Kirsten Rudgeley enjoyed her best result of the year on the Ladies European Tour with a second place finish at the season finale in Spain.
NAMED the Margie Masters WPGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year at the PGA Awards in Brisbane, West Australian Kirsten Rudgeley signed off her 2025 campaign on the Ladies European Tour with her best result of the year.
One of four Aussies in the field for the season finale at the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, the 24-year-old Rudgeley bettered her tie for second at the Ford Women’s NSW Open at Wollongong early in the season by finishing outright second, four strokes back of France’s Nastasia Nadaud and one clear of fellow Aussie Kelsey Bennett.
“It was amazing, it was a good week,” said Rudgeley, who collected €63,000 for her efforts.
“The golf course was amazing. Everyone is in the same boat, and we have all earned our spot to be here.
“This golf course has definitely got a few holes where you can lose shots and unfortunately that happened for me, but I played nicely all day and played well all week.
“It’s nice to see the game trending in the right direction. It’s nice to finish on a good finish, it will make the flight a bit more comfortable.
Joining Rudgeley in the top three was Bennett, who made seven birdies and a lone bogey in a final round 66 in capping of off an outstanding rookie season in Europe. It was her seventh top-10 finish and equal to her best result of the year.
“I haven’t played here before,” said Bennett. “I started off a bit rocky but came good towards the end there.”
Rudgeley would finish 21st, Bennett 20th on the LET Order of Merit.
Also in her rookie season, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard shot 69 in the final round to earn a share of 20th to be 32nd on the Order of Merit in comfortably retaining her playing rights on the LET.
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