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The LET Access Series (LETAS) annually awards LET Tour membership to the top seven players on the LETAS Order of Merit, and the conclusion of the final event ushers in the 2025 graduating class. It’s been a history-making season with our first Icelandic, Japanese, and Mexican winners. LETAS also saw the highest prize fund ever recorded at the Islantilla Open, which helped to break the record for the biggest total prize pot the Tour has seen.
Without further ado, meet your 2025 LET Access Series Graduates...
2025 marked a triumphant comeback for England’s Gemma Clews and she finished the year with success. The Englishwoman became the third player to earn her LET card twice, but the first to do it whilst also topping the LETAS Order of Merit. It was a steady start to the season for Clews before victory at the inaugural Allegria Ladies Open in May gave her the leg up the leaderboards she needed. Thanks to her consistency and well-rounded game, Clews added eight more top 10 finishes—two of which were near wins - to comfortably secure her position at the top of the Order of Merit.
“Honestly, it's amazing. I can't quite put it into words if I'm being completely honest with you.
“To get my card in 2023, move up to the LET and then have the year that I did, it hurt a lot. But it was a massive learning curve for me, and I think I've used a lot of my energy in a positive way.
“It's allowed me to come out and do what I've done this year and win the Order of Merit.
“A big thanks to every single one of my team, they are amazing. In what they do for me in everyday life, but also just every single one of them. They're all amazing people. And they have helped me so much. For however long I've worked with them, some the past year, the past ten years, they've all had an impact, and they are the reason, one of the reasons that I've been able to do it.
“Now I'm going to go and have a big, fat, juicy steak. That's what I'm going to do.”
Mexico’s Fernanda Lira has had a phenomenal year on LETAS, which included three LETAS wins. It was a steady start for the 30-year-old, but after a top five at the Vasteras Open, Lira found her game to clinch two successive victories at the Islantilla Open and the Q-Tour Himmerland Championship. The Islantilla Open was the highest winning margin this year of six strokes. At the Hauts de France Pas de Calais, Lira joined the exclusive hat-trick club by defeating Iceland’s Ragga Kristinsdottir in a three-hole playoff—a win that cemented Lira’s LET card.
“I am proud of my year on LETAS. This must be one of the most spontaneous years I’ve ever had. From last-minute travel plans to scrambling
for flights, it’s been a season full of surprises."
“I’m so grateful for everyone that has been a part of my journey, my sponsors, friends, family, husband and the team behind me: my coach,
trainer and psychologist."
“I’m excited to build on the momentum and be back on the LET for 2026.”
Austria’s Katharina Muehlbauer has taken the long road to earning her LET card. The 28-year-old has been a consistent presence on LETAS since 2021, narrowly missing out on promotion three times—finishing 10th in 2021, 11th in 2022, and 10th again in 2023. From missing almost half the cuts last season to making six top 10 finishes this year, Muehlbauer has had a dream season, testament to her and her team’s hard work. Muehlbauer’s stunning three-stroke victory at the PGA of Sweden Championship Gothenburg, which was played across 72 holes of golf and two courses, was the break she needed, and we are excited to see the Austrian tee it up on the LET for her first season on the main European circuit.
“It means everything. I've waited for this moment since I turned professional. I was always very close, but still so far
away and just finally making it, finally holding that card in my hand and just knowing next year is going to be on the LET is just something
I've always dreamed of.”
“Finally, the dream has come true."
“Winning the Players’ Player was a complete surprise. I never thought I was going to be the one."
“The players have sent me a video of 11 minutes. I don't know how many people are congratulating me."
“It was 11 minutes of crying, like happy tears, obviously. But it's amazing and it's just so nice to see that I’ve I made a few impacts over the years.”
Sweden’s Andrea Lignell needed a win in the final event of the LETAS season to clinch her LET card and the Swede pulled it off spectacularly with a three-stroke victory at the Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open. In her rookie year of 2024, Lignell narrowly missed out on an LET card, finishing 10th. Sitting in 10th before the final event, history threatened to repeat itself, but Lignell played the golf of her career to clinch a second win this season. The Swede’s first win came on home territory at the Swedish Strokeplay Championship by Dormy Future Stars, where she defeated Iceland’s Ragga Kristinsdottir in a one-stroke victory.
