Ladies European Tour receives rebrand and bonus pot

Meghan MacLaren is the highest placed British player in this year's Order of Merit standings

The Ladies European Tour Order of Merit will be called Race to Costa del Sol from 2020 and offers a bonus prize fund of 250,000 euros (£ 215,000).

It means that the top player on the money list will receive £ 107,000 extra at the end of the year, with £ 64,000 for second place and £ 43,000 for third place.

The Andalucia Costa del Sol Open, which starts on Thursday, also sees its prize money doubled from next year.

The prize pool for the 2020 event will be 600,000 euros (£ 514,000).

Marianne Skarpnord in Norway leads the Order of Merit rankings this year, with the British Meghan MacLaren in fifth place.

On Sunday, Spain & # 39; s number three Jon Rahm has a $ 2 million (£ 1.56) m bonus for winning the men's European Tour & # 39; s Race to Dubai.