Linn Grant carded a four-under round of 68 on day two of the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open and holds a three-stroke lead with one round of competition to play. The Swedish star, who led overnight, had another excellent day at Naxhelet Golf Club rolling in three birdies on her front nine to make the turn in 33 (-3).
Spain’s Nuria Iturrioz carded a bogey-free round of 68 to give her the solo lead on day two of the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. Play got underway as planned at 7.45am at Beroun Golf Club with a few groups completing their first round before heading out to their second. Iturrioz was one of the lucky players who managed to finish her first round before play got suspended due to darkness.
Sweden’s Caroline Headwall made headlines at the OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic after a bogey-free round of 65 (-7), which included a hole-in-one, fired her into a two-shot first round lead from morning leader Laura Fuenfstueck and fellow Solheim Cup player, Celine Boutier. Courtesy of the ace, the 31-year-old walked away with an OMEGA Speedmaster 38, Co-Axial Chronograph 30MM.
There are seven major winners on The Chevron Championship 2022 leaderboard at the end of day one, with Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee tied at the top after shooting opening rounds of 66 in the relatively benign morning conditions.
Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou and Finland’s Sanna Nuutinen both carded rounds of 65 to continue sharing the lead at the Big Green Egg Open. The frontrunners, who were the overnight leaders, started the day on six-under-par but produced excellent rounds to finish on 13-under-par – four strokes clear of third place.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
Cara Gainer fired a seven-under-par opening round of 66 on day one of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España at Alferini Golf. The Englishwoman began her round on the 11th hole and opened with a birdie; she rolled in another on the 13th before dropping a shot on the 14th.
Maria Hernandez and LET rookie Linn Grant are tied at the top heading into the final day of the Joburg Ladies Open, with both players level on five shots under-par ahead of Saturday’s action. Overnight leader Hernandez produced a steadier second round, with three birdies and two bogeys enough to come home in 72 (-1) and keep her name at the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend.
With one day left at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, LPGA Tour winners Minjee Lee and Nasa Hataoka are tied atop the leaderboard at -12 at Pinnacle Country Club. Lee carded her career-low score with a second-round 63, which included seven birdies in her first 10 holes.
Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou produced a bogey-free final round of 67 to win the Big Green Egg Open by two strokes and clinch her second LET title. The 20-year-old rounded off an excellent week, which saw her card rounds of 66, 72, 65 and 67 to triumph with a score of eighteen-under-par at Rosendaelsche Golf Club.
Spanish golf fans turned up at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, hoping home hero Jon Rahm would storm to the top of the leaderboard in round three of the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid. They got their wish.
Ana Pelaez shot a course-record nine-under-par 63 on moving day at the Comunidad de Madrid Ladies Open to take a three shot lead into the final round at Jarama-RACE Golf Club in the Spanish capital. The 24-year-old from Malaga, playing in her first LET tournament as a Rookie professional on the Tour, fired nine birdies for a 54-hole total of seventeen-under-par.
