Ragga Kristinsdottir just missed out on her Ladies European Tour (LET) card at the end of last year.
The Icelandic player finished eighth in the LET Access Series (LETAS) Order of Merit – one place shy of an automatic LET card – and then headed to Q-School where she missed out on full status.
Kristinsdottir admits it was a difficult end to 2025; however, she has reset and has renewed belief and excitement ahead of the 2026 season.
“I didn’t have the best finish that I wanted last year, but I’m really excited to get going again,” she said. “It took me a while to find the excitement and to practice and get everything ready for the season, but I found that in the last month or so.
“It’s difficult because in my mind, I was already on the LET. I said in my Instagram post, after Q-School, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to play until I hit my first tee shot. After that, I was like I can actually go and play now and just enjoy it.
“I took almost a month-and-a-half off after Q-School, I just left my clubs in the storage room and didn’t even look at them. I got going for a practice trip in February and I wanted to go play golf again and tried to enjoy it as much as I can. I am more trying to adapt a more positive attitude throughout the season.”
The LETAS season begins this week with the Madaëf Golfs Ladies Open by MSE taking place from April 12-14 at Royal Golf de Fes.
It is the first of 19 events on the LETAS schedule in 2026 and will see a field of 92 players teeing it up in Morocco.
Having been at home in Iceland for the last few months, Kristinsdottir has been focusing a lot on technique and is happy to be in warmer climes.
“Safe to say, just last Monday I was literally shovelling my car from snow and got stuck on the way into practice,” she said. “It’s a lot warmer. Nice to be out of the big parka and just be in pants and a sweater.
“I don’t know anything different. For me, that time, generally through mid-March is that time you really hone in your technique. I had a presentation for juniors at home, and they were like you have to be so competitive.
“I’m not competitive in anything I do in January through to March is really 90% technique, and working on honing that in, as soon as you get closer to tournament time, it changes from 90% technique to 90% competitive.”
The first event of the season presents a challenge to players as they get used to being in tournament mode once again.
Kristinsdottir believes the golf course in Fez suits her, but also knows to expect the unexpected at the start of the year.
“I like the course; I really think it suits my game,” she added. “There are quite wide fairways, and not the longest, but if the wind blows in certain directions, it’s going to be long in some holes. I can hit it quite a long way, so hopefully, it’ll suit my game, and I have a lot of wedges in.
“I’m just working on getting my feel, that’s all you can do leading up to a tournament, to make sure your feels are what you think they are and what your distance is that you see on Trackman and all those things are actually accurate. It’s just getting a competitive feel.
“It’s the first week of the year. You have got to take it as is, but obviously, I have high expectations of myself. I want to play well, but then again, you never know. You can only play as best as you possibly can each day. Take it one shot at a time and go from there.”
Kristinsdottir will tee it up in the first round of the Madaëf Golfs Ladies Open by MSE at 9.14 am (local time) alongside Germany’s Hannah Karg and Cambodia’s Harmonie Yin.
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