Donegan and Mehaffey on course for cards at LET Q-School
Aine Donegan and Olivia Mehaffey cruised into the top ten as Final Qualifying in Lalla Aicha Q-School reached the halfway mark in Morocco.
Lahinch star Donegan made six birdies in a bogey-free 67 in her second round at Al Maaden Golf Marrakech to share tenth on six under with Mehaffey, who shot at three under 69 at Royal Golf Marrakech in the race to finish in the top 20 and ties after 72 holes.
They are just three strokes behind Thailand’s Napat Lertsadwattana, who fired a bogey-free eight under 65 at Al Maaden Golf Marrakech to lead on nine-under par.
The 24-year-old is teeing up at the Ladies European Tour (LET) qualifying school for the first time this week, having competed on the Epson Tour for the last two seasons.
She holds a one-shot lead with Final Qualifying now reduced to 72 holes following heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
“I think today my putts just dropped,” Lertsadwattana said, who missed out on an LPGA card at Q-Series last week.
“I had a talk with my coach yesterday, like a two-hour call, and I think it helped because everything was working today. It went really well.
“This year, I just thought, hmm, I want to go to the LET. It’s actually pretty scary to me because I’ve never played in Europe before. It’s a big change. I know of a lot of the Thai players who have competed on the LET, so I thought it would be a good decision for me to come and play golf here.”
Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez, Nigeria’s Georgia Oboh, and English duo Meghan MacLaren and Lauren Horsford share second spot on eight-under par
Alexandra Swayne, Poland’s Dorota Zalewska, Slovenia’s Ana Belac, and the USA’s Anna Morgan are joint sixth on seven-under par, while nine players, including Donegan and Mehaffey, round out the top ten on six under.
A two over 74 left Annabel Wilson joint 77th on level par, five shots outside the top 20 and ties, while Canice Screene’s Fife over 77 left her 121st on four over.
A redraw has now been done for round three, with each side of the field switching courses once again.
The top-20 and ties following the conclusion of 72 holes on Saturday, 20 December, will earn Category 12 status for the 2026 LET season.