“This means everything. I am beyond excited about this. I can't believe I'm holding this card today. I'm incredibly proud of myself and just so happy to be playing on the LET next year."
“I’m excited to hopefully travel with some other friends. I went to college with Chiara, so really excited to see her again. I get to see new places and travel to new countries.”
Patricie Mackova becomes just the second Czech player to earn her LET card from LETAS, following in the footsteps of her friend and role model, Sára Kousková, who claimed both the Rookie of the Year and Order of Merit titles in 2022. This season, Mackova has impressively balanced a dual schedule between LETAS and select LET starts, all while pursuing a master’s degree in economics.
The 24-year-old made a strong start to the year, reeling off seven consecutive top 10 finishes. But her momentum was halted by a wrist injury that forced her withdrawal from the Women’s Irish Challenge and cast doubt over her hopes of securing automatic promotion to the LET. Undeterred, Mackova returned to form at a crucial moment, capturing victory at the Lavaux Ladies Open, the penultimate event of the season. That timely win sealed her place on the LET for 2026.
England’s Charlotte Heath was the only rookie to earn her LET card this season and comfortably secured the prestigious Rookie of the Year title. This marks the first time since 2021 that the Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year honours have gone to different players. Heath made an immediate impact at the start of the season, narrowly missing out on victory in a playoff at the Madaef Golf Ladies Open to fellow Englishwoman Thalia Martin.
Despite being sidelined for much of last season with a back injury, Heath bounced back impressively, going on to post nine further top 10 finishes, including an outstanding run of five consecutive top 10s to close out the season.
“It means so much. I knew I needed a good week. I didn't think it would literally come down to the last second, but I'm just very glad I
have it now."
“I have a cross-Atlantic flight tomorrow morning, so it's probably going to be a little celebration tonight."
“I want to say a big thank you to my team. I don't necessarily think they probably get as much credit as they should deserve, so I
just want to thank them a lot.”
At just 21 years old, Amalie Leth‑Nissen has officially secured her LET card following a breakthrough 2025 campaign. Leth-Nissen kicked off the season by winning the Terre Blanche Ladies Open with a composed back-nine finish, capturing her first LETAS title. From there Leth-Nissen went on to record four more top 10 finishes including a narrowly missing out on the win at the Montauban Ladies Open during a tense six-hole playoff against Japan’s Reina Fujikawa.
It was a tough end of the season for Leth-Nissen, who led the Order of Merit up till the midway mark. The Dane missed seven cuts, but her earlier triumphs were enough for Leth-Nissen to clinch her LET card by an agonising two points.
“It feels good. The last year hasn’t really been how I'd hoped it would be like. But I'm just so relieved I'm standing with this right
now."
“I'm so grateful and just motivated to keep working over winter. So, I'm ready for the LET season."
“The last three years have been tough, from earning LET status at Q School to fully losing it."
“I can't even describe how thankful I am to my family and my just my whole team for supporting me and being there for me when it's good and when it's bad. Without them, like I couldn't be here right now.”
About the LET Access Series
The LET Access Series (LETAS) is the official development tour to the Ladies European Tour, and the competitive international circuit is a key part of the organisation’s development pathway.
Launched in 2010, the vision of the LET Access Series is to provide greater competitive opportunities for women golf professionals who are unable to participate in regular LET events. LETAS will additionally help to raise awareness of women’s professional golf generally and bring additional opportunities to countries developing their women’s golf programmes.
The top seven players on the 2025 LETAS Order of Merit earn membership of the Ladies European Tour for the 2026 season, while players in eighth to 31st positions, not otherwise exempt, progress to the final stage of the LET Qualifying School, thereby skipping the first qualifying event.
All female professional golfers and amateurs aged 18 years of age with a handicap of 2 or better are eligible for membership of LETAS, therefore giving elite amateurs the opportunity to play at the top level against professionals on a week-by-week basis.
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