2023 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2023 (2023-02) – November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26)
Number of official events29
Most wins2 (tie):
India Aditi Ashok
France Céline Boutier
Germany Alexandra Försterling
Order of MeritThailand Trichat Cheenglab
Player of the YearSweden Johanna Gustavsson
Rookie of the YearThailand Trichat Cheenglab
Lowest stroke averageFrance Céline Boutier
2022
2024

The 2023 Ladies European Tour is a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The tournaments are sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Changes for 2023

Purses

The prize money for the Aramco Saudi Ladies International underwent a significant five-fold increase from US$1m to US$5m, matching the men's Saudi International on the Asian Tour, making the purse the third largest on the LET, offering $750,000 to the tournament champion.[1]

Tournaments

The Lalla Meryem Cup returned to the schedule after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Schedule

The table below shows part of the 2023 schedule.[2][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
Flagship events
Team championships
Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points
Purse (€) Notes
5 FebMagical Kenya Ladies OpenKenyaIndia Aditi Ashok (4)8300,000
11 FebLalla Meryem CupMoroccoSweden Maja Stark (6)16450,000
19 FebAramco Saudi Ladies InternationalSaudi ArabiaNew Zealand Lydia Ko (7)46$5,000,000
4 MarJoburg Ladies OpenSouth AfricaEngland Lily May Humphreys (1)10300,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
11 MarInvestec South African Women's OpenSouth AfricaSouth Africa Ashleigh Buhai (5)14$320,000Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
19 MarAramco Team Series – SingaporeSingaporeFrance Pauline Roussin (2)18.5$500,000Aramco Team Series individual event
13 MayJabra Ladies OpenFranceSweden Linn Grant (5)14300,000
21 MayAramco Team Series – FloridaUnited StatesSpain Carlota Ciganda (7)19$500,000Aramco Team Series individual event
28 MayThe Mithra Belgian Ladies OpenBelgiumGermany Patricia Isabel Schmidt (1)10300,000
4 JunHelsingborg OpenSwedenSweden Lisa Pettersson (1)8300,000
11 JunVolvo Car Scandinavian MixedSwedenNetherlands Anne van Dam (n/a)[lower-alpha 1]
low woman
15.5$2,000,000Co-sanctioned with the European Tour[lower-alpha 2]
18 JunAmundi German MastersGermanyCzech Republic Kristýna Napoleaová (1)12300,000
25 JunTipsport Czech Ladies OpenCzech RepublicIndia Diksha Dagar (2)10300,000
1 JulLadies Finnish OpenFinlandSpain Carmen Alonso (1)8300,000
16 JulAramco Team Series – LondonEnglandUnited States Nelly Korda (3)18.5$500,000Aramco Team Series individual event
23 JulLa Sella OpenSpainSpain Nuria Iturrioz (4)151,000,000
30 JulAmundi Evian ChampionshipFranceFrance Céline Boutier (4)100$6,500,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
6 AugFreeD Group Women's Scottish OpenScotlandFrance Céline Boutier (5)46$2,000,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
13 AugAIG Women's OpenEnglandUnited States Lilia Vu (n/a)100$7,300,000Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20 AugISPS Handa World InvitationalNorthern IrelandUnited States Alexa Pano (n/a)17.5$1,500,000Women's event co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
3 SepKPMG Women's Irish OpenIrelandDenmark Smilla Tarning Sønderby (1)14400,000
10 SepBig Green Egg OpenNetherlandsThailand Trichat Cheenglab (1)12300,000
17 SepVP Bank Swiss Ladies OpenSwitzerlandGermany Alexandra Försterling (1)8300,000
30 SepLacoste Ladies Open de FranceFranceSweden Johanna Gustavsson (1)14350,000
8 OctAramco Team Series – Hong KongHong KongChina Lin Xiyu (3)19$500,000Aramco Team Series individual event
22 OctHero Women's Indian OpenIndiaGermany Aline Krauter (1)8400,000
29 OctAramco Team Series – RiyadhSaudi ArabiaUnited States Alison Lee (n/a)19.5$500,000Aramco Team Series individual event
18 NovMallorca Ladies OpenSpainGermany Alexandra Försterling (2)12400,000
26 NovAndalucia Costa Del Sol Open De EspañaSpainIndia Aditi Ashok (5)18650,000
  1. Finished tied for third overall; for World Ranking, she is credited with first-place points as it is based among the women only.
  2. World ranking points based on finish among ladies' field only.

Unofficial events

The following team events appear on the schedule, but do not carry ranking points.

Date Tournament Host country Winners Purse ($) Notes
19 MarAramco Team Series – SingaporeSingaporeAustria Christine Wolf (c)
South Africa Casandra Alexander
England Eleanor Givens
Japan Katsuko Blalock (a)
500,000Aramco Team Series team event
20 MayAramco Team Series – FloridaUnited StatesFrance Pauline Roussin (c)
Spain Nuria Iturrioz
England Trish Johnson
United States Michael Bickford (a)
500,000Aramco Team Series team event
15 JulAramco Team Series – LondonEnglandEngland Georgia Hall (c)
Scotland Kylie Henry
Wales Lea-Anne Bramwell
England Michael Austick (a)
500,000Aramco Team Series team event
24 SepSolheim CupSpainEurope Europe
7 OctAramco Team Series – Hong KongHong KongCzech Republic Kristýna Napoleaová (c)
Germany Laura Fünfstück
Argentina Magdalena Simmermacher
South Korea John Hyun (a)
500,000Aramco Team Series team event
4 NovAramco Team Series – RiyadhSaudi ArabiaSpain Carlota Ciganda (c)
Czech Republic Sára Kousková
Italy Alessandra Fanali
Saudi Arabia Lujain Khalil (a)
500,000Aramco Team Series team event

Order of Merit rankings

The top 10 players in the Race to Costa del Sol Rankings.

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Trichat Cheenglab Thailand1,967
2Celine Boutier France1,876
3Diksha Dagar India1,825
4Aditi Ashok India1,809
5Ana Peláez Spain1,759
6Anne Van Dam Netherlands1,756
7Johanna Gustavsson Sweden1,679
8Alexandra Försterling Germany1,588
9Linn Grant Sweden1,439
10Klára Spilková Czech Republic1,306

Source:[4]

See also

References

  1. "$5m purse for Aramco Saudi Ladies International as tournament matches men's prize fund". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. "LPGA Tour Announces Record-Breaking 2023 Schedule". LPGA. 21 November 2022.
  3. "DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule". European Tour. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. "Order of Merit – 2023 Season". Ladies European Tour.
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