LET Access Series
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2024 LET Access Series | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Country | Based in Europe. Tournaments held in: File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark File:Flag of England.svg England File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
| Most recent champion(s) | Sweden Kajsa Arwefjäll (2024 Order of Merit winner) |
| Most titles | 4 (tie): Germany Helen Briem Czech Republic Sára Kousková Sweden Emma Nilsson |
| Related competitions | Ladies European Tour |
| Official website | LETAccess.com |
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The LET Access Series (LETAS) is a professional golf tour for women and the official development tour to the Ladies European Tour. Launched in 2010, the LET Access Series provides players with an opportunity to compete and progress on to the LET. Eligible for membership are all female professional golfers and amateurs over 18 with a handicap of 2 or better.[1]
Women's World Golf Rankings
As one of the eight major women's tours (along with LPGA, JLPGA, KLPGA, LET, WPGA, Epson Tour and China LPGA Tour) performances on LETAS carry Women's World Golf Rankings points.
Seasons and results
Past tour schedules
By 2014 over 250 professionals and 200 amateurs competed. The season consisted of 16 tournaments in 12 countries with prize funds of €30,000 – €50,000, and saw 11 winners from 8 countries. In 2020, a number of tournaments were postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| Year | Ranking tournaments |
Total purse (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 735,000 |
| 2023 | 19 | 857,500 |
| 2022 | 20 | 890,000 |
| 2021 | 14 | 552,500 |
| 2020 | 8 | 332,500 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,032,000[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2018 | 13 | 590,000 |
| 2017 | 13 | 500,000 |
| 2016 | 15 | 525,000 |
| 2015 | 15 | 510,000 |
| 2014 | 16 | 525,000 |
| 2013 | 15 | 432,500 |
| 2012 | 13 | 320,000 |
| 2011 | 7 | 175,000 |
| 2010 | 5 | 125,000 |
Source:[3]
Order of Merit and Award winners
The top players on the LETAS Order of Merit earn LET membership for the Ladies European Tour. A few dozen players finishing in positions get to skip the first stage of the qualifying event and automatically progress to the final stage of the Lalla Aicha Tour School.[4]
| Season | Order of Merit winner | Rookie of the Year | Player's Player of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sweden Kajsa Arwefjäll | Sweden Kajsa Arwefjäll | England Billie-Jo Smith |
| 2023 | Denmark Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen | Denmark Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen | n/a |
| 2022 | Czech Republic Sára Kousková | Czech Republic Sára Kousková | |
| 2021 | England Lily May Humphreys | England Lily May Humphreys | |
| 2020 | Finland Tiia Koivisto | England Cara Gainer | |
| 2019 | England Hayley Davis | Spain Laura Gómez Ruiz | |
| 2018 | Sweden Emma Nilsson | France Emie Peronnin | |
| 2017 | England Meghan MacLaren | Spain Natasha Fear | |
| 2016 | Austria Sarah Schober | n/a | |
| 2015 | Germany Olivia Cowan | ||
| 2014 | Sweden Emma Westin | ||
| 2013 | Spain Mireia Prat | ||
| 2012 | Scotland Pamela Pretswell | ||
| 2011 | Netherlands Marieke Nivard | ||
| 2010 | France Caroline Afonso |
Multiple winners
Winners of three or more LETAS events, ordered chronologically.
Notes
- ↑ €250,000 in two dual-ranking events with the Ladies European Tour
See also
References
- ↑ "About LET Access Series". Ladies European Tour.
- ↑ "Terre Blanche Ladies Open 2020 – Postponement". LET Accsess Series. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Tournaments". LETAS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Order of Merit". LETAS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Rookie of the Year". LETAS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.