Season . Ladies European Tour.