# 2016 Ladies European Tour

The 2016 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world, which took place from February through December 2016. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

## Schedule

The table below shows the 2016 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

* Major championships
* Regular events
* Team championships
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | WWGR points | Notes |
| 14 Feb | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open | New Zealand | Lydia Ko (5) | 16 | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour |
| 21 Feb | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Australia | Haru Nomura (n/a) | 26 | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour and the LPGA Tour |
| 28 Feb | RACV Ladies Masters | Australia | Jiyai Shin (4) | 17.5 | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour |
| 13 Mar | World Ladies Championship | China | Lee Jung-min (1) - individual Lee Jung-min & Ko Jin-young - team | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Korea Tour and China LPGA Tour |
| 8 May | Lalla Meryem Cup | Morocco | Nuria Iturrioz (1) | 12 | |
| 15 May | Buick Championship | China | Shanshan Feng (6) | 16.5 | Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour |
| 19 Jun | Tipsport Golf Masters | Czech Republic | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (1) | 8 | |
| 24 Jul | Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open | Scotland | Isabelle Boineau (1) | 12 | |
| 31 Jul | Ricoh Women's British Open | England | Ariya Jutanugarn (2) | 100 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 20 Aug | Olympic Women's Golf Competition | Brazil | Inbee Park (n/a) | 34 | |
| 11 Sep | ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters | Germany | I.K. Kim (3) | 16 | |
| 18 Sep | Evian Championship | France | Chun In-gee (n/a) | 100 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour |
| 25 Sep | Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España Femenino | Spain | Azahara Muñoz (4) | 12 |
| 9 Oct | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | France | Beth Allen (2) | 8 | |
| 16 Oct | Xiamen International Ladies Open | China | Anne van Dam (1) | 6 | Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour |
| 30 Oct | Sanya Ladies Open | China | Supamas Sangchan (1) | 6 | Co-sanctioned with the LAGT and the China LPGA Tour |
| 6 Nov | Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open | United Arab Emirates | Beth Allen (3) | 12 | New event |
| 13 Nov | Hero Women's Indian Open | India | Aditi Ashok (1) | 10 | Co-sanctioned with the LAGT |
| 26 Nov | Qatar Ladies Open | Qatar | Aditi Ashok (2) | 8 | New event |
| 4 Dec | The Queens | Japan | LPGA of Korea Tour | – | Team match play, co-sanctioned with LPGA of Japan |
| 10 Dec | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters | United Arab Emirates | Shanshan Feng (7) | 18 | Reduced to 54 holes |

## Order of Merit rankings

| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (€) |
| 1 | Beth Allen | United States | 313,079 |
| 2 | Aditi Ashok | India | 206,665 |
| 3 | Florentyna Parker | England | 175,362 |
| 4 | Georgia Hall | England | 170,940 |
| 5 | Isabelle Boineau | France | 156,116 |
| 6 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | Denmark | 142,466 |
| 7 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | Denmark | 131,944 |
| 8 | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 110,095 |
| 9 | Camilla Lennarth | Sweden | 108,694 |
| 10 | Nuria Iturrioz | Spain | 103,220 |
Sources: