Alexander is Sunshine Ladies Tour number one for second season in succession

Casandra Alexander. Photo Credit: Sunshine Ladies Tour.

SANDTON, 6 May 2026 – South Africa’s Casandra Alexander capped another remarkable Sunshine Ladies Tour season by successfully defending her Investec Order of Merit crown.

Alexander’s runner-up finish in the MCB Ladies Classic in Mauritius this past weekend was enough to secure her a second Investec Order of Merit title and the R200 000 bonus that comes with this achievement.

The world number 42 is now only the second professional in Sunshine Ladies Tour history to win back-to-back Investec Order of Merit crowns after Lee-Anne Pace, who won the overall title three seasons in a row in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Alexander enjoyed another impressive season on the Sunshine Ladies Tour in which she competed in two playoffs in the SuperSport Ladies Challenge and Joburg Ladies Open, finishing runner-up in both, as well as her second place in Mauritius.

Caitlyn Macnab was confirmed as The R&A Rookie of the Year after a season in which she had three top-five finishes on the Sunshine Ladies Tour.

Macnab earns herself exemptions into both the 2027 Joburg Ladies Open and 2027 Investec South African Women’s Open if she is otherwise not at exempt at the time of close of entries.

Both Alexander and Macnab, along with all of the 2026 Sunshine Ladies Tour champions, also earn exemptions to compete in the Waterfall City Tournament of Champions supported by Attacq and WCMC, where they will challenge with the men’s Sunshine Tour professionals for a first prize of R1 million at Royal Johannesburg’s famed East Course this June.

Press release by Michael Vlismas Media, Sports Media Specialists

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