2024 Ladies European Tour

The 2024 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).[1]

2024 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2024 (2024-02) – December 2024 (2024-12)
Number of official events28
2023
2025

Changes for 2024

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Tournaments

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The Australian swing with Women's NSW Open and Australian Women's Classic returned after a one-year hiatus, while the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland, co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, was removed from the schedule after three seasons.[2]

The Belgian Ladies Open, Ladies Finnish Open and La Sella Open in Spain were not part of the schedule at the time of announcement, but the schedule included two potential events in Europe in June and September. The La Sella Open was later confirmed for the September slot and the Ladies Italian Open for June.[3]

Purses

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The prize money for the Aramco Saudi Ladies International remain at US$5m, matching the men's Saudi International on the Asian Tour, making the purse the third largest on the LET after the majors.[4]

Schedule

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The table below shows the official 2024 schedule.[5][6][7]

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
11 Feb Magical Kenya Ladies Open Kenya   Shannon Tan (1) 10 300,000
18 Feb Aramco Saudi Ladies International Saudi Arabia   Patty Tavatanakit (1) 28 $5,000,000
24 Feb Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco   Bronte Law (3) 15.5 450,000 In association with Trophée Hassan II on the PGA Tour Champions
10 Mar Aramco Team Series – Tampa United States   Alexandra Försterling (3) 18.5 $500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
31 Mar Women's NSW Open Australia   Mariajo Uribe (1) 12 300,000 Co-sanctioned with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
21 Apr Joburg Ladies Open South Africa   Chiara Tamburlini (1) 8 300,000 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
28 Apr Investec South African Women's Open South Africa   Manon De Roey (2) 8 320,000 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
12 May Aramco Team Series – Korea South Korea   Kim Hyo-joo (n/a) 16.5 $500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
19 May Amundi German Masters Germany   Alexandra Försterling (4) 12 300,000
25 May Jabra Ladies Open France   Morgane Métraux (2) 14 300,000
2 Jun Dormy Open Helsingborg Sweden   Perrine Delacour (1) 12 300,000
9 Jun Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Sweden   Linn Grant (6) 15 $2,000,000 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour[a]
16 Jun Ladies Italian Open Italy   Amy Taylor (1) 12 300,000
23 Jun Tipsport Czech Ladies Open Czech Republic   Marta Martín (1) 10 300,000
30 Jun VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open Switzerland   Alice Hewson (2) 6 300,000
5 Jul Aramco Team Series – London England   Leona Maguire (1) 18 $500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
14 Jul Amundi Evian Championship France   Ayaka Furue (2) 100 $6,500,000 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
21 Jul Dutch Ladies Open Netherlands   Jana Melichová (2) 10 300,000
18 Aug Women's Scottish Open Scotland   Lauren Coughlin (n/a) 53 $2,000,000 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
25 Aug AIG Women's Open England   Lydia Ko (8) 100 $9,000,000 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
1 Sep KPMG Women's Irish Open Ireland   Annabel Dimmock (2) 15.5 400,000
22 Sep La Sella Open Spain   Helen Briem (1) 15 1,000,000
28 Sep Lacoste Ladies Open de France France   Chiara Tamburlini (2) 375,000
6 Oct Aramco Team Series – Asia Asia   $500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
13 Oct Wistron Ladies Open Taiwan   $1,000,000
27 Oct Hero Women's Indian Open India   400,000
3 Nov Aramco Team Series – Riyadh Saudi Arabia   $500,000 Aramco Team Series individual event
23 Nov Mallorca Ladies Open Spain   410,000
1 Dec Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Spain   700,000
  1. ^ World ranking points based on finish among ladies' field only.

Unofficial events

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The following events appear on the schedule, but do not carry official money or Race to Costa Del Sol ranking points.

Date Tournament Host country Winner(s) WWGR
points
Purse ($) Notes
10 Mar Aramco Team Series – Tampa United States   Pauline Roussin (c)
  Céline Herbin
  Meghan MacLaren
  LuJain Omar Khalil (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
7 Apr Australian Women's Classic Australia   Nicole Broch Estrup
  Tsai Pei-ying
  Jess Whitting
300,000 Co-sanctioned with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
Re-classed as unofficial following early termination[a]
12 May Aramco Team Series – Korea South Korea   Danielle Kang (c)
  Lily May Humphreys
  Tian Xiaolin
  Lee Kyu-ho (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
5 Jul Aramco Team Series – London England   Nastasia Nadaud (c)
  Kristýna Napoleaová
  Mireia Prat
  George Brooksbank (a)
500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
11 Aug Olympic women's golf competition France   Lydia Ko 37
15 Sep Solheim Cup United States   United States
6 Oct Aramco Team Series – Asia Asia 500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
3 Nov Aramco Team Series – Riyadh Saudi Arabia 500,000 Aramco Team Series team event
  1. ^ Tournament terminated after 18 holes due to heavy rain. As a result, it was classified as unofficial with prize money not official and no points allocated towards the Order of Merit.

Order of Merit rankings

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The top players in the Race to Costa del Sol Rankings following the Amundi Evian Championship.

Rank Player Country Points
1 Bronte Law   England 1,279
2 Chiara Tamburlini   Switzerland 1,193
3 Manon De Roey   Belgium 1,180
4 Alexandra Försterling   Germany 1,175
5 Alice Hewson   England 1,122

Source:[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LET Announces Global 2024 Season Schedule". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Increased pathways and prizemoney in 2024 WPGA schedule". WPGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ "La Sella Open Returns in 2024". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "$5m purse for Aramco Saudi Ladies International as tournament matches men's prize fund". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ "LPGA Tour Announces Record-Breaking 2024 Schedule". LPGA. 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Sunshine Ladies Tour Unveils A Season Of Opportunity". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Tickets On Sale For 2024 KPMG Women's Irish Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Order of Merit – 2024 Season". Ladies European Tour.
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