Fez – The “Madaëf Golfs Ladies Open” started yesterday at the Royal Golf de Fès, bringing together more than 100 professional players from around 30 countries for the latest stop on the LET Access Series (LETAS), the official development circuit of the Ladies European Tour.
The tournament will be running for 3 days, marking both LETAS’ return to Morocco and its first stop in Fez, after the event’s 2025 edition was held in Saïdia.
The competition is being played in a 54-hole stroke play format with a prize fund of EUR 50,000 (approximately MAD 543,170).
Organized by “Madaëf Sports & Events” (MSE), the tournament has given Fez unusual visibility on the international women’s golf calendar.
The Royal Golf de Fez itself plays a central role in that message. The 18-hole course, set in an olive grove landscape, has been highlighted by organizers and local officials as a technically demanding venue suited to elite-level play.
That made Fez a symbolic new stage for the tournament, especially as the city is more often associated with heritage and culture than with golf..
International field, Moroccan platform
From the opening rounds, the field reflected the tournament’s international weight. LETAS live scoring showed players from across Europe and beyond competing at Royal Golf de Fez, with Denmark’s Cecilie Leth-Nissen leading at eight under par after two rounds, followed by Caroline Sturdza at five under and Ashley Chow at four under.
The live leaderboard also showed Moroccan names in the field, underlining the event’s role as a platform for local players seeking exposure at a higher competitive level.
That local dimension matters. The return of LETAS to Morocco is not only about hosting an imported tournament, but about embedding Moroccan golf more firmly in an international development pathway.
For Moroccan women golfers, events like this create a rare chance to compete closer to home against a deep international field while testing themselves in conditions aligned with the professional European circuit.
