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Amelia Lewis takes opening lead in Australia
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March 01-03
Royal Canberra Golf Club, Canberra, ACT, Australia
A$150,000

Round 2, Round 3


American Amelia Lewis is the first round leader at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic after a flawless opening round on Friday.

The 28-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, carded a six-under 65 at Royal Canberra to take a one-shot lead over Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall, Finland’s Noora Komulainen (below) and Manon de Roey from Belgium.

Amelia Lewis takes opening lead in Australia, © Ladies European Tour

© Ladies European Tour


France’s Celine Herbin carded a 67 to share fifth alongside Sarah Schober from Austria, Scotland’s Carly Booth, Katja Pogacar of Slovenia and Meghan MacLaren from England.

West Australian Hannah Green is a shot further back at three-under in a group of 10 players alongside rookie Esther Henseleit, Anne Van Dam, Madelene Sagstrom, Yan Liu, Noemi Jimenez Martin, Linnea Strom, Camille Chevalier, Christine Wolf and Ingrid Gutierrez Nunez.

Lewis found her rhythm after making a pair of birdies on the eighth and ninth holes. She picked up another birdie at the 12th and then made three in a row from the 14th.

She said: “I started off slowly and missed some putts, but hit some close and eventually made some birdies. Conditions were perfect with not a lot of wind.

“I almost holed my second shot on 16 and I thought it was going in, so I hit a nine-iron to two feet and that was my third birdie in a row. I was kinda feeling it and trying to get a few more coming in. I think the back nine is easier. It’s a little bit more wide open and I really like how the greens roll on the back nine.”

She said that she was playing Anne Van Dam for ice cream and the player with the highest score had to pay. “She was probably very confident when she said that. We normally play for dinner.”

Lewis took a few days off to see the sites of Sydney earlier in the week, whereas Komulainen took the day off on Thursday.

The Finnish Olympian said: “Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before, I had a day off, one day before the tournament, because I felt really tired. I talked with my coach and he said I didn’t need to practise and could take some rest. We went to see some koalas. This morning I felt so calm and relaxed and full of energy.”

The 28-year-old from Tampere made seven birdies in a solid 66, but dropped a shot on the short 17th after twice hitting out of the same bunker.

Last year’s Lacoste Ladies Open de France champion Hedwall made four birdies on the front nine, but dropped shots at 10 and 14 before rallying with three birdies in her last four holes. De Roey had a bogey-free round containing five birdies.

MacLaren, who will defend the Women’s NSW Open at nearby Queanbeyan Golf Club next week, enjoys playing in Australia and said: “It was really solid today and I don’t think I had any bogeys, so whenever that happens, you know you’re not going to be too far away. I think I only missed one green.”

Booth is also in the mix and said: “It was just patience today. I played pretty solid from the first hole until I finished. I got a really good eagle on the par-5 15th and had three birdies and a bogey, so I’m hoping for more of the same over the next couple of days.

“My only goal this week is to hit fairways and greens and I didn’t really hit many on the first few holes but I was just off the green. I wasn’t really connecting with my driver but it wasn’t going too far off line so I was still in play. When I needed to scramble I scrambled well so it was all quite good.”


Pogacar, who could become the first winner from Slovenia this weekend, is playing at Royal Canberra for the first time and commented: “I love this course, especially the kangaroos. The greens are rolling so good and it feels good to be back on the bent grass. I made a lot of up and downs and saved some shots. On the back nine, I had some solid par threes and I’ve been working on that a lot over the last few weeks. The short putts rolled in and I hit a lot of shots close to the pin and made the most of those opportunities.”

Green, who was the runner-up at last week’s Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic in Bonville, birdied her first two holes but double bogeyed the 13th to get back to level par. She then birdied the 15th, 18th and first holes but dropped a shot at the fourth, before picking up another shot on her last hole.

