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).
| Duration | February 2020 – November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 (13 cancelled) |
| Most wins | 3: Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| Order of Merit | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| Player of the Year | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
| Rookie of the Year |  Stephanie Kyriacou |
| Lowest stroke average | Emily Kristine Pedersen |
← 2019 2021 → | |
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 edit
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 |
- ^ Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
Unofficial events edit
The following events appear on the schedule, but does not carry ranking points.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner(s) | WWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic women's golf competition | Japan | Postponed until 2021 | – | ||
| 17–19 Nov | Saudi Ladies Team International | Saudi Arabia | Emily Kristine Pedersen (c) Casandra Hall Michele Thomson Matt Selby (a)
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– | Team event |
Order of Merit rankings edit
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | Denmark |
1,249.35 |
| 2 | Julia Engström |  Sweden |
415.70 |
| 3 | Stephanie Kyriacou |  Australia |
323.78 |
| 4 | Manon De Roey |  Belgium |
317.45 |
| 5 | Sanna Nuutinen |  Finland |
312.56 |
| 6 | Azahara Muñoz |  Spain |
272.96 |
| 7 | Nuria Iturrioz | Spain |
256.02 |
| 8 | Georgia Hall | England |
255.37 |
| 9 | Anne Van Dam |  Netherlands |
234.46 |
| 10 | Laura Fünfstück |  Germany |
233.17 |
Source:[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Coronavirus & golf: LPGA Evian Championship in France cancelled". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour to 'unite' with LPGA". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Le Ladies European Tour reporte le Mithra Belgian Ladies Open" (in French). Golf.be. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ McKendry, Adam (2 April 2020). "Galgorm's 2020 World Invitiational cancelled due to coronavirus". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Creekhouse Ladies Open postponed to 2021". Ladies European Tour. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Hero Women's Indian Open to return in 2021". Ladies European Tour. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented by Public Investment Fund re-scheduled for October 2020". Ladies European Tour. 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia announces double-header of landmark LET events for November". Ladies European Tour. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Order of Merit – 2020 Season". Ladies European Tour.