2021 - Women Europe
The winners in the category "2021 - Women Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Gant
Played as the inaugural Gant Ladies Open (Jul 15-17). Second-placed Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) and Tvesa Malik (India) finished 3 shots behind 26-year-old Matilda Castren (Fin), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win on home country soil, in her debut appearance on the Ladies European Tour. Castren usually plays in the US, and recorded her first LPGA Tour win just one month earlier in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. [Aura Golf, Ruissalo, nr Turku, Finland].
Note: formerly played as the Ladies Finnish Open, a long-standing event on the women's Swedish Golf Tour (1998-2011), and then the developmental LET Access Series (2012-19).
Europe
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series - Jeddah (Nov 10-12; Ladies European Tour event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur player). [Royal Greens G&CC, King Abdullah EC, Saudi Arabia].
Individual competition: second-placed Olivia Cowan (Ger) finished 1 shot behind 17-year-old Pia Babnik (Slov), who recorded her second LET title of 2021.
Team competition: Winners: Team Pedersen (381, -51; with an eagle at the second playoff hole): Emily Kristine Pedersen (Ger), Hannah Burke (Eng), Krista Bakker (Fin) & Ahmed Al Subaey (Saudi, amateur); professionals in winning team received $50,000 each. Runners-up: Team L. Hall (381, -51): Lydia Hall (Wales), Becky Brewerton (Wales), Luiza Altman (Braz) & Victor Green (USA, amateur).
Last of four Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2021.
Europe
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series - Sotogrande (Aug 5-7; Ladies European Tour event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur player). [La Reserva de Sotogrande GC, nr San Roque, Andalucia].
Individual competition: Second-placed Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) finished 5 shots behind 26-year-old Alison Lee (USA), who recorded her first win as a professional.
Team competition: Winners: Team Buhai (397, -35; with a par at first playoff hole): Ashleigh Buhai (RSA), Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA), Hayley Davis (Eng) & Ignacio Morillo (Esp; amateur); professionals in winning team received $50,000 each. Runners-up: Team Strom (397, -35): Linnea Strom (Swe), Jenny Haglund (Swe), Agathe Sauzon (Fra) & Alessandro Anzelmo (Italy, amateur).
Second of four Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2021.
Europe
Creekhouse
Played as the inaugural Creekhouse Ladies Open (Sept 2-5). Second-placed Linn Grant (Swe) finished 4 shots behind 21-year-old Maja Stark (Swe), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win in her third start on the Tour. [Åhus Ostra course, Kristianstad GK, Ahus, nr Kristianstad, Sweden]. Original inaugural event in 2020 cancelled due to global coronavirus pandemic.
Europe
EGA
Played as the Dubai Moonlight Classic presented by EGA (Oct 27-29). Second-placed Maria Fassi (Mex) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Bronte Law (Eng), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win in her 24th start on the Tour. [Faldo course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
Estrella Damm
Played as the Estrella Damm Ladies Open presented by Catalunya (Oct 1-3; postponed from July 15-18 and reduced to a 54-hole event due to the global coronavirus pandemic). Second-placed Pia Babnik (Slov) finished 2 shots behind 21-year-old Maja Stark (Swe), who recorded her second Ladies European Tour win in only her fifth start on the Tour. The win came just a month after her first LET win. [GC Terramar, Sitges, nr Barcelona, Spain].
Europe
Jabra
Played as the Jabra Ladies Open (June 3-5). 17-year-old Pia Babnik (Slovenia) beat defending champion Annabel Dimmock (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record her first Ladies European Tour win in her 12th start on the Tour. [Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
Europe
Tipsport
Played as the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open (June 25-27). Second-placed Nuria Iturrioz (Esp) finished 1 shot behind 18-year-old Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul (Thai), who claimed her first Ladies European Tour win as a professional. As an amateur, Thitikul had already recorded two LET victories, both coming in her native Thailand, in 2017 and 2019. [Beroun GC, Beroun, nr Prague, Czech Republic; now called Royal Beroun].
