The Ladies European Tour (LET) gearing up for another historic year in 2024 with 31 events in 20 countries around the world. Will be included in the highlights Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Solheim Cup in Gainesville (Virginia)and the British Open at Saint Andrews, which will be the last qualifying event for the European Solheim Cup team.
“The 2024 calendar will offer our talented athletes a platform to show their best,” said LET Director General Alexandra Armas. “Our tournaments will feature star-studded courses and entertainment in 20 different countries and will provide significant global opportunities for our players to reach beyond traditional golf audiences. This is an exciting season, with Olympic golf coming to Europe and another exciting Solheim Cup on the horizon. We look forward to sharing the journey with our fans around the world,” he added.
Next year there will be more than €34 million in prize money, including a $5 million purse at the Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented by PIF, which will be played for the first time at the Riyadh Golf Club.
The season will start again at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open in February, before traveling to Saudi Arabia and visiting Morocco for the Lalla Meryem Cup.
In March, LET will travel to the United States to compete in the Aramco Team Series Presented by PIF – USA. At the end of March, the prestigious Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club will host the New South Wales Open for the first time, followed by the Australian Women’s Classic at Bonville Golf Resort as part of a fortnight in Australia.
In April, the Tour will travel to South Africa for the Joburg Ladies Open and Investec South African Women’s Open, which will be played at a new venue, Erinvale Country and Golf Estate, in Cape Town.
Last two weeks in Spain
In May, the Aramco Team Series Presented by PIF – Seoul will be held in South Korea, followed by the Amundi German Masters, the first tournament of the year in Europe. The Jabra Ladies Open will once again be played at the renowned Evian Resort Golf Club in France.
In June, the LET will enjoy two weeks in Sweden with the Dormy Open Helsingborg, which will be played at Allerum Golf Club for the second year in a row, and the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, which will move to the nearby Vasatorps Golf Club. Next, the LET will play another European event to be announced soon, followed by the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open, the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open and the Aramco Team Series Presented by PIF – London.
The Amundi Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France, where local Céline Boutier lifted her first Grand Slam in 2023, will return in July, followed by the Dutch Ladies Open, powered by Golf.NL.
LET players will have the opportunity to compete for their home countries at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at Le Golf National (Versailles) in August through the Olympic Golf Qualification.
The Tour continues to Scotland, the birthplace of golf, for the Women’s Scottish Open and the British AIG Women’s Open, which will be played on the famous Old Course in St. Andrews for the third time. Next up, Carton House’s O’Meara course will be the new venue for the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.
In September, one year after the exciting confrontation between the United States and Europe at Finca Cortesín (Andalusia), the Solheim Cup will return to the United States, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville (Virginia), where it will try of Europe to retain the trophy and achieve a fourth straight win. Next, the LET returns to Golf Barrière Deauville for the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, followed by the Aramco Team Series Presented by PIF – Asia. Next, the Hero Women’s Indian Open and the Aramco Team Series Presented by PIF – Riyadh.
The season ends in a fortnight in Spainstarting from Mallorca Ladies Golf Open before completing the year in Andalusia Costa del Sol Spanish Open for the fifth consecutive year.
In total, 25 events will be televised, either via highlights packages or with a fully live global broadcast in 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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