Missed the opening event of the 2026 LET Access Series (LETAS)? No need to stress, here’s a recap of what happened in Morocco.
The 2026 LETAS season began with the Madaëf Golfs Ladies Open by MSE held at Royal Golf de Fes between April 12-14 in Morocco.
It was the first of 19 events on the schedule in 2026 which will see a record number of 200 members compete across the year.
Denmark’s Cecilie Leth-Nissen started strong in Fez, opening with a bogey-free round of 66 (-6) to set the pace.
Leth-Nissen, who won on LETAS as an amateur, rolled in birdies on the second, fourth, seventh, ninth, 11th and 13th holes to seal a round of six-under 66.
“I had a pretty chilled day, I was on the course and even though it was very windy, it was nice and easy to play today,” said Leth-Nissen. “It was very effortless, all the birdies just came very naturally. I had a lot of fairways, greens and holed putts.
“The birdie I made on the fourth hole was my favourite because I hit it into the bunker off the tee and then after I hit pretty good shots to get the birdie.”
Canada’s Ashley Chow was in second place on the leaderboard, one stroke behind the Dane after her round of 67 (-5) on day one.
On the second day of action, Leth-Nissen increased her lead to three shots after a 70 (-2) in Morocco.
“It was not as effortless today, I had a lot more missed greens, but I was very good at getting up-and-down from quite a few different places today,” said Leth-Nissen.
“I feel like today was a bit more difficult than yesterday, I had to work more for both the birdies and pars. I’m hoping to be able to wear fewer layers tomorrow.
“On this golf course, you have to be very precise into the greens and give yourself some good putts and also make sure you hit a lot of greens because that’s going to make your score lower.”
Switzerland’s Caroline Sturdza fired a round of 68 (-4) – the joint best of the day – to move into solo second place with a score of five-under-par.
The Stanford graduate rolled in seven birdies during her round, as well as three bogeys to be three shots behind leader Leth-Nissen.
“I didn’t realise I had that many birdies,” said Sturdza. “The par-5s are quite short for me I feel like and I had a couple of irons into par-5s that felt like par-4s. I didn’t feel like I was making crazy birdies.
“I did have some long putts go in on some par-4s which was cool and worked in my favour, other than that I felt quite steady and made a couple of bogeys. Trying to erase those bogeys is the goal, but it’s the first tournament and I’ll take those bogeys and seven birdies.”
In a tight leaderboard on the final day, it was Sturdza who came in clutch sinking a 25-foot birdie at the last to seal her maiden LETAS title.
Sturdza began the day three strokes behind leader Leth-Nissen. She made bogeys on the fourth and fifth holes but soon found momentum.
The Swiss star rolled in her first birdie of the day on the seventh before adding another on the ninth to still be in contention in Fez in a tightly-packed leaderboard.
The Stanford graduate finished in style with a birdie at 16 to tie for the lead, before rolling in her birdie on the last to win by one stroke with a score of seven-under-par.
“I feel super happy, super grateful and super thankful of everything I’ve done so far. It’s been a long journey and I’m glad I’m here where I am today with this trophy,” said Sturdza.
Switzerland’s Natalie Armbruester ended the week in solo second place after a final round of 69 (-3) to miss out on the trophy by one shot.
Armbruester made a double bogey on the fourth but then rolled in back-to-back birdies on holes eight and nine before another on 11 to put her name into the mix.
The 26-year-old, who turned professional one year ago, had a good finish with birdies on 16 and 18 to end the week on six-under-par.
“I wasn’t aware of the scores, I was just playing for myself. I was two-over after four and just trying to get back into it. I was surprised at the end of the round,” said Armbruester.
“At the moment, I feel like I can rely on all areas of my game. I made a long putt; I was able to reach the green in two on a par-5. There wasn’t one standout part of my game, so I can rely on everything at the moment which is nice.”
The final leaderboard can be found here.
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