2021 Ladies European Tour
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
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 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 |
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points |
Purse | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Ladies Classic | Australia | Tournament cancelled[1] | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour | |||
| New South Wales Women's Open | Australia | Tournament cancelled[1] | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour | |||
13–16 May[lower-alpha 1] |
Investec South African Women's Open | South Africa |  Lee-Anne Pace (10) |
6 | €200,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour |
| 28–30 May | Ladies Italian Open | Italy |  Lucie Malchirand (1, a) |
6 | €200,000 | Last played in 2014 |
| 3–5 Jun | Jabra Ladies Open | France | Pia Babnik (1) |
6 | €200,000 | |
| 10–13 Jun | Scandinavian Mixed | Sweden |  Alice Hewson (n/c)[lower-alpha 2]low woman |
6 | €1,000,000 | Co-sanctioned with the European Tour with field of 78 men and 78 women playing from different tees[lower-alpha 3] |
| 25–27 Jun | Tipsport Czech Ladies Open | Czech Republic | Atthaya Thitikul (3) |
6 | €200,000 | |
| 30 Jun – 3 Jul | Big Green Egg Open | Netherlands | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Stephanie Kyriacou (2) |
6 | €200,000 | Last played in 2015 |
| 8–10 Jul | Aramco Team Series – London | England | Individual: Marianne Skarpnord (5)Team: Team Cowan  Olivia Cowan (n/a) Sarina Schmidt (n/a) Diksha Dagar (n/a) Andrew Kelsey (a) |
16 (ind) | $1,000,000 | Aramco Team Series |
15–17 Jul |
Gant Ladies Open | Finland |  Matilda Castren (1) |
6 | €200,000 | New event |
| 22–25 Jul | Amundi Evian Championship | France | Minjee Lee (n/a) |
100 | $4,500,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour[7] |
| 29 Jul – 1 Aug | ISPS Handa World Invitational | Northern Ireland | Pajaree Anannarukarn (1) |
18 | $1,500,000 | Women's event co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
5–7 Aug |
Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande[lower-alpha 4] | Spain | Individual: Alison Lee (n/a)Team: Team Buhai Ashleigh Buhai (n/a) Stacy Bregman (n/a) Hayley Davis (n/a) Ignacio Morillo (a) |
14 (ind) | $1,000,000 | Aramco Team Series |
| 12–15 Aug | Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open | Scotland | Ryann O'Toole (n/a) |
37 | $1,500,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 19–22 Aug | AIG Women's Open | England | Anna Nordqvist (4) |
100 | $5,800,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 27–29 Aug | Didriksons Skaftö Open | Sweden | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (1) |
6 | €220,000 | New event[8] |
| 2–5 Sep | Creekhouse Ladies Open | Sweden | Maja Stark (1) |
8 | €400,000 | New event[9] |
| 9–11 Sep | VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open | Switzerland | Atthaya Thitikul (4) |
6 | €200,000 | |
| 16–18 Sep | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | France | Céline Boutier (3) |
6 | €300,000 | |
| Hero Women's Indian Open | India | Tournament cancelled | ||||
1–3 Oct[lower-alpha 1] |
Estrella Damm Ladies Open | Spain | Maja Stark (2) |
6 | €250,000 | |
| Magical Kenya Ladies Open | Kenya | Tournament cancelled | ||||
14–16 Oct |
Aramco Team Series – New York | United States | Individual: Charley Hull (3) Team: Team J. Korda Jessica Korda (n/a) Karolin Lampert (n/a) Lina Boqvist (n/a) Alexandra O'Laughlin (a) |
19.5 (ind) | $1,000,000 | Aramco Team Series |
| Lalla Meryem Cup | Morocco | Tournament cancelled | ||||
| 27–29 Oct | Dubai Moonlight Classic | United Arab Emirates | Bronte Law (1) |
15 | €260,000 | |
| 4–7 Nov | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | Saudi Arabia |  Lydia Ko (6) |
18.5 | $1,000,000 | |
| 10–12 Nov | Aramco Team Series – Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Individual: Pia Babnik (2) Team: Team Pedersen  Emily Kristine Pedersen (n/a) Hannah Burke (n/a) Krista Bakker (n/a) Ahmed Al Subaey (a) |
16.5 (ind) | $1,000,000 | Aramco Team Series |
| Ladies European Thailand Championship | Thailand | Tournament cancelled | ||||
| 25–28 Nov | Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España | Spain | Carlota Ciganda (5) |
12 | €600,000 | |
- 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
The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | WWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–8 Aug | Olympic women's golf competition | Japan | Nelly Korda |
37 | |
| 4–6 Sep | Solheim Cup | United States |  Europe |
– | [10] |
Order of Merit rankings
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atthaya Thitikul | Thailand | 3,591.96 |
| 2 | Pia Babnik | Slovenia | 1,953.89 |
| 3 | Stephanie Kyriacou | Australia | 1,765.24 |
| 4 | Sanna Nuutinen | Finland | 1,657.27 |
| 5 | Olivia Cowan | Germany | 1,587.18 |
| 6 | Maja Stark | Sweden | 1,515.75 |
| 7 | Marianne Skarpnord | Norway | 1,304.88 |
| 8 | Charley Hull | England | 1,209.65 |
| 9 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 1,178.66 |
| 10 | Alice Hewson | England | 1,156.00 |
Source:[11]
See also
References
- "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.
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