Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum has won the Hero Women’s Indian Open. India’s Vani Kapoor came second and moves up to 69 from 187 in the Order of Merit this week.
Singapore’s Shannon Tan came third and moves up one place to number 6. Czechia’s Sara Kouskova and India’s Pranavi Urs tied for fourth place. Kouskova stays at number 8 and Urs moves up to 32 from 45
Related: Pornanong Phatlum Fires Bogey-Free 65 to Win Record Fourth Hero Women’s Indian Open
How the LET Order of Merit Works
The LET Order of Merit is the season-long points ranking used to decide the Ladies European Tour’s number one player. Also called the Race to Costa del Sol, it rewards players for their finishes in counting tournaments, with the highest total at the end of the season winning the title.
Players accumulate points according to their finishing positions in tournaments that count towards the LET standings.
The allocation varies by event. At the 2025 Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España for example, 500 points were available to the winner, the usual winning allocation at a standard LET event. However, at the 2025 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open 750 points were offered to the winner if she was an LET member. The LET attributed that higher allocation to the tournament’s co-sanctioned status with the LPGA Tour.
Why do finishing positions matter?
Positions further down the standings also matter, with qualification opportunities and future playing rights governed by the relevant season’s rules.
The 2025 year-end rules provided two important thresholds:
- A top-10 finish qualified a player for the Final Stage of LPGA Q-Series.
- A top-70 finish secured full LET playing rights for 2026.
Major championship entry can also depend on the standings. Qualification categories for the 2026 Amundi Evian Championship included places drawn from the previous season’s top-10 and the current season’s top-20 in the LET Order of Merit, for players not already exempt.
Is the Order of Merit the same as the Money List?
The current LET Order of Merit ranks players by points. The LET Money List ranks them by tournament earnings.
The historical connection explains the terminology. For much of the LET’s history, its Order of Merit was based on tournament winnings, although the scoring method has changed over time.
The 2026 Season Standings Table
| Pos. | Player | Events | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casandra Alexander (RSA) | 18 | 2,956.48 |
| 2 | Anna Huang (CAN) | 15 | 1,685.70 |
| 3 | Kelsey Bennett (AUS) | 21 | 1,600.50 |
| 4 | Alexandra Forsterling (GER) | 21 | 1,589.94 |
| 5 | Agathe Laisne (FRA) | 19 | 1,539.55 |
| 6 | Shannon Tan (SIN) | 17 | 1,496.45 |
| 7 | Kajsa Arwefjall (SWE) | 24 | 1,433.25 |
| 8 | Sara Kouskova (CZE) | 20 | 1,423.32 |
| 9 | Noora Komulainen (FIN) | 16 | 1,158.85 |
| 10 | Charley Hull (ENG) | 6 | 1,154.65 |
| 11 | Pia Babnik (SLO) | 21 | 1,149.08 |
| 12 | Anna Morgan (USA) | 19 | 1,059.93 |
