The 2021 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 2021 – November 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29 (6 cancelled) |
| Most wins | 2 (tie): Pia Babnik Maja Stark Atthaya Thitikul |
| Order of Merit | Atthaya Thitikul |
| Player of the Year | Atthaya Thitikul |
| Rookie of the Year | Atthaya Thitikul |
| Lowest stroke average |  Leona Maguire |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with many tournaments either being postponed or cancelled. Among the cancellations was the Australian Swing, the tour's season opening.[1]
Schedule edit
The table below shows the 2021 schedule. The season featured a month-long European Swing of the LPGA Tour, starting with the Evian Championship in late July.[2] It also saw the introduction of the Aramco Team Series, four tournaments carrying a $1 million total prize fund each held in London, Sotogrande and New York, concluding in Saudi Arabia in November.[3]
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names indicate the career wins on the Ladies European Tour, including that event, and is only shown for members of the tour.
- Key
| Major championships |
| Regular events |
| Team championships |
- ^ a b Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6]
- ^ Finished tied for third overall; for Order of Merit and World Ranking, she is credited with first-place points as it is based among the women only.
- ^ Tour ranking and world ranking points based on finish among ladies' field only.
- ^ Moved from Singapore.
Unofficial events edit
The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry ranking points.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner(s) | WWGR points |
Purse ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8–10 Jul | Aramco Team Series – London | England |  Olivia Cowan Sarina Schmidt Diksha Dagar Andrew Kelsey (a)
|
– | 800,000 | Aramco Team Series Team event |
5–7 Aug |
Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande[a] | Spain |  Ashleigh Buhai Stacy Bregman Hayley Davis Ignacio Morillo (a)
|
– | 800,000 | Aramco Team Series Team event |
| 5–8 Aug | Olympic women's golf competition | Japan |  Nelly Korda
|
37 | ||
| 4–6 Sep | Solheim Cup | United States |  Europe
|
– | – | [10] |
14–16 Oct |
Aramco Team Series – New York | United States | Jessica Korda Karolin Lampert Lina Boqvist Alexandra O'Laughlin (a)
|
– | 800,000 | Aramco Team Series Team event |
| 10–12 Nov | Aramco Team Series – Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |  Emily Kristine Pedersen Hannah Burke Krista Bakker Ahmed Al Subaey (a)
|
– | 800,000 | Aramco Team Series Team event |
- ^ Moved from Singapore.
Order of Merit rankings edit
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atthaya Thitikul | Thailand |
3,592 |
| 2 | Pia Babnik | Slovenia |
1,954 |
| 3 | Stephanie Kyriacou |  Australia |
1,765 |
| 4 | Sanna Nuutinen | Finland |
1,657 |
| 5 | Olivia Cowan | Germany |
1,587 |
| 6 | Maja Stark | Sweden |
1,516 |
| 7 | Marianne Skarpnord |  Norway |
1,305 |
| 8 | Charley Hull | England |
1,210 |
| 9 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden |
1,179 |
| 10 | Alice Hewson | England |
1,156 |
Source:[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "LET postpones 2021 Australian swing". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "LPGA Comes Back Stronger Than Ever with 2021 Tour Schedule". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Aramco Team Series and LET Go Global". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Investec South African Women's Open". Sunshine Ladies Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "New dates set for 8th Sunshine Ladies Tour season". SuperSport. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Cutler, Bethan (16 August 2021). "The Estrella Damm Ladies Open Returns To The LET Schedule". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Amundi becomes the title sponsor of The Evian Championship". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Skaftö Open blir LET-tävling". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "2021 Creekhouse Ladies Open". Creekhouse Management. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Ryder Cup postponement". SportsPro. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Order of Merit – 2021 Season". Ladies European Tour.