Explaining how she made her double bogey, she said: “There are two par fours next to each other and there’s a big hill left, so I hit it down there. It was on a good lie but I mis-clubbed myself and then skinned one out of the bunker and just couldn’t make up and down, so it was a rough start to have two birdies and then a double, but I’m happy with how I played for the rest of the round and I managed to finish under par.”

The reigning champion Jiyai Shin, who is looking for a hat-trick at Royal Canberra, opened with a two-under-par 70 to lie four shots from the lead and is well within striking distance heading into the weekend.


Pos.
Player
To Par
R1
1
Amelia Lewis (USA)
-6
65
2
Caroline Hedwall (SWE)
-5
66
2
Noora Komulainen (FIN)
-5
66
2
Manon De Roey (BEL)
-5
66
5
Celine Herbin (FRA)
-4
67
5
Sarah Schober (AUT)
-4
67
5
Carly Booth (SCO)
-4
67
5
Katja Pogacar (SLO)
-4
67
5
Meghan Maclaren (ENG)
-4
67
10
Esther Henseleit (GER)
-3
68
10
Christine Wolf (AUT)
-3
68
10
Anne Van Dam (NED)
-3
68
10
Hannah Green (AUS)
-3
68
10
Madelene Sagstrom (SWE)
-3
68
10
Yan Liu (CHN)
-3
68
10
Noemi Jimenez Martin (ESP)
-3
68
10
Linnea Strom (SWE)
-3
68
10
Camille Chevalier (FRA)
-3
68
10
Ingrid Gutierrez Nunez (MEX)
-3
68
10
Hanee Song (NZL)
-3
68
21
Kylie Henry (SCO)
-2
69
21
Jiyai Shin (KOR)
-2
69
21
Daniela Holmqvist (SWE)
-2
69
21
Leona Maguire (IRL)
-2
69
21
Tamie Durdin (AUS)
-2
69
21
Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN)
-2
69
21
Amy Walsh (AUS)
-2
69
21
Mireia Prat (ESP)
-2
69
29
Ursula Wikstrom (FIN)
-1
70
29
Karolin Lampert (GER)
-1
70
29
Agathe Sauzon (FRA)
-1
70
29
Silvia Banon (ESP)
-1
70
29
Elia Folch (ESP)
-1
70
29
Sarah Nilsson (SWE)
-1
70
29
Celina Yuan (AUS)
-1
70
29
Tahnia Ravnjak (AUS)
-1
70
29
Sanna Nuutinen (FIN)
-1
70
29
Diksha Dagar (IND)
-1
70
39
Sarah Kemp (AUS)
Par
71
39
Kanyalak Preedasuttijit (THA)
Par
71
39
Laura Davies (ENG)
Par
71
39
Breanna Gill (AUS)
Par
71
39
Cajsa Persson (SWE)
Par
71
39
Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)
Par
71
39
Grace Kim (AUS) (a)
Par
71
39
Cassie Porter (AUS) (a)
Par
71
39
Becky Morgan (WAL)
Par
71
39
Felicity Johnson (ENG)
Par
71
39
Lejan Lewthwaite (RSA)
Par
71
39
Emie Peronnin (FRA)
Par
71
39
Michele Thomson (SCO)
Par
71
39
Becky Brewerton (WAL)
Par
71
39
Lina Boqvist (SWE)
Par
71
39
Karen Pearce (AUS)
Par
71
55
Sian Evans (ENG)
1
72
55
Eleanor Givens (ENG)
1
72
55
Rebecca Artis (AUS)
1
72
55
Laura Fuenfstueck (GER)
1
72
55
Carmen Alonso (ESP)
1
72
55
Jenna Hunter (NZL)
1
72
55
Elise Bradley (USA)
1
72
55
Gabriella Cowley (ENG)
1
72
55