| 13 | Charlotte Heath (ENG) | 19 | 980.59 |
| 14 | Anna Zanusso (ITA) | 21 | 965.01 |
| 15 | Cara Gainer (ENG) | 19 | 944.62 |
| 16 | Alice Hewson (ENG) | 23 | 944.25 |
| 17 | Esther Henseleit (GER) | 6 | 932.17 |
| 18 | Diksha Dagar (IND) | 21 | 875.38 |
| 19 | Alessandra Fanali (ITA) | 18 | 811.43 |
| 20 | Esme Hamilton (ENG) | 18 | 783.87 |
| 21 | Jenny Shin (KOR) | 2 | 763.57 |
| 22 | Helen Briem (GER) | 8 | 746.36 |
| 23 | Leonie Harm (GER) | 19 | 746.16 |
| 24 | Amelia Garvey (NZL) | 19 | 733.69 |
| 25 | Aunchisa Utama (THA) | 20 | 727.03 |
| 26 | Eleanor Givens (ENG) | 14 | 723.80 |
| 27 | Smilla Tarning Soenderby (DEN) | 16 | 713.46 |
| 28 | Dorthea Forbrigd (NOR) | 17 | 707.67 |
| 29 | Emma Spitz (AUT) | 21 | 704.62 |
| 30 | Kirsten Rudgeley (AUS) | 17 | 704.48 |
| 31 | Leona Maguire (IRL) | 5 | 697.50 |
| 32 | Pranavi Urs (IND) | 20 | 655.03 |
| 33 | Lydia Hall (WAL) | 20 | 643.13 |
| 34 | Justice Bosio (AUS) | 20 | 630.56 |
| 35 | Roberta Liti (ITA) | 20 | 629.66 |
| 36 | Meghan MacLaren (ENG) | 19 | 620.80 |
| 37 | Moa Folke (SWE) | 21 | 611.20 |
| 38 | Brianna Navarrosa (USA) | 20 | 608.83 |
| 39 | Lisa Pettersson (SWE) | 17 | 608.07 |
| 40 | Celine Herbin-Marshall (FRA) | 14 | 562.32 |
| 41 | Anna Foster (IRL) | 22 | 551.17 |
| 42 | Carolina Chacarra (ESP) | 4 | 523.14 |
| 43 | Caley McGinty (ENG) | 9 | 513.47 |
| 44 | Hannah Screen (ENG) | 19 | 509.93 |
| 45 | Louise Rydqvist (SWE) | 16 | 507.14 |
| 46 | Sofie Kibsgaard (DEN) | 19 | 495.68 |
| 47 | Ginnie Ding (HKG) | 18 | 481.06 |
| 48 | Jeeno Thitikul (THA) | 3 | 471.51 |
| 49 | Luna Sobron Galmes (ESP) | 21 | 469.73 |
| 50 | Celina Sattelkau (GER) | 18 | 462.44 |
| 51 | Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (AUS) | 21 | 458.70 |
| 52 | Morgane Metraux (SUI) | 12 | 455.67 |
| 53 | Pajaree Anannarukarn (THA) | 4 | 444.63 |
| 54 | Trichat Cheenglab (THA) | 17 | 444.34 |
| 55 | Momoka Kobori (NZL) | 23 | 439.38 |
| 56 | Avani Prashanth (IND) | 19 | 425.4 |
| 57 | Sara Byrne (IRL) | 13 | 424.28 |
| 58 | Daniela Darquea (ECU) | 16 | 403.18 |
| 59 | Annabell Fuller (ENG) | 21 | 384.71 |
| 60 | Ana Pelaez Trivino (ESP) | 15 | 372.47 |
| 61 | Harang Lee (ESP) | 20 | 367.48 |
| 62 | Camille Chevalier (FRA) | 19 | 365.98 |
| 63 | Stephanie Bunque (AUS) | 14 | 356.45 |
| 64 | Blanca Fernandez (ESP) | 21 | 349.87 |
| 65 | Carlota Ciganda (ESP) | 6 | 343.75 |
| 66 | April Angurasaranee (THA) | 17 | 337.8 |
| 67 | Patricia Isabel Schmidt (GER) | 21 | 333.55 |
| 68 | Aditi Ashok (IND) | 6 | 330.58 |
| 69 | Vani Kapoor (IND) | 8 | 330.05 |
| 70 | Sophie Hausmann (GER) | 4 | 305.75 |
| 71 | Sarah Kemp (AUS) | 12 | 303.67 |
| 72 | Maha Haddioui (MAR) | 21 | 302.4 |
| 73 | Amaia Latorre (ESP) | 14 | 298.74 |
| 74 | Lily May Humphreys (ENG) | 20 | 296 |
| 75 | Chloe Williams (WAL) | 15 | 294.73 |
| 76 | Whitney Hillier (AUS) | 14 | 291.65 |
| 77 | Lottie Woad (ENG) | 4 | 281.61 |
| 78 | Ariane Klotz (FRA) | 17 | 275.31 |
| 79 | Corinne Viden (SWE) | 18 | 269.9 |
