Audio By Carbonatix
The 2025 edition of the Lalla Meryem Cup, the 28th in its history, is currently underway at the majestic Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.
England’s Bronte Law, who secured a three-shot victory at last year’s event, is back to defend her title.
She faces strong competition, including four African representatives - three Moroccans - vying for the top prize.
Sofia Cherif
The rising star of Moroccan golf. At just 16 years, she already boasts an impressive track record despite her young age.
African Champion in November last year, she claimed 1st place at the Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational and the AJGA Junior at Parris Island, secured 2nd place at the Greenwood Junior Championship and finished 3rd at the R&A Junior Open.
The youngest player to make the cut at the Lalla Meryem Cup in 2023, she finished 42nd in 2024. Sofia is once again one of the players to watch.
Ines Laklalech
One of the standout golfers from Morocco is Ines who achieved the best nation’s performance in the history of the Lalla Meryem Cup with a 7th place finish.
As Morocco’s flag bearer at the Olympic Games, she also ended the season brilliantly with four top 10 finishes, solidifying her place among the elite of the Ladies European Tour for a third consecutive year in 2025.
Maha Haddioui
In 2024, the Moroccan secured her spot among Europe’s elite for the 12th consecutive season with a 6th place finish at the Hero Women’s Indian Open.
A key figure on the Ladies European Tour, Maha exemplifies consistency and has paved the way for many young Moroccan golfers.
She remains an inspiring figure in the world of golf and a role model for future generations.
Casandra Alexander
The South African turned professional in 2018 and joined the Sunshine Ladies Tour, where she won the 2020 Investec Royal Swazi Open and the 2021 Joburg Ladies Open, finishing second in the 2021 Order of Merit.
She became a member of the Ladies European Tour in 2020 but missed most of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In November 2020, she made a breakthrough by winning the Saudi Ladies Team International alongside Emily Kristine Pedersen and Michele Thomson, sinking the winning putt. In 2021, she played 12 LET events and finished 73rd in the Order of Merit.
The final comes off on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
The Lalla Meryem Cup is one of the flagship tournaments on the women’s professional circuit.
Having been launched in 1993 by His Late Majesty Kiang Hassan ||, the competition has offered a remarkable platform for world-renowned female golfers.
Latest Stories
-
Police arrest eight suspects in anti-narcotics operation at Okaishie Drug Lane
5 minutes -
Benjamin Danso pledges grassroots empowerment in NDC regional chairmanship bid
7 minutes -
GES recommends reposting Obuasi SHTS headmaster after August 2026 campus riot
10 minutes -
Rocky Dawuni celebrates King Ayisoba for taking traditional music global
22 minutes -
Ghana targets $5bn in annual economic gains from AI – Sam George
23 minutes -
From childhood dreams to future careers: Ecobank’s Big Pitch seeks to promote early savings and investment
26 minutes -
Public office demands make party work difficult for NDC appointees – Mahdi Gibril
27 minutes -
AI could deepen rural-urban inequality without better connectivity – Sam George
30 minutes -
One of six inmates who escaped from Konongo police cells rearrested
35 minutes -
Sam George cautions ministers against reading unverified AI-generated speeches
39 minutes -
Ghanaian entrepreneur Mary Nyamekye Asamoah wins Africa Travel 100 award
42 minutes -
Obuasi SHTS abuse: Sanction all officials who failed to act – Moving Masculinity
47 minutes -
Lucy Agyepong honoured for excellence in engineering education at maiden GAAS Women’s Awards
49 minutes -
Harriet Afia Konadu Asiedu
56 minutes -
AFCON 2027: Sports Minister ‘convinced’ Black Stars will qualify despite losing opening two games
58 minutes