The 2024 Ladies European Tour (LET) season is now in full swing with six events in the history books.
Having already visited four continents, this means the Order of Merit (OOM) – the season-long competition to crown the LET’s number one player – is also taking shape as our plethora of stars look to emulate Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab and finish top of the tree.
Following the first five official tournaments (the Australian Women’s Classic did not count towards the Order of Merit after it was reduced to 18 holes), England’s Bronte Law has taken a commanding early lead in the standings.
Back full-time on the LET, the one-time Solheim Cup star has made a magnificent start after winning the third event of the season, the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco. Law fired a sensational 64 (-9) in the final round to pip France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard and claim 500 points alongside a third LET title.
Chasing a spot in Suzann Pettersen’s Solheim Cup squad, the Englishwoman would continue her hot form in the proceeding events, placing third in Tampa at the first Aramco Team Series presented by PIF event of the year before finishing runner-up at the NSW Women’s Open in Australia.
Law’s tally now sits at 1,058.75 points thanks to the strong start giving her a 383.33 point lead over second place, Germany’s Alexandra Försterling.
Speaking on The LET Golf Podcast, Law said: “I always work on stuff each week and really try and analyse what went on. I think all the hard work is paying off, there’s so many elements to it. The mental side, the people I have around me, I have a really good group of people who are super supportive.
“I feel very lucky to have them in my corner. Tying all those pieces together and me going out and doing what I need to do, it’s showing now where my game has felt like it’s been for a while, but I just haven’t been getting results. I have been working really hard on the mental side of the game and that’s been the key factor really.”
As for her rival, Försterling too picked up 500 points after showing immense quality in Tampa to win her third LET event in six months.
Before this, the young German – now occupying a Solheim Cup spot – opened the year with a top-10 at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open and a T12 finish at the elevated Aramco Saudi Ladies International, earning a combined 175.42 points towards her 675.42 point tally.
In third sits England’s Charley Hull. The 2014 Order of Merit winner has only played in two events but placed third in Riyadh to collect 307.50 points before doubling her tally to 627.50 points after finishing runner-up in Tampa.
Two winning history-makers round off the top-five. Having secured her LET card at Q-School, Singapore’s Shannon Tan entered the record books in Kenya when she won on her debut to become her nation’s first LET winner. Winning 500 points alongside the eye-catching trophy, Tan later moved to 610.10 points after making the cut in Morocco, Tampa, and New South Wales.
One spot back on 500 points is Colombia’s Mariajo Uribe. Like Tan, Uribe became her country’s first LET winner when she was victorious in Australia as an invitee. She has since taken up LET membership in the season winner’s category.
Things then get more bunched as we look at the remainder of the top-10.
In sixth is Germany’s Esther Henseleit despite only playing one event. The Solheim Cup hopeful finished runner-up in the elevated Aramco Saudi Ladies International to earn 480 points.
In seventh on 452.50 points is Italy’s Alessandra Fanali, a tally boosted by her runner-up finish at the season opening Magical Kenya Ladies Open. Another runner-up, Roussin-Bouchard, is eighth through four events on 422.48 points.
England’s Alice Hewson and Belgium’s Manon De Roey round off the top-10 on 380.50 and 340.50 points respectively. The full standings can be found here.
The 2024 season continues next week with the Joburg Ladies Open at Modderfontein Golf Club. Follow all the action throughout the year on our socials – @LETgolf on Instagram, TikTok and X, and Ladies European Tour on YouTube and Facebook – #RaiseOurGame.
