The Rose Ladies Series is a ladies professional golf tour founded in 2020 and organised by Justin Rose and his wife, Kate Rose. The tour was announced following the reintroduction of golf in the United Kingdom after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and while the Ladies European Tour was suspended as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on professional golf. The introduction of the series was also heavily influenced by Ladies European Tour member Liz Young.[1][2]

In its inaugural season, each of the first seven single-round stroke play tournaments and the three-round grand final were played behind closed doors. The tournaments were funded by Justin and Kate Rose with sponsorship being provided by American Golf and Computacenter and the players paying an entry fee to compete in each tournament.[3] The Order of Merit was won by Charley Hull, who overtook Georgia Hall with a runner-up finish in the final event, which was reverted to the scores after 36 holes when play in the final round at Wentworth was abandoned due to a fire on Chobham Common spreading onto the course.[4][5]

The series returned with an expanded schedule of eleven tournaments in 2021,[6] and again in 2022, with a reduced number of tournaments held earlier in the season as the main tours had returned to normal.[7]

Television coverage

Media coverage of the tournaments was provided by Sky Sports.[8]

Results

2020 season

Date(s) Event Venue(s) Winner Score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up Ref
18 Jun Event 1 Brokenhurst Manor England Charley Hull (1) 70 (E) Playoff[a] England Liz Young [9]
25 Jun Event 2 Moor Park England Meghan MacLaren (1) 69 (−3) 2 strokes England Samantha Fuller (a)
England Liz Young 		[10]
2 Jul Event 3 Buckinghamshire Scotland Gemma Dryburgh (1) 69 (−3) 1 stroke England Cara Gainer
England Georgia Hall 		[11]
9 Jul Event 4 Royal St George's Scotland Gemma Dryburgh (2) 69 (−1) 1 stroke England Georgia Hall
England Charley Hull 		[12]
16 Jul Event 5 JCB England Gabriella Cowley (1) 70 (−2) 1 stroke England Annabel Dimmock
England Georgia Hall
Australia Whitney Hillier
England Charley Hull
Wales Chloe Williams 		[13]
23 Jul Event 6 Bearwood Lakes England Georgia Hall (1) 71 (–1) 1 stroke England Cara Gainer
England Lily May Humphreys (a)
England Meghan MacLaren
England Inci Mehmet
England Mimi Rhodes (a)
England Emily Slater 		[14]
30 Jul Event 7 The Shire London England Georgia Hall (2) 67 (−5) 3 strokes Scotland Kylie Henry
England Liz Young 		[15]
5–7 Aug Grand Final North Hants
The Berkshire
Wentworth 		England Alice Hewson (1) 137 (−5)[b] 1 stroke England Charley Hull [4][5][16]
  1. ^ Hull won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ The final round at Wentworth was abandoned due to a fire, and the scores after 36 holes were declared as the final result.

2021 season

Date(s) Event Venue(s) Winner Score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up Ref
29 Apr Event 1 West Lancs England Gabriella Cowley 71 (−1) 1 stroke England Gemma Clews
England Michele Thomson 		[17]
6 May Event 2 Woburn (Duchess) England Liz Young 72 (E) 2 strokes England Meghan MacLaren
Wales Chloe Williams 		[18]
13 May Event 3 Brockenhurst Manor Wales Becky Brewerton 70 (E) Playoff[a] England Brogan Townend
England Liz Young 		[19]
21 May Event 4 The Berkshire England Gabriella Cowley 72 (+1) Playoff[b] Wales Becky Brewerton
England Alice Hewson
Australia Whitney Hillier 		[20]
2 Aug Event 5 Hillside England Gemma Clews 67 (−5) 5 strokes England Sarah Gee
England Lauren Horsford
England Sophie Stone 		[21]
3 Aug Event 6 Royal Birkdale England Jae Bowers 70 (−4) Playoff[c] England Lauren Horsford
Thailand Chanettee Wannasaen 		[21]
5 Aug Event 7 JCB Scotland Gemma Dryburgh 71 (−1) Playoff[d] Wales Becky Brewerton [22]
7 Aug Event 8 Scotscraig United States Caroline Inglis 66 (−6) 2 strokes United States Andrea Lee [23]
20 Sep Event 9 North Hants England Liz Young 68 (−3) 1 stroke Scotland Tara Mactaggart [23]
23 Sep Event 10 Buckinghamshire England Gabriella Cowley 68 (−4) 3 strokes England Lauren Horsford
England Thalia Martin
England Sophie Stone 		[23]
25 Sep Event 11 Bearwood Lakes Wales Chloe Williams 68 (−4) 2 strokes England Hayley Davis
England Cloe Frankish 		[23]
  1. ^ Brewerton won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Cowley won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff; Brewerton and Hillier were eliminated on the first extra hole.
  3. ^ Bowers won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Dryburgh won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

