The LET Access Series (LETAS) is a professional golf tour for women and the official development tour to the Ladies European Tour.

LET Access Series
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 LET Access Series
SportGolf
Founded2010
CountryBased 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)
Sweden Kajsa Arwefjäll (2024 Order of Merit winner)
Most titles4 (tie):
Germany Helen Briem
Czech Republic Sára Kousková
Sweden Emma Nilsson
Related
competitions
Ladies European Tour
Official websiteLETAccess.com

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

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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

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Past tour schedules

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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[a]
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

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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   Kajsa Arwefjäll   Kajsa Arwefjäll   Billie-Jo Smith
2023   Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen   Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen n/a
2022   Sára Kousková   Sára Kousková
2021   Lily May Humphreys   Lily May Humphreys
2020   Tiia Koivisto   Cara Gainer
2019   Hayley Davis   Laura Gómez Ruiz
2018   Emma Nilsson   Emie Peronnin
2017   Meghan MacLaren   Natasha Fear
2016   Sarah Schober n/a
2015   Olivia Cowan
2014   Emma Westin
2013   Mireia Prat
2012   Pamela Pretswell
2011   Marieke Nivard
2010   Caroline Afonso

Source:[4][5]

Multiple winners

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Winners of three or more LETAS events, ordered chronologically.

Rank Player Wins Winning span
T1   Emma Nilsson 4 20142018
  Sára Kousková 20212022
  Helen Briem 2024
T4   Caroline Afonso 3 20102012
  Emma Westin 2014
  Olivia Cowan 2015
  Valentine Derrey 20142017
  Carly Booth 20122019
  Tonje Daffinrud 20142019
  Manon De Roey 20182019
  Sanna Nuutinen 20162020
  Luna Sobrón 20162020
  Rachael Goodall 20182021
  Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen 2023
  Kajsa Arwefjäll 20212024

Notes

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  1. ^ €250,000 in two dual-ranking events with the Ladies European Tour

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About LET Access Series". Ladies European Tour.
  2. ^ "Terre Blanche Ladies Open 2020 – Postponement". LET Accsess Series. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Tournaments". LETAS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Order of Merit". LETAS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Rookie of the Year". LETAS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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