The Ladies European Tour unveiled its 2013 schedule Friday, featuring a minimum of 23 tournaments around the world, with more to be confirmed. Starting in Australia in early February, the season will see the Tour travel through Australasia, Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States before ending back in Dubai with the 2013 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters at Emirates Golf Club in December.

As well as a new tournament at Vasatorp Golf Club in Helsingborg, Sweden, new venues include Royal Canberra Golf Club in Australia, Southbroom Golf Club in South Africa, The International – Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Golf Park Plzeň – Dýšin in the Czech Republic and Colorado Golf Club in the United States.

The Ladies European Tour is delighted to announce that Carlota Ciganda has won the 2012 Rolex Rookie of the Year Award. Ciganda is the first player since Laura Davies in 1985 to win the LET Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year Awards in the same season.

The 22-year-old from Pamplona in Spain was also voted 'Players' Player of the Year' for 2012, following her sensational results which included two victories in Holland and China, along with ten further top ten finishes from 19 tournaments played.

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn secured her Ladies European Tour card in impressive style by winning the Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Stage by five shots from England's Emily Taylor and Australian Nikki Campbell. The 17-year-old amateur shot a three under par 69 in the fifth and final round on the Al Maaden golf course in Marrakech, Morocco, to end on a total of 336, 24 under par.

The world No.2 amateur began the day three shots clear of the field and her lead was never threatened on a day when exactly 30 players earned their full playing rights for The 2013 Ladies European Tour.

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn continued her relentless form at the LET's Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Stage with a flawless 65 on the Al Maaden course in Marrakech on Sunday to move into a three shot lead going into the final day.

As tensions rise ahead of the exciting finale in one of golf's most gruelling contests, big moves into the all-important top 30 plus ties were at a premium, leaving it all to play for in the final round for the 66 Ladies European Tour hopefuls who made the fourth round cut at one under par, to the leading 60 players plus ties.

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn moved to the top of the leader board after the third round of Lalla Aicha Tour School in Marrakech, Morocco, on Saturday. The 17-year-old amateur equalled the Amelkis course record with flawless, personal best round of eight under par 64 for a 54-hole total of 14 under par. She ended the day a stroke clear of English amateur Emily Taylor, who had a 68 on the Al Maaden course.

Bonita Bredenhann of Namibia also equalled the Amelkis Course record with her personal low round 64 and to lie on 11 under alongside the Spanish second round leader Virginia Espejo (71).

Virginia Espejo of Spain fired a six under par 66 on the Al Maaden Course in Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday to take a one stroke advantage after the second round of the final stage of Lalla Aicha Tour School. Playing under sunny skies, Espejo reeled off eight birdies and two bogeys to reach 10 under par in the five-round marathon to determine playing categories for the 2013 Ladies European Tour season.

The Madrid-based professional went clear of two players at nine under: Swedish professional Camilla Lennarth and English amateur Emily Taylor, who shot rounds of 65 and 66 on the Amelkis course respectively.

Sweden's Isabella Ramsay made the most of ideal scoring conditions in Marrakech on Thursday to claim a one shot lead following the first round of Final Qualifying at Lalla Aicha Tour School for the 2013 LET season. The 25-year-old professional golfer from Brunnby carded a seven under par 65 at the Al Maaden Golf Resort, to finish a stroke ahead of Peruvian Maria Salinas and Australian Nikki Campbell.

"Today we got a really great game plan (me and my caddy/brother)," said Ramsay, who turned professional in 2006 and earned two wins on the Swedish Nordea Tour in 2012. "We are a team, so I felt pretty comfortable. We played the Pre-Q and also felt really good. We played one shot at a time so I did not know my score, but I know it now and I am happy.

Carlota Ciganda has created history by becoming the first Ladies European Tour player since Laura Davies 27 years ago to claim the ISPS Handa Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year titles in the same season. The 22-year-old from Pamplona achieved the feat after a phenomenal first full season on the LET, in which she won two tournaments and recorded (nine) additional top 10 finishes.

She became only the third Spanish player to win the Order of Merit, exactly 10 years after the last Spanish winner of the title, Paula Marti, in 2002.