2022 season

Date(s) Event Venue(s) Winner Score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up Ref
5 Apr Event 1 West Lancs England Lauren Horsford 74 (+2) Playoff England Billie-Jo Smith [23]
14 Apr Event 2 Sunningdale (New) England Georgina Blackman 70 (E) Playoff England Inci Mehmet [23]
20 Apr Event 3 Brockenhurst Manor England Hayley Davis 66 (−4) 5 strokes England Gabriella Cowley
England Liz Young 		[23]
25 Apr Event 4 Walton Heath (New) England Rachel Gourley (a) 69 (−4) 2 strokes England Sharna Dutrieux
England Cara Gainer 		[23]
28 Apr Event 5 Bearwood Lakes England Hayley Davis 72 (E) 1 stroke England Cara Gainer
England Lauren Horsford 		[23]

Standings

2020 season

The table below show the final points standings.[24]

Position Player Country Points
1 Charley Hull  England 575.84
2 Georgia Hall  England 562.50
3 Liz Young  England 483.33
4 Meghan MacLaren  England 383.33
5 Gabriella Cowley  England 328.33

See also

References

  1. ^ Berhow, Josh (9 June 2020). "Justin Rose, wife, announce sponsorship of new women's golf series". Golf Magazine. ((cite magazine)): Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "Justin Rose To Sponsor Ladies Series Following Liz Young Initiative". Ladies European Tour. 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ Perry, Alex (18 June 2020). "Hull wins inaugural Justin Rose Ladies Series event". National Club Golfer.
  4. ^ a b "Wentworth Fire: Rose Ladies Series Grand Final cancelled". Sky Sports. 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b Perry, Alex (8 August 2020). "Hull wins Rose Ladies Series after Grand Final cancelled due to wildfire". National Club Golfer.
  6. ^ Huggan, John (30 May 2021). "Rose Ladies Series returns in 2021, provides motivation for European players looking for their big break". Golf Digest. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. ^ Ballard, Emma (14 March 2022). "2022 Rose Ladies Series Announced". Women and Golf. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Justin Rose to sponsor seven events for British women professionals". Sky Sports. 8 June 2020.
  9. ^ Scrivener, Peter (18 June 2020). "Charley Hull wins first Rose Ladies Series event at Brockenhurst Manor Golf Club". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ Heath, Elliot (25 June 2020). "Meg MacLaren Wins Moor Park Justin Rose Ladies Series Event". Golf Monthly.
  11. ^ Dempster, Martin (2 July 2020). "Double celebration as Gemma Dryburgh wins latest Rose Ladies Series event". The Scotsman.
  12. ^ Stafford, Ali (9 July 2020). "Rose Ladies Series: Gemma Dryburgh wins again at Royal St George's". Sky Sports.
  13. ^ Jackson, Keith (16 July 2020). "Rose Ladies Series: Gabriella Cowley clinches one-shot win after nervy finish". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  14. ^ Heath, Elliott (23 July 2020). "Georgia Hall Wins First Justin Rose Ladies Series Title". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  15. ^ Jackson, Keith (30 July 2020). "Rose Ladies Series: Georgia Hall crushes field at The Shire for back-to-back wins". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Rose Ladies Series: Alice Hewson retains lead, with Charley Hull one shot behind". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020.
  17. ^ Jackson, Keith (29 April 2021). "Rose Ladies Series: Gabriella Cowley snatches victory and £10,000 first prize in first event". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  18. ^ Stafford, Ali (6 May 2021). "Rose Ladies Series: Liz Young claims two-shot victory at Woburn in second event of the year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Rose Ladies Series: Becky Brewerton snatches play-off victory at Brokenhurst Manor event". Sky Sports. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  20. ^ Stafford, Ali (21 May 2021). "Rose Ladies Series: Gabriella Cowley comes through four-way play-off to win at The Berkshire". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Rose Ladies Series: Gemma Clews claims victory at Hillside as Jae Bowers wins at Royal Birkdale". Sky Sports. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  22. ^ Stafford, Ali (5 August 2021). "Rose Ladies Series: Gemma Dryburgh claims play-off win over Becky Brewerton in event seven". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rose Ladies Series: 2022 schedule, latest results, reports, highlights and ways to watch on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  24. ^ "American Golf Order of Merit". Golf Genius. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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