2021 Ladies European Tour

The 2021 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).

The season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with many tournaments either being postponed or cancelled. Among the cancellations was the Australian Swing, the tour's season opening.[1]

Schedule

The table below shows part of the 2021 schedule. The season features a month-long European Swing of the LPGA Tour, starting with the Evian Championship in late July.[2] It also sees the introduction of the Aramco Team Series, four tournaments carrying a $1 million prize fund each to be held in New York, London and Singapore, concluding in Saudi Arabia in November.[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
Team championships
Date Tournament Location Winner WWGR
points		 Purse Notes
18–21 Feb Australian Ladies Classic Australia Cancelled[1] Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
25–28 Feb New South Wales Women's Open Australia Cancelled[1] Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
Magical Kenya Ladies Open Kenya Postponed[4]
17–20 Mar
13–16 May[lower-alpha 1]		 Investec South African Women's Open South Africa €200,000 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Ladies Tour
Jabra Ladies Open France €200,000 [4]
3–6 Jun Creekhouse Ladies Open Sweden €400,000 New event[7]
10–13 Jun Scandinavian Mixed Sweden €1,000,000 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
18–21 Jun Gant Ladies Open Finland €200,000 New event[8]
22–25 Jul Evian Championship France 100 $4,500,000 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour[9]
29 Jul – 1 Aug New stroke–play event TBC $1,100,000 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
12–15 Aug Ladies Scottish Open Scotland $1,500,000 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
19–22 Aug AIG Women's British Open England 100 $4,500,000 Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour
26–29 Aug Skaftö Open Sweden New event[10]
United States $1,000,000 Aramco Team Series
England $1,000,000 Aramco Team Series
Singapore $1,000,000 Aramco Team Series
Saudi Arabia $1,000,000 Aramco Team Series
  1. Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

Unofficial events

The following event appears on the schedule, but does not carry official money.

Date Tournament Host country Winner WWGR
points		 Notes
4–7 Aug Olympic women's golf competition Japan
4–6 Sep Solheim Cup United States – [11]

See also

References
  1. "LET postpones 2021 Australian swing". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "LPGA Comes Back Stronger Than Ever with 2021 Tour Schedule". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "Aramco Team Series and LET Go Global". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "Fears grow Ladies European Tour won't start until May at the earliest". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. "Investec South African Women's Open". Sunshine Ladies Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. "New dates set for 8th Sunshine Ladies Tour season". SuperSport. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. "2021 Creekhouse Ladies Open". Creekhouse Management. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. "Ladies European Tour Announce 2021 Gant Ladies Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. "Amundi becomes the title sponsor of The Evian Championship". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. "Skaftö Open blir LET-tävling". Svensk Golf. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. "Ryder Cup postponement". SportsPro. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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