The 2012 Ladies European Tour was the 34th season of the Ladies European Tour (LET), a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2013.
The tour featured 24 official money events. Carlota Ciganda, a rookie, won the Order of Merit. She was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
Changes for 2012 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 championshipsLET majors in boldRegular eventsTeam championships
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerWWGRpointsPurse (€)OthertoursNotes5 FebGold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters Australia Christel Boeljon (2) 15.5ALPG12 FebISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia Jessica Korda (n/a) 43$1,100,000ALPG, LPGA19 FebISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Lindsey Wright (n/a) 16200,000ALPG4 MarWorld Ladies Championship China Shanshan Feng (n/a)16$500,000 Individual event25 MarLalla Meryem Cup Morocco Karen Lunn (10)16325,000 5 MayAberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Carly Booth (1)16£183,000 13 MayTurkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Christel Boeljon (3)16250,000 27 MayUniCredit Ladies German Open Germany Anne-Lise Caudal (2) 16350,000 3 JunDeloitte Ladies Open Netherlands Carlota Ciganda (1) 15250,000 10 JunAllianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Line Vedel (1) 15225,000 17 JunDeutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Switzerland Carly Booth (2) 15525,000 24 JunRaiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters Czech Republic Melissa Reid (4) 15250,000 15 JulSouth African Women's Open South Africa Caroline Masson (1) 15260,000 29 JulEvian Masters France Inbee Park (n/a) 68$3,250,000LPGA 5 AugLadies Irish Open Ireland Catriona Matthew (5) 18.5350,000 18 AugISPS Handa Ladies British Masters England Lydia Hall (1) 15£300,000 9 SepUNIQA Ladies Golf Open Austria Caroline Hedwall (5) 15200,000 16 SepRicoh Women's British Open England Jiyai Shin (n/a) 100$2,500,000LPGA 23 SepTenerife Open de España Femenino Spain Stacey Keating (1) 15350,000 7 OctLacoste Ladies Open de France France Stacey Keating (2) 15250,000 28 OctChina Suzhou Taihu Open China Carlota Ciganda (2) 15350,000LAGT 4 NovSanya Ladies Open China Cassandra Kirkland (1) 15250,000LAGT 2 DecHero Women's Indian Open India Pornanong Phatlum (1) 15$300,000LAGT 8 DecOmega Dubai Ladies MastersU.A.E. Shanshan Feng (n/a) 18.5500,000
Unofficial events The following events appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money or Order of Merit ranking points.
DateTournamentHost countryWinnersWWGRpointsPurseOthertoursNotes4 MarMission Hills World Ladies ChampionshipChina Shanshan Feng and Liying Ye –$100,000Team event Notes
Order of Merit rankings RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)1Carlota Ciganda251,2902Caroline Masson241,8313Shanshan Feng202,1484Julieta Granada164,0425Carly Booth164,0206Stacey Keating159,7827Lee-Anne Pace159,6178Diana Luna150,4779Laura Davies130,29310Trish Johnson124,438 Source:
Location of tournaments
References
External links Official site of the Ladies European Tour Ladies European Tour Information Centre