A field of 95 players from 34 different countries and regions will compete for 2014 membership of the Ladies European Tour this week at Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifying in Marrekech, Morocco.
The final qualifier takes place over 90 holes, or five rounds, of stroke play, from Saturday, 14th to Wednesday, 18th December.
The field has been split into two and competitors will play four rounds over the Al Maaden and Samanah Courses on alternate days.
After 72 holes there will be a cut to the leading 60 players and ties. The final round will be played on the Samanah Course.
After the final round the top 30 players and ties will be eligible for Membership in Category 8a and will be ranked in final score order. After the final round players who have made the cut and finish in positions 31 and below will be ranked according to score and be eligible for Membership in Category 9b. Players who fail to make the cut will be eligible for Membership in Category 12a.
In total, 57 players advanced from the three Pre-Qualifier events in Rabat to join 38 other players already exempt to the final stage, from the LET, LET Access Series and the top 25 of the Women’s World Amateur Rankings to make a final field of 95.
Final Field Breakdown
Australia 4
Adriana Brent
Rebecca Green
Ashley Ona
Maggie Yuan
Austria 2
Nina Muehl (Am)
Christine Wolf
Belgium 1
Laurence Herman
Brazil 1
Victoria Lovelady
Colombia 1
Anna Kindgren (Am)
Czech Republic 1
Lucie Hinnerova
Denmark 1
Julie Tvede
England 13
Charlotte Ellis
Rachel Goodall
Kiran Matharu
Hannah Ralph
Amber Ratcliffe (Am)
Anna Scott
Lisa Shervill
Emma Tayler
Lauren Taylor
Charlotte Thompson
Charlotte Wild
Lucy Williams
Henni Zuel
Finland 3
Krista Bakker (Am)
Linda Henriksson
Elina Nummenpaa
France 9
Lucie Andre
Isabelle Boineau
Melodie Bourdy
Anaelle Carnet (Am)
Marion Duvernay (Am)
Ariane Provot
Fiona Puyo
Julie Maisongrosse
Astrid Vayson de Pradenne
Germany 5
Isabell Gabsa
Nina Holleder
Steffi Kirchmayr
Karolin Lampert (Am)
Leigh Whittaker
Iceland 1
Valdis Jonsdottir
India 1
Smriti Mehra
Ireland 1
Tara Delaney
Italy 4
Stefania Avanzo (Am)
Elisabetta Bertini
Matia Maffiuletti
Sophie Sandolo
Korea 1
Jessica Ji
Latvia 1
Laura Jansone
Malaysia 1
Ainil Bakar
Morocco 1
Maha Haddioui
Namibia 1
Bonita Bredenhann
Netherlands 1
Chrisje de Vries
New Zealand 3
Cathryn Bristow
Phillis Meti
Emily Perry
Norway 2
Benedikte Grotvedt
Caroline Martens
Peru 1
Maria Salinas
Philippines 1
Mia Piccio
Russia 2
Nina Pegova (Am)
Galina Rotmistrova
Scotland 7
Pamela Feggans
Kelsey MacDonald
Heather Macrae
Heather Stirling
Michelle Thomson
Sally Watson
Gemma Webster
South Africa 2
Nicole Garcia (Am)
Kim Williams
Spain 4
Carmen Alonso
Maria Beautell
Virginia Espejo
Ana Larraneta
Swaziland 1
Nobuhle Dlamini (Am)
Sweden 13
Lina Boqvist
Antonella Cvitan
Julia Davidsson
Angelika Hammar
Jacqueline Hedwall
Josephine Janson
Therese Larsson
Isabella Ramsay
Viva Schlasberg
Reebcca Sorensen
Josefine Sundh
Hannah Svensrup
Emma Westin
Switzerland 3
Melanie Maetzler
Anais Maggetti
Caroline Rominger
USA 1
Tessa Teachman
Wales 1
Amy Boulden
(The field for the Final Qualifier includes 11 amateurs in total)
Key Figures
195 entrants over all four stages (three pre-qualifiers on the Red and Blue courses at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat and one final qualifier at Samanah and Al Maaden courses in Marrakech.)
41 players competed in the Pre-Qualifier A
52 players competed in the Pre-Qualifier B
34 players competed in the Pre-Qualifier C
38 players were exempt into the Final Qualifier, joining 57 players who pre-qualified in Rabat.
2 This is the second year of the Lalla Aicha Tour School, renamed when the Tour School came to Morocco in 2012, in honour of HRH Late Princess Lalla Aicha.
4 golf courses
4 partner hotels
3468 meals
1965 nights’ accommodation
150 staff