Current season, competition or edition: 2024 LET Access Series | |
Sport | Golf |
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Founded | 2010 |
Country | Based in Europe. Tournaments held in: Belgium Czech Republic Denmark England Finland France Germany Greece Italy Norway Portugal Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine |
Most recent champion(s) | Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen (2023 Order of Merit winner) |
Most titles | 4 (tie): Helen Briem Sára Kousková Emma Nilsson |
Related competitions | Ladies European Tour |
Official website | LETAccess.com |
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]
As one of the eight major women's tours (along with LPGA, JLPGA, KLPGA, LET, ALPG, Symetra Tour and China LPGA Tour) performances on LETAS carry Women's World Golf Rankings points.
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 (€) |
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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]
The top six players on the LETAS Order of Merit earn LET membership for the Ladies European Tour. Players finishing in positions 7–20 get to skip the first stage of the qualifying event and automatically progress to the final stage of the Lalla Aicha Tour School. [4]
Winners of three or more LETAS events, ordered chronologically.
Carlota Ciganda Machiñena is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She won the LET's Order of Merit in her debut season in 2012, and was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
The 2010 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through November 2010 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2011 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through December 2011 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2013 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through November 2013 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2014 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from May through October 2014 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2015 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from April through October 2015 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2016 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2016 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2017 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2017 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2018 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from April through November 2018 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2019 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from April through October 2019 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
The 2020 LET Access Series was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from August through October 2020 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.
Olivia Cowan is a German professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour. She won the 2022 Hero Women's Indian Open and captained the winning team at the 2021 at the Aramco Team Series – London.
Sanna Nuutinen is a Finnish professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. In 2019, she was runner-up at the Tipsports Czech Ladies Open and in 2020, she finished 5th on the LET Order of Merit.
Maja Sofia Stark is a Swedish professional golfer. She has six Ladies European Tour titles and earned LPGA Tour membership through her victory at the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational. As an amateur she was in contention at the 2020 and 2021 U.S. Women's Open, and after turning professional in August 2021 she won two tournaments in three starts on the Ladies European Tour.
Lily May Humphreys is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2017 Girls Amateur Championship and the 2023 Joburg Ladies Open.
Nina Pegova is a Russian professional golfer who has played on the Ladies European Tour.
Marta Sanz Barrio is a professional golfer from Spain. She has played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the U.S-based Symetra Tour, where she has two victories.
Sára Kousková is a Czech professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. In 2021 she won the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge to become the first Czech amateur to win a professional event. In October 2022 she continued creating Czech golf history with first ever Czech female win of the LET Access Series Order of Merit.
Chiara Noja is a German professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. She turned professional in October 2021 at age 15. On 5 June 2022, Noja secured her maiden professional win at the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge by 9 strokes. Six months later she became the youngest professional winner on the Ladies European Tour (LET), capturing the Aramco Team Series – Jeddah on 12 November 2022.
The 2024 LET Access Series is a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2024 across Europe. The LET Access Series is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in Europe and is the official developmental tour of the Ladies European Tour.