The Ladies European Tour heads to a new destination this week as the island of Mauritius hosts for the first time.
After two weeks in South Africa, the LET takes the trip to Mauritius for the inaugural edition of the MCB Ladies Classic – Mauritius.
The par-72 Legend Course at the Constance Belle Mare Plage, which has previously hosted the MCB Tour Championship on the Staysure Legends Tour, is the picturesque venue this week.
Designed by Hugh Baiocchi, the championship course winds through an indigenous forest and along one of Mauritius’s most stunning lagoons.
A field of 120 players representing 33 nationalities are teeing it up with 11 invites, 90 LET players and 19 players from the Sunshine Ladies Tour all vying to be the first player to lift the newest trophy on Tour.
Cara Gainer is feeling confident heading into this week’s MCB Ladies Classic – Mauritius after back-to-back top-10 results in South Africa.
The English star, who won her maiden Ladies European Tour (LET) title in 2025, finished in a share of fifth place at the Joburg Ladies Open.
Gainer then followed that up with a runner-up finish at the Investec SA Women’s Open in Cape Town. The 30-year-old was pleased to be back in contention and near the top of the leaderboard
The LET is set for an historic week in Mauritius with the island hosting an LET tournament for the first time ever.
Constance Belle Mare Plage is the beautiful venue with a 120 player field teeing it up on the Legend Course.
Gainer was excited to be visiting Mauritius for the second time and is loving having everything so close on site in a stunning setting.
“It’s absolutely amazing,” she said. “As soon as I saw that Mauritius was on the schedule, I knew that was 100% one that I was going to play. It’s just amazing to be at such a beautiful location and a beautiful hotel as well. Good to have a bit of downtime, which is really important.
“We’ve had two really long weeks in South Africa, especially with weather and tricky conditions. To come here and be able to have a whole day off, it’s just nice to feel like you can relax and unwind rather than straight into seriousness.
“It makes it easy when everything is just so close and you don’t really need to worry about your timings as much as a normal tournament week. It’s just nice to be able to switch off, and have a bit more of a relaxing week, but still be really on it at the same time. I often play my best when I’m relaxed as well.”
This week will also be extra special for Gainer, as she will be joined by husband Seb who has Mauritian heritage.
She added: “Seb often comes to very good tournaments, I’m sure everyone was expecting him to turn up to this one. His mum is actually Mauritian, so his parents are also coming out to watch for the week. That’ll be the first time they’ve ever watched me play golf, which will be nice as well. It’s nice to obviously have him here and he is caddying as well.”
The MCB Ladies Classic – Mauritius takes place from May 1-3 on the Legend Course at the Constance Belle Mare Plage.
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