2016 Ladies European Tour

The 2016 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2016. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).^[1]

2016 Ladies European Tour season

Duration	February 2016 (2016-02) – December 2016 (2016-12)
Number of official events	21
Most wins	2 (tie): Beth Allen Aditi Ashok Shanshan Feng
Order of Merit	Beth Allen
Player of the Year	Beth Allen
Rookie of the Year	Aditi Ashok
Lowest stroke average	Shanshan Feng
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Schedule

The table below shows the 2016 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	Host country	Winner	WWGR points	Notes
14 Feb	ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open	New Zealand	Lydia Ko (5)	16	Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
21 Feb	ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open	Australia	Haru Nomura (n/a)	26	Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour and the LPGA Tour
28 Feb	RACV Ladies Masters	Australia	Jiyai Shin (4)	17.5	Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
13 Mar	World Ladies Championship	China	Lee Jung-min (1) - individual Lee Jung-min & Ko Jin-young - team	19	Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Korea Tour and China LPGA Tour
8 May	Lalla Meryem Cup	Morocco	Nuria Iturrioz (1)	12
15 May	Buick Championship	China	Shanshan Feng (6)	16.5	Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour
19 Jun	Tipsport Golf Masters	Czech Republic	Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1)	8
24 Jul	Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open	Scotland	Isabelle Boineau (1)	12
31 Jul	Ricoh Women's British Open	England	Ariya Jutanugarn (2)	100	Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
20 Aug	Olympic Women's Golf Competition	Brazil	Inbee Park (n/a)	34
11 Sep	ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters	Germany	I.K. Kim (3)	16
18 Sep	Evian Championship	France	Chun In-gee (n/a)	100	Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
25 Sep	Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino	Spain	Azahara Muñoz (4)	12
9 Oct	Lacoste Ladies Open de France	France	Beth Allen (2)	8
16 Oct	Xiamen International Ladies Open	China	Anne van Dam (1)	6	Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour
30 Oct	Sanya Ladies Open	China	Supamas Sangchan (1)	6	Co-sanctioned with the LAGT and the China LPGA Tour
6 Nov	Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open	United Arab Emirates	Beth Allen (3)	12	New event
13 Nov	Hero Women's Indian Open	India	Aditi Ashok (1)	10	Co-sanctioned with the LAGT
26 Nov	Qatar Ladies Open	Qatar	Aditi Ashok (2)	8	New event
4 Dec	The Queens	Japan	LPGA of Korea Tour	–	Team match play, co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan
10 Dec	Omega Dubai Ladies Masters	United Arab Emirates	Shanshan Feng (7)	18	Reduced to 54 holes

Order of Merit rankings

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings (€)
1	Beth Allen	United States	313,079
2	Aditi Ashok	India	206,665
3	Florentyna Parker	England	175,362
4	Georgia Hall	England	170,940
5	Isabelle Boineau	France	156,116
6	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	Denmark	142,466
7	Emily Kristine Pedersen	Denmark	131,944
8	Caroline Hedwall	Sweden	110,095
9	Camilla Lennarth	Sweden	108,694
10	Nuria Iturrioz	Spain	103,220

Sources:^[2][3]

See also

• 2016 LPGA Tour