Order of Merit - LET
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LET
Trichat Cheenglab (Thai) won the Ladies European Tour 2023 Order of Merit (Race to Costa del Sol) and associated €125,000 bonus. During the season-long points chase she accumulated 1966.52 points (and was 17th on the LET money list with €247,068). Céline Boutier (Fra) was second with 1875.88 pts (and first on the money list with €1,335,931); third was Dikshar Dagar (India) 1825.11 pts (eightth on money list with €307,488).
28-year-old Cheenglab emulated Laura Davies (Eng; 1985), Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012), Esther Henseleit (Ger; 2019), Atthaya Thitikul (Thai; 2021) and Linn Grant (2022) in winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award in the same season.
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LET
23-year-old Linn Grant (Swe) won the Ladies European Tour 2022 Order of Merit (Race to Costa del Sol) and associated €125,000 bonus. During the season-long points chase she accumulated 3,624.91 points (and LET prize-money of €838,615). In a clean sweep of the top three places by Swedish golfers, Maja Stark (Swe) was second with 3415.14 pts (and winnings of €512,313); third was Johanna Gustavsson (Swe) 1,946.08 pts (winnings €256,270). Grant emulated Laura Davies (Eng; 1985), Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012), Esther Henseleit (Ger; 2019) and Atthaya Thitikul (Thai; 2021) in winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award in the same season.
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LET
18-year-old Atthaya Thitikul (Thai) won the LET season-long points chase, to capture the Tour's 2021 Order of Merit (Race to Costa del Sol) and €150,000 bonus. Thitikul accumulated 3,591.96 points (earning €602,042 in the process). Second was Pia Babnik (Slov) 1,953.89 pts (earnings €130,957); third was Stephanie Kyriacou (Aus) 1,765.24 pts (earnings €236,562). Thitikul emulated Esther Henseleit (Ger; 2019), Laura Davies (Eng; 1985) and Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012) in winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award in the same season.
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LET
24-year-old Emily Kristine Pedersen (Den) won the LET season-long points chase, to capture the Tour's 2020 Order of Merit (Race to Costa del Sol) and €20,000 bonus. Pedersen accumulated 1,249.35 points (earning €436,684 in the process). Second was Julia Engstrom (Swe) 415.70 pts (earnings €90,279); third was Stephanie Kyriacou (Aus) 323.78 pts (earnings €84,272).
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LET
20-year-old Henseleit (Ger) won the LET season-long points chase, to capture the Tour's 2019 Order of Merit and €20,000 bonus. Henseleit accumulated 743.06 points (earning €208,777 in the process). Second was Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 694.44 pts (earnings €174,455); third was Christine Wolf (Aut) 536.65 pts (earnings €138,156). Carlota Ciganda (Esp) was the No.1 money winner in 2019, with earnings of €247,668 from the Tour. Henseleit emulated Laura Davies (Eng; 1985) and Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012) in winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award in the same season.
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LET
22-year-old Hall (Eng) won the LET season-long points chase, to capture the Tour's 2018 Order of Merit and €20,000 bonus. This was her second straight LET Order of Merit title. Hall accumulated 667.73 points (earning €512,101 in the process). Second was Anne Van Dam (Nld) 518.18 pts (€168,603); third was Caroline Hedwall (Swe) 453.35 pts (€124,013). For the first time since 2004, the LET Order of Merit was based on a points system versus the Tour's money list.
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LET
Hall (Eng) won the LET 2017 Order of Merit, with earnings of €368,934 on the Tour. Carlota Ciganda (Esp) was second with €160,797; Azahara Munoz (Esp) was third with €111,749.
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LET
Allen (USA) won the LET 2016 Order of Merit, with earnings of €313,079 on the Tour. Tour rookie Aditi Ashok (India) was second with €206,664; Florentyna Parker (Eng) was third with €175,361.
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LET
Feng (China) won the LET 2015 Order of Merit, with earnings of €399,213 on the Tour. Melissa Reid (Eng) was second with €249,150; Nicole Broch Larsen (Den) was third with €235,877. Feng became the first Chinese winner of the LET Order of Merit.
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ISPS Handa
Hull (Eng) won the LET 2014 ISPS Handa Order of Merit, with earnings of €263,096 on the Tour. Gwladys Nocera (Fra) was second with €233,288; Lee-Ann Pace (RSA) was third with €167,005.
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ISPS Handa
Pettersen (Nor) won the LET 2013 ISPS Handa Order of Merit, with earnings of €518,448 on the Tour. Lee-Ann Pace (RSA) was second with €250,927; Lexi Thompson (USA) was third with €228,794.
