Ladies European Tour announces record prize money for 2023 season

The Ladies European Tour has announced a record-breaking prize fund for the year 2023 in a bid to globally expand "women's golf".

As per the Ladies European Tour, the 2023 schedule will have 30 official events, along with the Solheim Cup in Europe.

Ladies European Tour CEO Alexandra Armas was hopeful that the 2023 year would be exciting for women's golf. She said that with more prize money, there will be more opportunities for the LET professionals in 2023.

“The LET has grown rapidly over the last three years and we have been oversubscribed for our recent Q-School, demonstrating the record level of interest," said Armas.

"The LET now presents a platform for women to build a successful career and achieve their dreams in professional golf. We will continue to work hard to elevate the sport in Europe and around the world,” Armas continued.

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Ladies European Tour 2023 schedule details

Linn Grant won the 2022 season's Race to Costa del Sol

The Ladies European Tour's 2023 schedule will hold 30 events in 21 different countries, beginning with the Magical Kenya Ladies Open. It will be played in the first week of February at the Baobab Course in Vipingo Ridge, Kenya.

Following that, Morocco will be hosting the Lalla Meryem Cup for the first time since 2019. The event is scheduled to take place at the Blue Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.

Then comes the The Aramco Saudi Ladies International, which will feature top women's professionals at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club. The list will feature 60 Ladies European Tour players and 50 players in the top 300 of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. The prize money has been elevated to $5 million.

In March, the LET will move to South Africa to host the Joburg Ladies Open and the Investec South African Women’s Open at Modderfontein Golf Club and Steenberg Golf Club, respectively.

The first Aramco Team Series event will be played in Singapore with a $1 million purse.

The month of May will see two events, the Jabra Ladies Open and the second Aramco Team Series.

Then comes the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open at Naxhelet Golf Club. The Helsingborg Open will be played in June. Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, Amundi German Masters, Tipsport Czech Ladies Open, and Ladies Open by Pickala are the other events to be held in the busy month of June.

Here is the full schedule:

Date	Name	Venue	Location	Prize Fund
2nd - 5th February 2023	Magical Kenya Ladies Open	Vipingo Ridge	Kenya	€300,000
9th - 11th February 2023	Lalla Meryem Cup	Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Blue Course)	Morocco	€450,000
16th - 19th February 2023	Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented By Public Investment Fund	Royal Greens Golf & Country Club	Saudi Arabia	USD $5,000,000
1st - 4th March 2023	Joburg Ladies Open	Modderfontein Golf Club	South Africa	€300,000
8th - 11th March 2023	Investec South African Women's Open	Steenberg Golf Club	South Africa	€320,000
17th - 19th March 2023	Aramco Team Series - Singapore	Laguna National	Singapore	USD $1,000,000
30th March - 2nd April 2023	Thailand Event	Siam Country Club - Waterside Course	Thailand	TBC
6th - 9th April 2023	Thailand Event	Siam Country Club - Waterside Course	Thailand	TBC
11th - 13th May 2023	Jabra Ladies Open	Evian Resort Golf Club	France	€300,000
19th - 21st May 2023	Aramco Team Series - Florida	Trump International, West Palm Beach	USA	USD $1,000,000
26th - 28th May 2023	The Mithra Belgian Ladies Open	Naxhelet Golf Club	Belgium	€300,000
2nd - 4th June 2023	Helsingborg Open	Allerum Golf Club	Sweden	€300,000
8th - 11th June 2023	Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed	Ullna Golf Club	Sweden	USD $2,000,000
15th - 18th June 2023	Amundi German Masters	Golf & Country Club Seddiner See	Germany	€300,000
23rd - 25th June 2023	Tipsport Czech Ladies Open	Royal Beroun Golf Club	Czech Republic	€300,000
29th June - 1st July 2023	Ladies Open By Pickala Rock Resort	Pickala Golf	Finland	€300,000
14th - 16th July 2023	Aramco Team Series - London	Centurion Club	England	USD $1,000,000
20th - 23rd July 2023	La Sella Open	La Sella Golf	Spain	€1,000,000
27th - 30th July 2023	The Amundi Evian Championship	Evian Resort Golf Club	France	USD $6,500,000
3rd - 6th August 2023	Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open	Dundonald Links	Scotland	USD $2,000,000
10th - 13th August 2023	AIG Women's Open	Walton Heath	England	USD $7,300,000
17th - 20th August 2023	ISPS HANDA World Invitational Presented By AVIV Clinics	Galgorm Castle & Massereene Golf Club	Northern Ireland	USD $1,500,000
31st August - 3rd September 2023	KPMG Women's Irish Open	Dromoland Castle	Ireland	€400,000
8th - 10th September 2023	Big Green Egg Open	Hilversumsche Golf Club	Netherlands	€300,000
15th - 17th September 2023	VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open	Golfpark Holzhäusern	Switzerland	€300,000
22nd - 24th September 2023	The Solheim Cup	Finca Cortesin	Spain	-
28th - 30th September 2023	Lacoste Ladies Open De France	Golf Barrière, Deauville	France	€350,000
TBC	Aramco Team Series - Asia	TBC	Asia	USD $1,000,000
26th - 29th October 2023	Hero Women's Indian Open	DLF Golf And Country Club	India	USD $400,000
3rd - 5th November 2023	Aramco Team Series - Riyadh	Riyadh Golf Club	Saudi Arabia	USD $500,000
23rd - 26th November 2023	Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De Espana	Real Club De Golf La Brisas	Spain	€650,000

The Solheim Cup will take place in September 22-24 where 12 of the best players from the United States will play against the 12 best players from Europe. The event will take place at the Finca Cortesin in Andalucia, Spain. Team Europe have won the last two times and will be looking for a hat-trick.

The Lacoste Ladies Open de France will take place at the Golf Barriere in Deauville.

DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram will host the Hero Women’s Indian Open in November.

The 2023 season will end with the crowning of the Race to Costa del Sol at the the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España.

Linn Grant won the 2022 season's Race to Costa del Sol, leaving behind her good friend Maja Stark.