The 2012 Ladies European Tour was the 34th season of the

Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. Despite its name, the tour also has tournaments in A ...

(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 Carlota Ciganda Machiñena (born 1 June 1990) is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She won the LET's Order of Merit (money title) in her debut season in 2012, and was also named Player of ...

, a

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, 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

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. The South African Women's Open was included for the first time, while the

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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

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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

Order of Merit rankings

Source:

References

External links

Official site of the Ladies European TourLadies European Tour Information Centre
{{Ladies European Tour Seasons Ladies European Tour seasons