After an incredible week in the Netherlands for the Solheim Cup, the Ladies European Tour (LET) is in Spain this week for the 2026 La Sella Open.
Voted Tournament of the Year on its debut in 2023, and as having the Best Player Services on the LET in 2024 and 2025, the tournament motto is “For the Players” and that will once again be the defining trait at La Sella Golf Resort, which is set against the backdrop of the Montgó Natural Park in Jesús Pobre-Dénia, Alicante.
The most visible expression of that philosophy is the deliberate absence of sponsors: no advertising boards, no branding — it is the golf course itself that carries the tournament, without a sponsor’s name attached.
Unusually, there is no Pro-Am. La Sella Open has removed this pre-tournament activity, standard at most events on the circuit, so that players have more time to rest and prepare before competing, free of the added demands of sharing a day with amateurs and sponsors immediately ahead of the tournament.
That same commitment to players beyond tournament week itself takes shape in “The Forest of Champions,” a permanent feature of La Sella Golf’s championship course unveiled on May 30 this year. Between the 10th green and the 11th tee, the club plants a tree native to the champion’s home country after every edition: a Spanish holm oak for Nuria Iturrioz (2023), a German field maple for Helen Briem (2024), and a Canadian maple for Anna Huang (2025). The tradition is completed by the “Champion’s Letter,” a sealed letter each winner writes to the following year’s champion.
“Knowing that my tree is there is a beautiful way to remember that victory and to leave a small mark on the tournament,” said Iturrioz. Briem said: “The Forest of Champions is beautiful because it connects each victory with something that remains,” while Huang said having “a Canadian tree in The Forest of Champions makes it even more special — it’s a very emotional way to be part of the tournament’s history.” “Each champion leaves a real, visible and living mark here, also linked to her home country,” Carlos García, president of La Sella Golf, explained.
A field of 132 players from 29 nationalities will be taking part, including 11 Spanish players.
Elsewhere, eight LET winners from this season will be competing. The 2026 winners include current Order of Merit leader Casandra Alexander from South Africa, who won the KPMG Women’s Irish Open a fortnight ago, Eleanor Givens from England, winner of the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, Noora Komulainen, the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open champion, Aunchisa Utama (Dutch Ladies Open), Helen Briem (Jabra Ladies Open), Smilla Tarning Soenderby (MCB Ladies Classic), Agathe Laisné (Ford Women’s NSW Open and Joburg Ladies Open) and Kelsey Bennett (Australian Women’s Classic).
Unfortunately, the 2025 champion Anna Huang is not in the field, as the 17-year-old Canadian has been suffering from Covid.
Play gets underway on Thursday 17th September and the winner will be crowned on Sunday. A purse of €1,000,000 is on offer in the 23rd event of the 2026 season, with a first prize cheque for €150,000.
You can watch all four rounds of the 2026 La Sella Open live around the world as well as right here on the LET website, from 4-7pm local time on Thursday and Friday and then from 3-6pm local time on Saturday and Sunday. Full broadcast details to follow.
All the action throughout the week can also be followed on our socials – @LETgolf on Instagram, TikTok and X, and Ladies European Tour on YouTube and Facebook – #lasellaopen.
