2020 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2020 (2020-02) – November 2020 (2020-11)
Number of official events25 (13 cancelled)
Most wins3:
Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen
Order of MeritDenmark Emily Kristine Pedersen
Player of the YearDenmark Emily Kristine Pedersen
Rookie of the YearNew Zealand Stephanie Kyriacou
Lowest stroke averageDenmark Emily Kristine Pedersen
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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.[1]

Schedule

The table below shows part of the 2020 schedule.[2] 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 Location Winner WWGR
points		 Notes
20–23 Feb Australian Ladies Classic Bonville Australia Australia Stephanie Kyriacou (n/a,a) 10 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
27 Feb – 1 Mar Women's NSW Open Australia Sweden Julia Engström (1) 6 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
12–14 Mar Investec South African Women's Open South Africa England Alice Hewson (1) 6
14–17 May La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational Spain Postponed –
29–31 May Mithra Belgian Ladies Open Belgium Cancelled[3] –
4–7 Jun Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Postponed[4] –
11–14 Jun Scandinavian Mixed Sweden Cancelled[4] – Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
18–20 Jun
(7-9 May)		 Jabra Ladies Open France Postponed –
2–5 Jul Dutch Ladies Open Netherlands Cancelled –
16–19 Jul Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open Spain Postponed –
6–9 Aug
(23–26 Jul)		 Evian Championship France Cancelled[1] – Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
6–9 Aug ISPS Handa World Invitational Northern Ireland Cancelled[5] – New event
13–16 Aug Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Scotland United States Stacy Lewis (n/a) 34 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20–23 Aug AIG Women's British Open England Germany Sophia Popov (1) 100 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
28–30 Aug Tipsport Czech Ladies Open Czech Republic Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen (2) 6
3–6 Sep Creekhouse Ladies Open Sweden Cancelled[6] – New event
10–12 Sep VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open Switzerland Wales Amy Boulden (1) 6
17–19 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Sweden Julia Engström (2) 6
24–27 Sep Ladies European Thailand Championship Thailand Cancelled –
1–4 Oct Hero Women's Indian Open India Cancelled[7] –
4–6 Nov Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic United Arab Emirates Australia Minjee Lee (2) 16.5
12–15 Nov Magical Kenya Ladies Open Kenya Cancelled –
12–15 Nov[lower-alpha 1]
(8–11 Oct)
(19–22 Mar)		 Aramco Saudi Ladies International Saudi Arabia Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen (3) 14 New event
17–19 Nov Saudi Ladies Team International Saudi Arabia Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen (4) 14 New event
26–29 Nov Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Spain Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen (5) 6
  1. ↑ Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Host country Winner(s) WWGR
points		 Notes
5–8 Aug Olympic women's golf competition Japan Postponed until 2021 –
17–19 Nov Saudi Ladies Team International Saudi Arabia Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen (c)
South Africa Casandra Hall
Scotland Michele Thomson
England Matt Selby (a)		 – Team event

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Emily Kristine Pedersen Denmark1,249.35
2Julia Engström Sweden415.70
3Stephanie Kyriacou Australia323.78
4Manon De Roey Belgium317.45
5Sanna Nuutinen Finland312.56
6Azahara Muñoz Spain272.96
7Nuria Iturrioz Spain256.02
8Georgia Hall England255.37
9Anne Van Dam Netherlands234.46
10Laura Fünfstück Germany233.17

Source:[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Coronavirus & golf: LPGA Evian Championship in France cancelled". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ladies European Tour to 'unite' with LPGA". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Le Ladies European Tour reporte le Mithra Belgian Ladies Open" (in French). Golf.be. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Statement on Trophée Hassan II and Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik and Annika". LET. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ↑ McKendry, Adam (2 April 2020). "Galgorm's 2020 World Invitiational cancelled due to coronavirus". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Creekhouse Ladies Open postponed to 2021". Ladies European Tour. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hero Women's Indian Open to return in 2021". Ladies European Tour. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented by Public Investment Fund re-scheduled for October 2020". Ladies European Tour. 4 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Saudi Arabia announces double-header of landmark LET events for November". Ladies European Tour. 28 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Order of Merit – 2020 Season". Ladies European Tour.
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