2016 Ladies European Tour

2016 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2016 (2016-02) – December 2016 (2016-12)
Number of official events21
Most wins2 (tie):
United States Beth Allen
India Aditi Ashok
China Shanshan Feng
Order of MeritUnited States Beth Allen
Player of the YearUnited States Beth Allen
Rookie of the YearIndia Aditi Ashok
Lowest stroke averageChina Shanshan Feng
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The 2016 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2016. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).[1]

Schedule

The table below shows the 2016 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
Date Tournament Host country Winner WWGR
points 		Purse Other
tours[a] 		Notes
14 Feb ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand New Zealand Lydia Ko (5) 16 €200,000 ALPG
21 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Japan Haru Nomura (n/a) 26 $1,300,000 ALPG, LPGA
28 Feb RACV Ladies Masters Australia South Korea Jiyai Shin (4) 17.5 €250,000 ALPG
13 Mar World Ladies Championship China South Korea Lee Jung-min (1) 19 $700,000 KLPGA, CLPGA Individual event
8 May Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Spain Nuria Iturrioz (1) 12 €450,000
15 May Buick Championship China China Shanshan Feng (6) 16.5 $600,000 CLPGA
19 Jun Tipsport Golf Masters Czech Republic Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1) 8 €250,000
24 Jul Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland France Isabelle Boineau (1) 12 €500,000
31 Jul Ricoh Women's British Open England Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn (2) 100 $3,000,000 LPGA
11 Sep ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters Germany South Korea I.K. Kim (3) 16 €500,000
18 Sep Evian Championship France South Korea Chun In-gee (n/a) 100 $3,250,000 LPGA
25 Sep Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino Spain Spain Azahara Muñoz (4) 12 €300,000
9 Oct Lacoste Ladies Open de France France United States Beth Allen (2) 8 €250,000
16 Oct Xiamen International Ladies Open China Netherlands Anne van Dam (1) 6 €300,000 CLPGA
30 Oct Sanya Ladies Open China Thailand Supamas Sangchan (1) 6 €300,000 CLPGA, LAGT
6 Nov Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open United Arab Emirates United States Beth Allen (3) 12 $550,000 New event
13 Nov Hero Women's Indian Open India India Aditi Ashok (1) 10 $400,000 LAGT
26 Nov Qatar Ladies Open Qatar India Aditi Ashok (2) 8 €500,000 New event
10 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates China Shanshan Feng (7) 18 €500,000 Reduced to 54 holes

Unofficial events

The following events appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money or Order of Merit ranking points.

Date Tournament Host country Winners WWGR
points 		Purse Other
tours[a] 		Notes
13 Mar World Ladies Championship China South Korea Lee Jung-min & Ko Jin-young – $100,000 KLPGA, CLPGA Team event
20 Aug Olympic Women's Golf Competition Brazil South Korea Inbee Park 34 –
4 Dec The Queens Japan South Korea LPGA of Korea Tour – €750,000 ALPG, JLPGA, KLPGA Team match play
Notes
  1. ^ a b ALPG − ALPG Tour, CLPGA − China LPGA Tour, JLPGA − LPGA of Japan Tour, KLPGA − LPGA of Korea Tour, LAGT − Ladies Asian Golf Tour, LPGA − LPGA Tour.

Order of Merit rankings

Rank Player Country Earnings (€)
1 Beth Allen  United States 313,079
2 Aditi Ashok  India 206,665
3 Florentyna Parker  England 175,362
4 Georgia Hall  England 170,940
5 Isabelle Boineau  France 156,116
6 Nanna Koerstz Madsen  Denmark 142,466
7 Emily Kristine Pedersen  Denmark 131,944
8 Caroline Hedwall  Sweden 110,095
9 Camilla Lennarth  Sweden 108,694
10 Nuria Iturrioz  Spain 103,220

Sources:[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b LET announces 2016 schedule Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, LET, 13 December 2015
  2. ^ "2016 Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Ladies European Tour 2016". Golf Live. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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