Leonie Harm birdied the final two holes at Green Eagle Golf Courses to win the 2026 Amundi German Masters by one stroke, claiming her first Ladies European Tour title on home soil in Hamburg.
The German had come close before, most notably in 2022, but there was no denying her this time. Harm rolled in a downhill, left-to-right birdie putt on the 18th to edge past South Africa’s Casandra Alexander, who had set the clubhouse target, and win at 10 under par.
“I’m really happy I got it over the line this time after coming close in 2022,” Harm said. “So many people came out to support and that just means a lot.”
The size of the crowd reflected the German interest in the field throughout the week, with Harm, Chiara Noja and Alexandra Försterling all in contention at various points on the final day.
A testing final round in Hamburg
Harm had begun the week in spectacular fashion, posting a course record 65 on day one, before a second-round 75 threatened to derail her challenge. She steadied with an even-par third round and came into the final day in a share of fourth place, three shots off the pace.
She dropped her only shot of the day at the sixth before birdies at eight, ten and 14 kept her in touch. The birdie on 17 drew her level with Alexander at the top of the leaderboard, and then came the decisive moment on 18 — a putt she later admitted was anything but straightforward.
“It was not an easy putt — downhill, slide left-to-right quite a bit,” she said. “I was very present in the moment and didn’t focus too much on anything going on around me. I’m really glad I got speed and break matched up to drain it.”
Alexander pushes hard from the front
Casandra Alexander produced a fine final round of 67, carding seven birdies against one bogey to set the clubhouse target and apply maximum pressure. The South African was in contention throughout and will take considerable confidence from a performance that nearly delivered a first LET victory.
“I always like coming to Germany,” she said. “I didn’t think I’d be in this position. The last couple of weeks I’ve been in the final groups and haven’t got over the line.”
A remarkable personal story
Harm’s win carries weight beyond the scorecard. The German survived a car crash, dealt with bereavement, worked in vaccine development during her time away from the game and came close to walking away from professional golf entirely at the end of 2024.
“Resilience is a good thing,” she said. “Right now I’m in a good spot mentally and for it to be paired with success in golf is such a great feeling. A good takeaway is to be your own best friend eventually — work with yourself rather than against it, which I’ve done for probably most of my life.”
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