Roberta Liti finished ninth with a 279 (73, 70, 67, 69 -11) in the Lalla Aicha Q School Final Stage and earned a full-time ticket to the 2026 Ladies European Tour. The tournament, which was shortened from 90 to 72 holes due to inclement weather, took place in Marrakech, Morocco, where the competitors alternated on the two courses of Al Maaden Golf (par 73) and Royal Golf (par 72).
Roberta Liti, results
Along with Liti, the other 19 participants who finished 20th or lower will be competing on the European women's senior circuit in Category 12. Meanwhile, amateur Matilde Partele, a 19-year-old from Padua who plays for Asolo Golf Club, finished 24th with a score of 282 (71, 70, 72, 69, -8), earned the Category 16 "card," which offers fewer opportunities to play and is reserved for players ranked between 21st and 50th.
Poland's Dorota Zalewska won with a score of 271 (67, 71, 66, 67, -19), ahead of Anna Morgan of the United States, second with a score of 274 (-16), and Alexandra Swayne of the Virgin Islands, third with a score of 275 (-15). Slovenia's Ana Belac finished fourth with a score of 276 (-14), followed by Scotland's Hannah Darling, Ireland's Aine Donegan, France's Emma Grechi, and Nigeria's Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh in fifth with a score of 277 (-13). Anna Zanusso, who holds the 15th spot thanks to her 78th place in the 2025 order of merit, finished 86th with a score of 291 (69 73 75 74, +1). Emma Lundgren (69 79 72 77) and Maria Vittoria Corbi (75 74 72 76), both in 127th place with a score of 297 (+7), finished 127th in the 19th place category.
Roberta Liti, 30, fought her way up the rankings, starting from 92nd place and finishing 45th and 20th. She finished her run with a 69 (-4, seven birdies, three bogeys) at Al Maaden Golf. A professional since 2018, she played her career on the Epson Tour, moving to the LPGA Tour in 2024. This season, back on the Epson Tour, she achieved three top-ten finishes, finishing 39th in the Race for the Card (order of merit), which will allow her to play on that circuit next year as well.
