Rising Star Moa Svedenskiold Triumphs at the Inaugural Ladies German Challenge

Third place in her second professional tournament, a title in her third—Moa Svedenskiold is off to a spectacular start in her LETAS career. The 22-year-old from the Ringenäs Golf Club on Sweden’s west coast is celebrating her first professional title at the inaugural Ladies German Challenge powered by VcG, following a third-place finish last week in the Czech Republic. With a total score of nine under Par, she finished two strokes ahead of Bel Wardle (England) and Lauren Holmey (France) and three ahead of Ffion Tynan (Wales) after three rounds. Hanna Tauber of the Bergisch Land Golf Club finished tied for fifth place at four under Par alongside Maria Vittoria Corbi (Italy) in her home tournament.

“It feels great. I haven’t really processed it yet, but I’m relieved and really, really happy to celebrate this here with close friends,” said the winner. “My mom and dad are here—my dad was my caddie—so I’m just really happy. I enjoyed it so much.” Svedenskiold says her father played a major role in her success. “He’s great. He just stays totally calm in this situation. We talked about all kinds of things, just not golf. We joke around, talk about the trip home to Sweden after the tournament, and so on.”

Her victory brings her significantly closer to promotion to the Ladies European Tour. It’s a win that means a lot to her, especially this week, as she emphasizes: “It’s great that I can celebrate this victory here with my parents.” The party won’t last too long, though. The next tournament, the PGA Championship, will take place in Sweden. “The drive will take pretty much the whole day,” says Svedenskiold. “We’re driving all the way back and will probably arrive around midnight.” She’ll try to squeeze in a little celebration somewhere along the way.

“It’s my first season here on the LET Access Series; I’m just soaking it all in and learning as I go,” Svedenskiold had said on Saturday. And learn she is.

Hanna Tauber: “It was unforgettable”

It was also a special week for fan favorite Hanna Tauber. At the end of May, the 21-year-old celebrated her first LETAS victory in Austria and was now close to another win on home soil. After two very strong opening rounds, she was in the lead each time; in the end, following a mixed final round, she finished in fifth place—another top result in this still-young season.

“Of course, I felt a little more pressure toward the end—pressure I put on myself—but that’s normal,” Tauber said after the final round. “Sometimes you handle it better, sometimes worse. Overall, though, it was a great week. The organizational effort here has been truly fantastic. The course was in superb condition. And it was unforgettable to see how many people were here—that was really a wonderful feeling.” With this top finish, Tauber has moved up to fourth place in the Order of Merit.

“The Ladies German Challenge powered by VcG fills an important gap in the German tournament calendar for us at Deutsche Golf Sport GmbH,” says tournament director Christian Schunck of the organizer, Deutsche Golf Sport GmbH (DGS). “We deliberately set out to develop a platform that offers players on the LET Access Series professional conditions in Germany while also bringing young talent and the public closer to the sport. The fact that this vision has now taken shape is only possible thanks to strong partners—in particular VcG as the presenting partner and VP Bank, which, among other things, supported a very effective youth initiative with the Girls ProAm. The feedback from the tournament week reinforces our commitment to continuing on this path.”

Achim Battermann, deputy president of the DGV and vice president of VcG, views the event as “an important platform for the development of our best young and professional female golfers. Tournaments in the LET Access Series provide valuable international competitive experience and can be a decisive step on the path to the Ladies European Tour. The fact that we can offer such a stage in Germany is of great value to our athletes. We would like to extend our special thanks to the Association of Independent Golfers, which, as the presenting partner, makes this tournament possible and thereby makes an important contribution to the promotion of women’s golf in Germany. This commitment benefits not only the players but German golf as a whole. We would also like to thank VP Bank for its support of the Girls ProAm, which has provided many young female golfers with unforgettable moments.”

Amateur Brenske Impresses with 14th-Place Finish

A total of 132 players teed off on Friday, including 16 German competitors, six of whom advanced to Sunday’s final round. Amateur Susanne Brenske shone with a tie for 14th place; Kimberley Sommer and Hannah Karg, among others, tied for 31st. Amateur Mia Lena Hoffmann finished the tournament tied for 38th, while Chiara Horder placed 41st.

The Bergisch Land Golf Club in Wuppertal, hosting the only German event on the LET Access Series (LETAS) schedule, provided the perfect setting for three days of top-level competition amid summery conditions during tournament week. For the first time, young German female golfers had the opportunity to compete at the professional level against international rivals, mirroring the successful men’s German Challenge held at the Wittelsbacher Golf Club in July.

Thanks to the support of the Association of Club-Independent Golfers in the DGV e.V. (VcG), the season’s second-highest prize money on the LET Access Series—the development Tour of the Ladies European Tour (LET)—was up for grabs right from the premiere event. A total of 70,000 euros was distributed to the players in the final round. In addition to the winner’s check, Svedenskiold also earned a starting spot at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour in August.

VP Bank Girls ProAm: A Chance for the Next Generation

Right at the start of the tournament week, the Ladies German Challenge powered by VcG gave young golfers a big stage by hosting the VP Bank Girls ProAm two days before the main event. Here, girls ages 8 to 15 got a taste of what it’s like to be a pro during a round on the tournament course alongside professional female golfers. Parents didn’t accompany the girls onto the course; instead, each player was allowed to bring a friend as a caddie. “The ProAm was truly incredible,” Hanna Tauber gushed. “We were all that young once. It was a lot of fun.”

The LET Access Series (LETAS) is the official junior Tour of the Ladies European Tour and serves as the crucial stepping stone on the path to the top of international women’s golf. It offers up-and-coming players the opportunity to gain tournament experience under professional conditions, earn world ranking points, and qualify for the Ladies European Tour through a season-long points system. In 2026, the tour calendar will feature 19 tournaments in 13 countries between April and November. Most recently, German rising star Helen Briem made history on the LETAS in 2024 with a hat trick of titles.

(Text: Starke and Pfeiffer)