Soo Jin Lee (AUS)
1
72
55
Manon Molle (FRA)
1
72
55
Gemma Dryburgh (SCO)
1
72
55
Lynn Carlsson (SWE)
1
72
55
Vani Kapoor (IND)
1
72
68
Kerri Bong (KOR) (a)
2
73
68
Lauren Taylor (ENG)
2
73
68
Beth Allen (USA)
2
73
68
Paige Stubbs (AUS)
2
73
68
Kristalle Blum (AUS)
2
73
68
Maha Haddioui (MAR)
2
73
68
Emma Nilsson (SWE)
2
73
68
Annabel Dimmock (ENG)
2
73
68
Johanna Gustavsson (SWE)
2
73
68
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir (ISL)
2
73
68
Amandeep Drall (IND)
2
73
68
Cloe Frankish (ENG)
2
73
68
Nina Pegova (RUS)
2
73
81
Chloe Leurquin (BEL)
3
74
81
Melanie Maetzler (SUI)
3
74
81
Julia Engstrom (SWE)
3
74
81
Camilla Lennarth (SWE)
3
74
81
Hannah Burke (ENG)
3
74
81
Katelyn Must (AUS)
3
74
81
Lydia Hall (WAL)
3
74
81
Tonje Daffinrud (NOR)
3
74
81
Sock Hwee Koh (SIN)
3
74
81
Stephanie Kyriacou (AUS) (a)
3
74
81
Isabelle Boineau (FRA)
3
74
81
Patricia Sanz Barrio (ESP)
3
74
81
Onkanok Soisuwan (THA)
3
74
94
Doey Choi (AUS) (a)
4
75
94
Stephanie Na (AUS)
4
75
94
Fanny Cnops (BEL)
4
75
94
Anna Lesher (USA)
4
75
94
Karoline Lund (NOR)
4
75
94
Ines Lescudier (FRA)
4
75
94
Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA)
4
75
94
Chizuru Ueda (AUS)
4
75
94
Valentine Derrey (FRA)
4
75
94
Chantelle Cassidy (NZL)
4
75
94
Brooke Baker (USA)
4
75
105
Isabelle Hawes (AUS) (a)
5
76
105
Holly Clyburn (ENG)
5
76
105
Phillis Meti (NZL)
5
76
105
Alexis Belton (USA)
5
76
105
Robyn Doig (CAN)
5
76
105
Miki Nishiyama (JPN)
5
76
105
Celine Borge (NOR)
5
76
105
Kelsey Macdonald (SCO)
5
76
105
Manon Gidali (FRA)
5
76
105
Tvesa Malik (IND)
5
76
115
Whitney Hillier (AUS)
6
77
115
Kayla Jones (USA)
6
77
115
Rachel Jones (USA)
6
77
115
Munchin Keh (NZL)
6
77
115
Justine Dreher (FRA)
6
77
115
Ana Menendez (MEX)
6
77
115
Astrid Vayson De Pradenne (FRA)
6
77
115
Astha Madan (IND)
6
77
115
Filippa Moerk (SWE)
6
77
115
Montana Strauss (AUS)
6
77
125
Florentyna Parker (ENG)
7
78
125
Viva Schlasberg (SWE)
7
78
125
Wanasa Zhou (AUS)
7
78
125
Charlotte Thompson (ENG)
7
78
125
Elizabeth Elmassian (AUS)
7
78
130
Gennai Goodwin (AUS)
8
79
130
Bree Arthur (AUS)
8
79
130
Elmay Viking (COK)
8
79
130
Nadine White (AUS)
8
79
130
Molly Lavercombe (AUS)
8
79
130
Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh (NGR)
8
79
136
Momo Sakuragi (JPN)
9
80
136
Adele Douglas (AUS) (a)
9
80
136
Victoria Fricot (AUS)
9
80
136
Georgia Clarke (AUS)
9
80
136
Grace Lennon (AUS)
9
80
141
Amber Thornton (AUS) (a)
11
82
141
Isabelle Simpson (AUS) (a)
11
82
143
Dea Mahendra (IDN)
14
85
144
Krista Bakker (FIN)
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