2012 Ladies European Tour

The 2012 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2012. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

2012 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2012 (2012-02) – December 2012 (2012-12)
Number of official events24
Most wins2 (tie):
Christel Boeljon
Carlota Ciganda
Shanshan Feng
Stacey Keating
Order of Merit Carlota Ciganda
Player of the Year Carlota Ciganda
Rookie of the Year Carlota Ciganda
Lowest stroke average Shanshan Feng
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2013 →

The tour featured 24 official money events. Carlota Ciganda, a rookie, won the Order of Merit with earnings of €251,290. She was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

The season was the first since 1983 not to include an event in the Nordic countries. The South African Women's Open was included for the first time. while the Ladies Open of Portugal was dropped from the schedule, having been a fixture since 2002. The Ladies British Masters, not played since 2001, was re-introduced, now with ISPS Handa as title sponsor.

The European Nations Cup was succeeded as team event by the World Ladies Championship.

Schedule

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
Dates Tournament Host country Winner WWGR
points		 Notes
2–5 Feb Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters Australia Christel Boeljon (2) 15.5 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
9–12 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Jessica Korda (n/a) 43 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
17–19 Feb ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Lindsey Wright (n/a) 16 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
2–4 Mar World Ladies Championship China Shanshan Feng (n/a) – individual
Shanshan Feng and Liying Ye – team		 16
22–25 Mar Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Karen Lunn (10) 16
3–5 May Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Carly Booth (1) 16
10–13 May Turkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Christel Boeljon (3) 16
24–27 May UniCredit Ladies German Open Germany Anne-Lise Caudal (2) 16
1–3 Jun Deloitte Ladies Open Netherlands Carlota Ciganda (1) 15
8–10 Jun Allianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Line Vedel (1) 15
14–17 Jun Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Switzerland Carly Booth (2) 15
22–24 Jun Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters Czech Republic Melissa Reid (4) 15
13–15 Jul South African Women's Open South Africa Caroline Masson (1) 15
26–29 Jul Evian Masters France Inbee Park (n/a) 68 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
3–5 Aug Ladies Irish Open Ireland Catriona Matthew (5) 18.5
16–18 Aug ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters England Lydia Hall (1) 15
7–9 Sep UNIQA Ladies Golf Open Austria Caroline Hedwall (5) 15
13–16 Sep Ricoh Women's British Open England Jiyai Shin (n/a) 100 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
20–23 Sep Tenerife Open de España Femenino Spain Stacey Keating (1) 15
4–7 Oct Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Stacey Keating (2) 15
26–28 Oct China Suzhou Taihu Open China Carlota Ciganda (2) 15 Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
2–4 Nov Sanya Ladies Open China Cassandra Kirkland (1) 15 Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
30 Nov – 2 Dec Hero Women's Indian Open India Pornanong Phatlum (1) 15 Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
5–8 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates Shanshan Feng (n/a) 18.5

Order of Merit rankings
RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1Carlota Ciganda Spain251,290
2Caroline Masson Germany241,831
3Shanshan Feng China202,148
4Julieta Granada Paraguay164,042
5Carly Booth Scotland164,020
6Stacey Keating Australia159,782
7Lee-Anne Pace South Africa159,617
8Diana Luna Italy150,477
9Laura Davies England130,293
10Trish Johnson England124,438
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