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ISPS Handa
Ciganda (Esp) won the LET 2012 ISPS Handa Order of Merit, with earnings of €251,289 on the Tour. Caroline Masson (Ger) was second with €241,831; Shanshan Feng (China) was third with €202,147. Ciganda became the first player since Laura Davies 27 years earlier to win the Tour's Order of Merit and Rookie titles in the same season.
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Henderson
Miyazato (Jpn) won the LET 2011 Order of Merit (Henderson Money List), with earnings of €363,079 on the Tour. Melissa Reid (Eng) was second with €286,577; rookie Caroline Hedwall (Swe) was third with €278,528. Miyazato only played two LET events, but won enough (especially from the Evian Masters) to win the Order of Merit.
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Henderson
Pace (RSA) won the LET 2010 Order of Merit (Henderson Money List), with earnings of €339,517 on the Tour. Laura Davies (Eng) was second with €311,573; Melissa Reid (Eng) was third with €270,871.
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Henderson
Gustafson (Swe) won her fourth LET Order of Merit (Henderson Money List), with 2009 season earnings of €281,315 on the Tour. Catriona Matthew (Scot) was second with €259,871; Becky Brewerton (Wales) was third with €221,496.
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New Star
Nocera (Fra) won the LET 2008 Order of Merit (New Star Money List), with earnings of €391,840 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with €320,099; Martina Eberl (Ger) was third with €277,296.
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New Star
Gustafson (Swe) won her third LET Order of Merit (New Star Money List), with 2007 season earnings of €222,081 on the Tour. Bettina Hauert (Ger) was second with €219,863; Gwladys Nocera (Fra) was third with €207,824.
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New Star
Davies (Eng) won her seventh LET Order of Merit (New Star Money List), with 2006 season earnings of €471,727 on the Tour. Gwladys Nocera (Fra) was second with €415,020; Annika Sörenstam (Swe) was third with €225,822.
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Robe di Kappa
Tinning (Den) won the LET 2005 Robe di Kappa Order of Merit, with earnings of €204,672 on the Tour. Annika Sörenstam (Swe) was second with €180,639; Sophie Gustafson (Swe) was third with €168,825. For the first time since 1999, the Order of Merit was based on the money list, versus a points system.
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Robe di Kappa
Davies (Eng) won her sixth LET Robe di Kappa Order of Merit, based on a season-long points total of 777.26 pts. Trish Johnson (Eng) was second with 672.65 pts; Stephanie Arricau (Fra) was third with 657.77 pts. On the LET money list Davies finished with earnings of €254,774, Johnson with €160,179 and Arricau with €171,143.
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Evian
Gustafson (Swe) won her second LET Evian Order of Merit, based on a season-long points total of 917.95 pts in 2003. Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) was second with 702.46 pts; Laura Davies (Eng) was third with 681.25 pts. On the LET money list Gustafson finished with earnings of €244,685, Esterl with €159,298 and Davies with €171,701.
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Evian
Marti (Esp) won the LET 2002 Evian Order of Merit, based on a season-long points total of 6,589 pts. Maria Hjorth (Swe) was second with 6,483 pts; Sophie Gustafson (Swe) was third with 5,613 pts. On the LET money list Marti finished with earnings of €222,501, Hjorth with €266,066 and Gustafson with €148,741.
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Evian
Carreido (Esp) won the LET 2001 Evian Order of Merit, based on a season-long points total of 10,661 pts. Suzann Pettersen (Nor) was second with 8,014 pts; Karine Icher (Fra) was third with 6,927 pts. Carriedo also won the money list, with 2001 earnings of £160,441 on the Tour. Pettersen (Nor) was second with £129,546; Marine Monnet (Fra) was third with £121,193; Icher was fourth with £101,016.
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LET
Gustafson (Swe) won the LET 2000 Order of Merit, based on a season-long points total of 8,777 pts (the first year a points system was used). Trish Johnson (Eng) was second with 5312.45 pts; Marine Monnet (Fra) was third with 5130.62 pts. Annika Sorenstam (Swe) was the leading money winner, with earnings of £208,283 on the Tour. Gustafson was second with £207,288; Kirsty Taylor (Eng) was third with £82,909. Johnson was fifth (£69,638) and Monnet was eighth (£59,162).
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Eurpn LPGA
Davies (Eng) won her fifth European LPGA Tour Order of Merit, with 1999 season earnings of £204,521 on the Tour. Catrin Nilsmark (Swe) was second with £131,565; Alison Nicholas (Eng) was third with £128,223.
