Having had a taste of life on the Ladies European Tour in 2025, Megan Dennis is back on the LET Access Series (LETAS) this season with a fresh mindset.
“It’s nice to be back in familiar territory,” she said. “The jump from Access to LET, I definitely struggled with it a little bit. Lost a lot of confidence along the way, but working hard to get that back.
“I got a few new people in my team now that are helping me with that too, so I’m looking forward to seeing how this year progresses and hopefully be back there before long.”
Dennis is among a field of 120 players competing at this week’s Pitch 15 Open at Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club on the LETAS.
During her rookie season, the 26-year-old English golfer finished fifth in the 2024 LETAS Order of Merit to earn full status on the LET the following year.
But the step up to the main Tour came too early for Dennis, who did not retain her LET card for this season.
“It’s a bit of a whirlwind honestly,” she said. “I turned pro at the start of 2024. Kind of went into playing Access with no real expectations, and then obviously started progressing well throughout the season.
“I think it’s so easy when you’re caught up in the season of not playing well, it’s so hard to get your mindset into back into enjoying it. That’s one thing I forgot to do last year, and one thing I’ll definitely take into this year.
“It’s just remember to enjoy it, remember why I love the game, remember why I’m doing it and just remember to have fun out there because that’s what it’s all about.”
Dennis’ breakthrough came in September 2024, when she won her first professional title at the Get Golfing Women’s Golf Championship at Mill Green.
“It was crazy,” she said. “I had a friend on the bag who I’d known for a long time, who actually used to teach at that golf course, and I kind of grew up playing a little bit of golf there.
“They used to run a little club on a Saturday that I’d go, my dad would take me. It was so fun. To be back there and have the support of my family, my friends around me, and just seeing myself get over the line, it was good for my confidence.
“I think it showed me what I was capable of, and that I can have that belief in myself that I can be out here and compete with everyone.”
Prior to turning professional, Dennis, who studied in the United States for five years playing college golf, considered quitting the sport.
She said: “I think as a professional athlete in any sport, you’re always going to go through a lot of highs and a lot of lows. I graduated in 2022 and just didn’t feel like I was ready to turn pro.
“Was really struggling with my game, but I guess you never know what’s around the corner. I met some great people at Woburn who I’d not played with before, met some great contacts, and that’s how I got to know the coach that I’m working with now.
“I might have been nervous at the time, but now when I think back to it, I don’t think I’d be in this position now without the help of those people. So I’m so grateful for all of them.”
Now into her third season as a professional, Dennis is competing with a different mindset.
“This season for me has been a lot of almost just like restructuring everything,” she said. “Restructuring my practice, restructuring the way I want to play golf, remembering who I am as a golfer, and channelling that back into my game.
“I think my expectations are very different of myself. The way I look at my game and how I’m playing at the minute are very different. The long-term goal is always to get back to the LET.
“I think I’ve shown myself that I’m capable of doing that. Just trying to build confidence week in, week out to get to that point.”
At the last LETAS event in Manchester, Dennis recorded a top 40 finish with the help of Liverpool and England football legend James Milner caddying for her.
“I got to know him through the management company that I’m with,” Dennis, who is a Liverpool fan, added. “We’ve played a little bit of golf together, and obviously now he’s in retirement after having an amazing and successful career.
“He reached out and was like, ‘Would you be interested in having me as a caddy?’ And I was like, sure! I think it was great for me just to have his professionalism and mindset.
“Even though he’s not a professional golfer, there’s so much that I can take away from who he is as a person, the way he carries himself, and just his all-around knowledge and professional mindset around sport in general.”
Dennis will begin her first round of the Pitch 15 Open at 8.29am (local time) from the 10th tee alongside Switzerland’s Tiffany Arafi and Sweden’s Sofia Tjader.
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