RELATED: Casandra Alexander wins Wistron Ladies Open<\/a><\/p>\nThe 27-year-old becomes the second South African to win the title, following in the footsteps of Lee-Anne Pace, who won in 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy to win the Order of Merit now. Going into today\u2019s round, I knew I didn\u2019t have to win, and I wanted to make that clear to myself that I didn\u2019t have to, but I really wanted to,\u201d said Alexander.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t come to golf tournaments to come top five. Sometimes, top five is a great result, but we come to win golf tournaments and that fine line that I had just took me over the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Casandra Alexander<\/p>\n
This is Alexander\u2019s seventh season on Tour, as she joined the LET in January 2020 after finishing in eighth place at LET Q-School.<\/p>\n
The South African secured her breakthrough victory in 2025, winning the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open with a stunning final round of 62 (-10).<\/p>\n
In 2026, Alexander has been the model of consistency, recording five runner-up finishes in the early part of the season, alongside four further top-10 results.<\/p>\n
Having led the Order of Merit since May, Alexander secured her first victory of the 2026 LET season at the KPMG Women\u2019s Irish Open at the K Club.<\/p>\n
She now has three victories in five events following her triumphs at the Buccellati Ladies Italian Open in September and last week\u2019s Wistron Ladies Open.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got the result we wanted. I probably would not have a pinched neck on Friday morning, it would have helped me out a little bit, but we still got the job done. I\u2019m pretty chuffed with the work that I\u2019ve done with my team,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people see the wins like this, but they don\u2019t see the hard work that gets put in behind the scenes. My coach Grant Veenstra has been at home grafting with me, it\u2019s a team effort and it\u2019s a team win. It\u2019s really nice to get it over the line for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just gives us some confidence going into next week. I spoke about it before we teed off that I really like the golf course next week. I think it\u2019s going to be absolutely scorching hot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s going to be tough conditions and a new challenge. I have no pressure going into it, but at the same time no pressure gives me a big advantage over other players that are maybe expecting to win. We have some good players coming out, I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alexander was congratulated by LET CEO Tom Phillips on Sunday, with the full presentation of the Order of Merit trophy happening at the season-ending Andaluc\u00eda Costa del Sol Open de Espa\u00f1a presented by OYSHO in November.<\/p>\n
The LET now finishes its Asian swing in Shenzhen, China, for the Aramco China Championship held at Mission Hills from November 5-8.<\/p>\n
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