2018 Ladies European Tour

The 2018 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from 1 February to 25 November. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

2018 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2018 (2018-02) – November 2018 (2018-11)
Number of official events15
Most wins2: Netherlands Anne van Dam
Order of MeritEngland Georgia Hall
Player of the YearEngland Georgia Hall
Rookie of the YearSweden Julia Engström
Lowest stroke averageSpain Carlota Ciganda
2017
2019

Schedule edit

The table below shows the 2018 schedule.[1] 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
1–4 Feb Oates Victorian Open Australia   Minjee Lee (1) 15 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
9–11 Feb ActewAGL Canberra Classic Australia   Jiyai Shin (n/a) 16.5 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
22–25 Feb Australian Ladies Classic Australia   Céline Boutier (2) 8 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
1–4 Mar Women's NSW Open Australia   Meghan MacLaren (1) 6 Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
8–10 Mar Investec South African Women's Open South Africa   Ashleigh Buhai (2) 6
19–22 Apr Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco   Jenny Haglund (1) 6
31 May – 2 Jun Jabra Ladies Open France   Astrid Vayson de Pradenne (1) 6 Dual-ranking event with the LET Access Series
21–24 Jun Ladies European Thailand Championship Thailand   Kanyalak Preedasuttijit (1) 6
26–29 Jul Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Scotland   Ariya Jutanugarn (3) 46 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
2–5 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open England   Georgia Hall (1) 100 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
6–9 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de France France   Caroline Hedwall (6) 8
13–16 Sep Evian Championship France   Angela Stanford (n/a) 100 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20–23 Sep Estrella Damm Ladies Open Spain   Anne van Dam (2) 16
18–21 Oct Hero Women's Indian Open India   Becky Morgan (1) 6
22–25 Nov Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino Spain   Anne van Dam (3) 12

Unofficial events edit

The following event appeared on the schedule, but did not carry official money.

Date Tournament Location Winners Notes
12 Aug European Golf Team Championships Scotland Women's   Sweden Linda Wessberg & Cajsa Persson Co-sanctioned with the European Tour[2]
Mixed   Iceland Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir & Valdis Thora Jonsdottir
(with Birgir Hafþórsson & Axel Bóasson)

Order of Merit rankings edit

Rank Player Country Points
1 Georgia Hall   England 667.73
2 Anne van Dam   Netherlands 518.18
3 Caroline Hedwall   Sweden 453.35
4 Jenny Haglund   Sweden 426.10
5 Sarah Kemp   Australia 354.71
6 Christine Wolf   Austria 281.44
7 Olivia Cowan   Germany 248.15
8 Karolin Lampert   Germany 241.08
9 Klára Spilková   Czech Republic 198.24
10 Céline Boutier   France 193.17

Source:[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Australian swing to kick off 2018 on Ladies European Tour". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ "European Golf Team Championships – All You Need To Know". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Order of Merit – 2018 Season". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

External links edit