| 80 | Liz Young (ENG) | 13 | 263.85 |
| 81 | Vanessa Knecht (SUI) | 19 | 262.73 |
| 82 | Tereza Kazar Melecka (CZE) | 15 | 262.7 |
| 83 | Gemma Clews (ENG) | 17 | 256 |
| 84 | Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG) | 13 | 253.2 |
| 85 | Caitlyn Macnab (RSA) | 18 | 251.51 |
| 86 | Aine Donegan (IRL) | 18 | 249.07 |
| 87 | Anna Nordqvist (SWE) | 4 | 247.25 |
| 88 | Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) | 14 | 242.8 |
| 89 | Lois Lau (FRA) | 14 | 236.94 |
| 90 | Patricie Mackova (CZE) | 20 | 229.14 |
| 91 | Emma Falcher (FRA) | 16 | 228.59 |
| 92 | Jana Melichova (CZE) | 17 | 225.15 |
| 93 | Chiara Noja (GER) | 9 | 216.5 |
| 94 | Cecilie Finne-Ipsen (DEN) | 18 | 213.96 |
| 95 | Maja Stark (SWE) | 3 | 210.88 |
| 96 | Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | 14 | 208.1 |
| 97 | Ana Dawson (IMN) | 19 | 206.65 |
| 98 | Yani Tseng (TPE) | 4 | 205 |
| 99 | Olivia Cowan (GER) | 6 | 204.32 |
| 100 | Darcey Harry (WAL) | 21 | 204.29 |
| 101 | Dorota Zalewska (POL) | 17 | 193.78 |
| 102 | Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) | 13 | 176.36 |
| 103 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen (DEN) | 5 | 167.68 |
| 104 | Alessia Nobilio (ITA) | 23 | 165.27 |
| 105 | Bronte Law (ENG) | 4 | 162.5 |
| 106 | Lauren Walsh (IRL) | 7 | 160.78 |
| 107 | Ayako Uehara (JPN) | 21 | 157.21 |
| 108 | Georgia Hall (ENG) | 7 | 156.44 |
| 109 | Chiara Tamburlini (SUI) | 6 | 155.28 |
| 110 | Kristyna Napoleaova (CZE) | 11 | 153.05 |
| 111 | Mimi Rhodes (ENG) | 5 | 148.83 |
| 112 | Annika Borrelli (USA) | 13 | 147.23 |
| 113 | Amy Lee (USA) | 17 | 140.17 |
| 114 | Lianna Bailey (ENG) | 15 | 135.8 |
| 115 | Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh (NGR) | 15 | 134.63 |
| 116 | Julia Lopez Ramirez (ESP) | 5 | 133.39 |
| 117 | Agathe Sauzon (FRA) | 19 | 133.25 |
| 118 | Romy Meekers (NED) | 14 | 127.01 |
| 119 | Katharina Muehlbauer (AUT) | 19 | 121.51 |
| 120 | Celine Boutier (FRA) | 4 | 120.51 |
| 121 | Jess Baker (ENG) | 15 | 118.42 |
| 122 | Nastasia Nadaud (FRA) | 5 | 116.54 |
| 123 | Nadia van der Westhuizen (RSA) | 10 | 112.72 |
| 124 | Tvesa Malik (IND) | 6 | 111.92 |
| 125 | Sarah Schober (AUT) | 8 | 109.3 |
| 126 | Ana Belac (SLO) | 3 | 109 |
| 127 | Laura Fuenfstueck (GER) | 7 | 108.69 |
| 128 | Gabrielle Venter (RSA) | 7 | 102.95 |
| 129 | Ruixin Liu (CHN) | 2 | 98.1 |
| 130 | Nataliya Guseva (WHT) | 5 | 95.19 |
| 131 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (FRA) | 5 | 94.55 |
| 132 | Alejandra Llaneza (MEX) | 5 | 94.16 |
| 133 | Thalia Martin (ENG) | 14 | 93.42 |
| 134 | Amy Taylor (ENG) | 19 | 91.8 |
| 135 | Verena Gimmy (GER) | 11 | 88.9 |
| 136 | Alexandra Swayne (ISV) | 17 | 84.71 |
| 137 | Ellen Hume (ENG) | 13 | 84.39 |
| 138 | Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) | 12 | 82.64 |
| 139 | Sophie Witt (GER) | 12 | 79.12 |
| 140 | Kim Metraux (SUI) | 8 | 74.6 |
| 141 | Carla Tejedo Mulet (ESP) | 4 | 73.65 |
| 142 | Hyeonji Kang (UAE) | 9 | 71.46 |
| 143 | Hitaashee Bakshi (IND) | 14 | 70.2 |