Europe
Big Green Egg
Played as the Big Green Egg Open (Jun 30-Jul 3; last played in 2015). Second-placed Sanna Nuutinen (Fin) finished 2 shots behind 20-year-old Stephanie Kyriacou (Aus), who claimed her first Ladies European Tour win as a professional. As an amateur, Kyriacou had already recorded an LET victory, coming in her native Australia in 2020. [Rosendaelsche GC, Arnhem, Netherlands].
Europe
Lacoste
Played as the Lacoste Ladies Open de France (Sept 16-19). Second-placed Kylie Henry (Scot) finished 1 shot behind home-country winner Céline Boutier (Fra), who recorded her third Ladies European Tour win. [Châteaux course, Golf du Médoc, nr Bordeaux].
Europe
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Played as the Ladies Italian Open (May 28-30; for the first time since 2014). Second-placed Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) and Gabriella Cowley (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 18-year-old Lucie Malchirand (Fra, amateur), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win in only her second start on the Tour. Wikstrom and Cowley split the combined first/second place money (€30,000/€18,000), each winning €24,000. [Glauco Lolli Ghetti course, Margara GC, Fubine Monferrato, Piedmont].
Europe
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Played as the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España (Nov 25-28; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Maja Stark (Swe) finished 4 shots behind delighted home-country winner Carlota Ciganda (Esp). [Los Naranjos GC, Nueva Andalucía, Costa del Sol].
Europe
VP Bank
Played as the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open (Sept 9-11). Second-placed Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) finished 1 shot behind Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul (Thai), who recorded her second Ladies European Tour win of the year. [Golfpark Holzhäusern, Risch-Rotkreuz, Switzerland].
Europe
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series - London (July 8-10; Ladies European Tour event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur). [Centurion Club, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire].
Individual competition: Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) beat Atthaya Thitikul (Thai) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole.
Team competition: Winners: Team Cowan (397, -41): Olivia Cowan (Ger), Sarina Schmidt (Ger), Diksha Dagar (India) & Andrew Kelsey (Eng, amateur); professionals in winning team received $50,000 each. Runners-up: Team Skarpnord (400, -38): Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Frida Gustafsson Spang (Swe), Carmen Alonso (Esp) & Christopher Pinsent (Eng, amateur).
First of four Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2021.
Europe
Aramco / PIF
Played as the Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund (Nov 4-7). Second-placed Atthaya Thitikul (Thai) finished 5 shots behind Lydia Ko (NZ). Thitikul's second place finish gave her enough points to clinch the season-long LET Order of Merit (Race to Costa del Sol) title for 2021 ... at 18-years-old, the youngest ever winner of this title. [Royal Greens G&CC, King Abdullah EC, Saudi Arabia].
Europe
Didriksons
Played as the inaugural Didriksons Skaftö Open (May 29-31). Second-placed Linn Grant (Swe) and Magdelena Simmermacher (Arg) finished 1 shot behind 21-year-old Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (Fra), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win in just her second start as a professional. In the second round of the event, she shot a 9-under-par 60. [Skaftö GC, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden].
Europe
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Belgian Ladies Open not played in 2021 due to continuing global coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Europe
Trust Golf
Played as the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open (Aug 12-15; LET/LPGA Tours event). Second-placed Lydia Ko (NZ) and Atthaya Thitikul (Thai) finished 3 shots behind 34-year-old Ryann O'Toole (USA), who recorded her first win on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour (in her 228th LPGA Tour start). [Dumbarnie Links, Fife, Scotland].
Europe
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa World Invitational Men & Women presented by Modest! Golf Management (Jul 29-Aug 1; simultaneous playing of a European Tour event and LET/LPGA Tour event). 22-year-old Pajaree Anannarukarn (Thai) beat Emma Talley (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record her first win as a professional. This was Anannarukarn's 47th start on the LPGA Tour. [Galgorm Castle GC (par-73), Ballymena, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland; first two rounds also played at Massereene GC (par-72), Antrim, Co. Antrim].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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