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Eurpn LPGA
Alfredsson (Swe) won the European LPGA Tour 1998 Order of Merit, with earnings of £125,975 on the Tour. Sophie Gustafson (Swe) was second with £103,443; Maria Hjorth (Swe) was third with £77,733.
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WPG Eurpn Tr
Nicholas (Eng) won the WPG European Tour 1997 Order of Merit, with earnings of £94,589 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with £92,927; Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (Fra) was third with £89,523.
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Ford
Davies (Eng) won her fourth WPG European Tour Ford Order of Merit, with 1996 season earnings of £110,880 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with £97,804; Trish Johnson (Eng) was third with £80,333.
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Ford
Sörenstam (Swe) won the WPG European Tour 1995 Ford Order of Merit, with earnings of £130,324 on the Tour. Laura Davies (Eng) was second with £100,697; Karrie Webb (Aus) was third with £90,556.
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WPG Eurpn Tr
Neumann (Swe) won the WPG European Tour 1994 Order of Merit, with earnings of £102,750 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with £63,315; Laura Davies (Eng) was third with £59,384.
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WPG Eurpn Tr
Lunn (Aus) won the WPG European Tour 1993 Order of Merit, with earnings of £81,266 on the Tour. Laura Davies (Eng) was second with £64,938; Annika Sorenstam (Swe) was third with £55,927.
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WPG Eurpn Tr
Davies (Eng) won her third WPG European Tour Order of Merit, with earnings of £66,333 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with £55,900; Corinne Dibnah (Aus) was third with £53,211.
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Woolmark
Dibnah (Aus) won the WPG European Tour 1991 Woolmark Order of Merit, with earnings of £89,058 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with £75,900; Dale Reid (Scot) was third with £64,494.
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Woolmark
Johnson (Eng) won the WPG European Tour 1990 Woolmark Order of Merit, with earnings of £83,043 on the Tour. Alison Nicholas (Eng) was second with £63,199; Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was third with £63,079.
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Woolmark
de Lorenzi (Fra) won her second straight WPG European Tour Woolmark Order of Merit, with 1989 season earnings of $77,534 on the Tour. Alison Nicholas (Eng) was second with £56,529; Kitrina Douglas (Eng) was third with £48,534.
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Woolmark
de Lorenzi (Fra) won the WPG European Tour 1988 Woolmark Order of Merit, with earnings of £99,360 on the Tour. Alison Nicholas (Eng) was second with £76,409; Corinne Dibnah (Aus) was third with £66,906. De Lorenzi was competing under her married name Marie-Laure Taya.
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Woolmark
Reid (Scot) won her second WPGA Tour Woolmark Order of Merit, with 1987 season earnings of £53,815 on the Tour. Laura Davies (Eng) was second with £47,151; Corinne Dibnah (Aus) was third with £40,474.
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Ring & Brymer
Davies (Eng) won her second straight WPGA Tour Ring & Brymer Order of Merit, with 1986 season earnings of £37,500 on the Tour. Liselotte Neumann (Swe) was second with £37,006; Corinne Dibnah (Aus) was third with £26,969. Davies received a £5,000 bonus as the Order of Merit winner.
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Ring & Brymer
Davies (Eng) won the WPGA Tour 1985 Ring & Brymer Order of Merit, with earnings of £21,736 on the Tour. Jane Connachan (Scot) was second with £21,234; Beverly Huke (Eng) was third with £18,702. Davies received a £2,500 bonus as the Order of Merit winner.
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Ring & Brymer
Reid (Scot) won the WPGA Tour 1984 Ring & Brymer Order of Merit, with earnings of £28,239 on the Tour. Kitrina Douglas (Eng) was second with £19,899; Peggy Conley (USA) was third with £18,702.
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WPGA Tr
Thomson (Scot) won her second WPGA Tour Order of Merit, with 1983 season earnings of £9,225 on the Tour. Mickey Walker (Eng) was second; Beverly Huke (Eng) was third. Thomson received a £1,000 bonus as the Order of Merit winner.
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WPGA Tr
Smith (Eng) won her second straight WPGA Tour Order of Merit, with 1982 season earnings of £12,551 on the Tour. Rose Jones was second with £7,016.
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WPGA Tr
Smith (Eng) won the WPGA Tour 1981 Order of Merit, with earnings of £13,518 on the Tour.
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WPGA Tr
Thomson (Scot) won the WPGA Tour 1980 Order of Merit, with earnings of £8,008 on the Tour.
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WPGA Tr
Panton (Scot) won the inaugural WPGA Tour Order of Merit, with 1979 season earnings of £4,965 on the Tour.
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