| 144 | Manon De Roey (BEL) | 5 | 68.96 |
| 145 | Tina Mazarino (NOR) | 12 | 67.97 |
| 146 | Cara Gorlei (RSA) | 11 | 67 |
| 147 | Marta Martin (ESP) | 12 | 62.53 |
| 148 | Laura Beveridge (SCO) | 11 | 61.35 |
| 149 | Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) | 3 | 59.5 |
| 150 | Marta Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 20 | 57.49 |
| 151 | Olivia Mehaffey (NIR) | 11 | 57 |
| 152 | Michaela Vavrova (SVK) | 3 | 54.63 |
| 153 | Stacy Bregman (RSA) | 7 | 54.2 |
| 154 | Kelsey MacDonald (SCO) | 12 | 47.72 |
| 155 | Madelene Stavnar (NOR) | 13 | 47.3 |
| 156 | Klara Davidson Spilkova (CZE) | 10 | 46.6 |
| 157 | Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN) | 4 | 45 |
| 158 | Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) | 2 | 44 |
| 159 | Luca Thompson (WAL) | 15 | 41.1 |
| 160 | Perrine Delacour (FRA) | 5 | 40.25 |
| 161 | Nicole Broch Estrup (DEN) | 3 | 40 |
| 162 | Nuria Iturrioz (ESP) | 2 | 38 |
| 163 | Andrea Lignell (SWE) | 18 | 37.05 |
| 164 | Napat Lertsadwattana (THA) | 5 | 35.99 |
| 165 | Jessica Hall (ENG) | 5 | 34.69 |
| 166 | Charlotte Liautier (FRA) | 10 | 33.42 |
| 167 | Anne Van Dam (NED) | 5 | 33.26 |
| 168 | Hannah Darling (SCO) | 18 | 33.1 |
| 169 | Belinda Ji (AUS) | 13 | 31.1 |
| 170 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff (ENG) | 3 | 30.63 |
| 171 | Fernanda Lira (MEX) | 19 | 29.91 |
| 172 | Danielle Buitendag (RSA) | 7 | 28.95 |
| 173 | Hannah Burke (ENG) | 12 | 28.45 |
| 174 | Jennifer Rosenberg (USA) | 3 | 28 |
| 175 | Emma Grechi (FRA) | 13 | 27 |
| 175 | Gemma Dryburgh (SCO) | 2 | 27 |
| 177 | Lucie Vachova (CZE) | 14 | 24.8 |
| 178 | Ridhima Dilawari (IND) | 2 | 24.5 |
| 179 | Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) | 6 | 22.8 |
| 180 | Billie-Jo Smith (ENG) | 6 | 20.2 |
| 181 | Annabel Wilson (NIR) | 10 | 16.5 |
| 182 | Maria Parra (ESP) | 14 | 15 |
| 182 | Maria Vittoria Corbi (ITA) | 2 | 15 |
| 184 | Louisa Carlbom (SWE) | 3 | 14.5 |
| 185 | Alexa Pano (USA) | 2 | 13.61 |
| 186 | Teresa Toscano (ESP) | 1 | 12.56 |
| 187 | Aloysa Atienza (SIN) | 2 | 11.9 |
| 188 | Hannah Gregg (USA) | 10 | 11.58 |
| 189 | Vanessa Bouvet (FRA) | 8 | 10.7 |
| 190 | Wenyung Keh (NZL) | 5 | 9.25 |
| 191 | Emie Peronnin (FRA) | 7 | 9.1 |
| 192 | Ana Pina Ortega (ESP) | 2 | 8.5 |
| 193 | Carolin Kauffmann (GER) | 6 | 7.6 |
| 194 | Tereza Zapletal Kozeluhova (CZE) | 2 | 7.2 |
| 195 | Matilde Partele (ITA) | 10 | 7 |
| 196 | Linn Grant (SWE) | 4 | 6.48 |
| 197 | Canice Screene (IRL) | 2 | 5.5 |
| 198 | Saanvi Somu (IND) | 1 | 5.25 |
| 199 | Sophie Bert (BEL) | 3 | 4.86 |
| 200 | Florentyna Parker (ENG) | 4 | 4.3 |
| 201 | Carmen Alonso (ESP) | 3 | 4.2 |
| 202 | Aline Krauter (GER) | 1 | 3.7 |
| 203 | Katherine Schuster (USA) | 1 | 3.2 |
| 204 | Gabriella Cowley (ENG) | 10 | 3.1 |
| 205 | Virginia Elena Carta (ITA) | 4 | 3 |
| 206 | Lucie Malchirand (FRA) | 3 | 2.8 |
| 206 | Suzann Pettersen (NOR) | 1 | 2.8 |
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