With only five events left on the schedule and a recent change at the top, now is the time to do a deep dive on the LETAS Order of Merit, and those inside the top seven and how they got there.
At the conclusion of the final event, the Calatayud Ladies Open, the top seven on the Order of Merit will earn LET cards for the 2026 season.
It’s been a history making season already. We’ve had our first Icelandic winner, first Japanese winner, two Mexican winners and the total prize fund for the season is the highest we’ve ever seen.
Yet there is still plenty of action to come but before it does here is an update on the Order of Merit rankings so far.
- Gemma Clews
The comeback is always stronger than the setback and England’s Gemma Clews is an epitome of that.
In 2023, Clews finished sixth on the LETAS Order of Merit to clinch the final LET card of that season.
Yet 2024 on the LET was difficult and Clews returned to LETAS this season for redemption.
It was a steady start to the season for Clews with three top 30 finishes before a win at the inaugural Allegria Ladies Open vaulted her up the leaderboards.
There have been two close calls to victory since then.
At the AMUNDI Czech Ladies Challenge, Clews lost out on a win to French amateur Alice Kong in a four-person playoff and recently had a heartbreaking third place finish at the Ladies Slovak Golf Open after leading most of the way on final day.
Elsewhere Clews has had four more top 10 finishes to sit at the top of the leaderboard with 1,476.66 points.
2. Amalie Leth-Nissen
Denmark’s Amalie Leth-Nissen had a hot start to the year after winning the first event, the Terre Blanche Ladies Open.
After two consecutive top 10s in the two events before, Leth-Nissen put in a strong performance at the Montauban Ladies Open to find herself in a playoff alongside Japan’s Reina Fujikawa.
It was a long battle with Fujikawa eventually taking the win after six holes.
The Dane also finished runner-up at the Vasteras Open by MoreGolf Mastercard but since then has missed three consecutive cuts to slip off her number one spot.
3. Fernanda Lira
30-year-old Lira is the only player so far this season to win multiple titles.
The Mexican secured back-to-back victories at two new events, the Islantilla Open and the Q-Tour Himmerland Championship.
Lira had also recorded two more top 10 finishes. With only one missed cut, her season has been nothing short of fantastic.
Lira has previously played on Epson and spent the 2024 season on the LET after earning her playing rights by coming through both the pre-qualifier and final qualifiers at Q School.
4. Katharina Muehlbauer
Muehlbauer’s win at the PGA of Sweden Championship may go down as the most popular this year with many other players coming out to support Muehlbauer and give her eighteenth hole hugs.
It’s no surprise given the Austrian, who has one other Tour win from 2023, has always been close to securing her LET card since joining the tour in 2022.
In 2021, she finished 10th, in 2022 she finished 11th again 10th in 2023. So, here’s hoping 2024 is her year.
After 13 events, Muehlbauer has recorded three top 10 finishes including two runner-up finishes, including when the pressure was on at her home tournament.
5. Charlotte Liautier
Liautier has exemplified consistency this season with seven top 10 finishes this season.
The first player on this list without a win, that just shows Liautier’s talent, stability and constancy.
In 2021, Liautier clinched victory at the LETAS season finale in Barcelona as an amateur and turned professional after securing her LET card at the following Q School.
Since then, she’s played between LETAS and the LET but is hoping to return full time to the big Tour.
6. Ragga Kristinsdottir
Kristinsdottir made history by coming from behind to secure her first professional victory at the Vasteras Open by MoreGolf Mastercard.
With the victory, she claimed another tittle, the first Icelandic woman to win on any women’s professional golf Tour.
The victory was well deserved especially after placing runner up the week before at the Vasteras Open.
The Icelandic winner has also recorded one more top 10 finish in Portugal.
After a few weeks off we are excited to welcome back Ragga and see what she can bring to the rest of the season.
7. Patricie Mackova
The latest edition to the top 10 after the Ladies Slovak Golf Open, Czechia’s Patricie Mackova has snuck into the top seven after only playing seven events.
Mackova is yet to fall outside the top 10 at a LETAS event.
Staying remarkably chill, Mackova is keen to keep playing good golf rather than focus in on points and rankings.
Mackova has split her time this season between the LET and LETAS. Over on the LET, Mackova has held her own and made six consecutive cuts with a highest finish of tied 15th at the Hulencourt Women’s Open.
Her last event was the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.
Knocking on the doors of a win, Mackova will be looking to consolidate for the rest of the season.
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Outside the top seven lies Sweden’s Andrea Lignell, England’s Charlotte Heath and Spain’s Amaia Latorre.
There is plenty more golf to be played yet this season and plenty more drama.
This season, more than ever before, the playing field is level. Anything could happen and it’s going to be an exciting next five events. So, watch this space!
LETAS now has a week off before the inaugural edition of the Women’s Irish Challenge held at Malahide Golf Club between the 27-29 August.
The event will see 126 players tee it up across 54 holes of golf for a prize fund of €45,000.
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