Ladies European Tour: Three Amateurs earn full exemptions
27 Dec 2023
by Amit Pandey of AmateurGolf.com
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Annabell Fuller (Ladies European Tour Photo)
Amateurs Annabell Fuller of the United Kingdom, Shannon Tan of Singapore, and Danielle du Toit of South Africa earn full playing status on the Ladies European Tour for the 2024 season through their top-20 finishes at the LET Q-School Final Stage at Al Maaden Golf Marrakech in Marrakech.
The tournament was played over 90 holes in five days spread across two courses, The Royal Golf Marrakech & Al Maaden Golf Marrakech.
Fuller shot 16-under 347, following her rounds of 71-68-70-68-70 to finish T5; Tan carded rounds of 68-68-68-75-69 to finish T8 at 15-under 348, followed by Toit, who carded rounds of 73-75-67-70-68 for a T20 finish at 10-under 353.
A total of 14 amateurs had qualified for the Final Stage of the Q-School, of which only three were able to survive the 72-hole cut, where the top 65 and ties earned their playing rights in different categories based on their positions.
Annabell Fuller
Fuller from London, England, a fifth-year student at the University of Florida, clinched victory with rounds of 65-68-69. She secured the top spot with a commanding four-stroke lead, posting a remarkable total score of 4-under 212 in Marrakech.
She has also participated thrice in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, also known as ANWA, achieving her best finish of T22 in 2021. Additionally, Fuller has left her mark as a key member of the Curtis Cup team in 2018, 2021, and 2022. Notably, she stood out as one of the three amateurs who made the cut at the 2021 Women’s British Open.
Moreover, Fuller has proudly represented Team Europe in the Junior Solheim Cup in 2019 and the Junior Ryder Cup in 2018.
Shannon Tan
Shannon Tan, a sophomore at Texas Tech, carded rounds of 70-70-69 at LET Pre-Qualifier at Noria Golf Club in Marrakech to emerge as a joint medalist with Alison Muirhead of Scotland at 11-under par and advance to the Final Stage.
In 2023, Tan has played golf in three different countries. She not only won a professional event, the Singapore Ladies Masters, on home turf but also participated in the Patsy Haskins Trophy in Spain and engaged in college golf in the US. Her best performance came at the Jim West Challenge, where she secured a runner-up finish. It's safe to say that she has already added a wealth of experience to her resume.
Danielle du Toit
Danielle du Toit, a fifth-year senior at Purdue University, was the last player to qualify for the Final Stage through the Pre-Qualifier at Noria Golf Club, where she carded rounds of 75-74-75 to finish T26 at 5-over 224.
At Purdue, she has 46 tournaments and 127 rounds as a Boilermaker, ranked 10th in program history.
In 2023, she has played in 10 ranked events with her most recent win coming at the Ekurhuleni Open, Junior Mid-Am & Senior Championship in September, after adding three other top-10 finishes to her resume.