Investec South African Women's Open R1

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Nicole Garcia tied for lead
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March 12, 2020
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March 12-14
Westlake Golf Club, Cape Town, South Africa
โ‚ฌ200,000
Round 2, Round 3



Home heroine Nicole Garcia joined a four-way share of the lead on the opening day of the Investec South African Womenโ€™s Open, in her first competitive round on the LET since 2018.

Investec South African Women's Open R1 - Nicole Garcia tied for lead
Nicole Garcia. Courtesy of the Ladies European Tour

Garcia fired a three-under-par 69 to sit alongside Olivia Cowan, Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso and Emma Nilsson after a becalmed day at Westlake Golf Club in Cape Town.


Garcia, who missed the 2019 season due to hip surgery, had four birdies with just a solitary bogey.

โ€œWe were pretty lucky with the weather, because it wasnโ€™t too windy. Iโ€™m really pleased with today and of course Iโ€™m happy,โ€ said the winner of the Canon Serengeti Par 3 Challenge on the Sunshine Ladies Tour.


โ€œIt was my first LET event in a year-and-a-half and I was nervous. I wasnโ€™t as nervous in the Sunshine Ladies Tour events, because it was more comfortable for me. I got to one of the par fives and I was putting for birdie and I started shaking, because I felt like I was in a British Open, but I made the putt and I was fine for the rest of the round, so I think it was just comeback nerves.

โ€œI have been hitting the ball well and I have had a few rounds under par, so it wasnโ€™t completely unexpected. I knew that if I got my driver going, I could shoot a good round.โ€


Olivia Cowan, of Germany, had a bogey-free 69 after making birdies on the eighth, ninth and 15th holes. She said: โ€œIt was really nice to play out there today and I have witnessed this course being really windy. It was quite calm, which made it a lot easier. The course is in great condition and I played well.โ€

Monaco-based Italian Colombotto Rosso and Swedenโ€™s Nilsson returned three-under-par rounds in the afternoon, in warmer temperatures after the sunshine broke through the clouds.

Colombotto Rosso mixed six birdies with three bogeys, whilst Nilsson, a four-time winner on the LET Access Series, where she won the Order of Merit in 2018, had a steady round with four birdies and one bogey. She said: โ€œI just wanted to make as many birdies as possible to have a good round and I managed four, which was great. I really like this tournament, as we get to see the sites of Cape Town, such as the penguins and Cape Point, so itโ€™s one of my favourites and I love it here.โ€


A further seven players are a stroke back on two-under-par, including three-time tournament winner Ashleigh Buhai and fellow South African Monique Smit, Laura Fuenfstueck, Pasqualle Coffa, Kelsey MacDonald, Rachel Rossel and rookie Alice Hewson.

MacDonald, who was three-under but bogeyed the last, said: โ€œI had the same local caddie as last year and heโ€™s really good at reading the putts so it was a chilled round. I didnโ€™t need to do too much on the greens. Iโ€™m really pleased with my performance as I gave myself a lot of chances. The last wasnโ€™t great, but Iโ€™m happy to be under par for the first round, especially after a late tee time. We were lucky because the practise rounds were so windy that it was almost eerie to play the course flat calm. Iโ€™m looking forward to tomorrow.โ€


Pos.
Player
To Par
R1
1
Olivia Cowan (GER)
-3
69
1
Nicole Garcia (RSA)
-3
69
1
Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso (ITA)
-3
69
1
Emma Nilsson (SWE)
-3
69
5
Laura Fuenfstueck (GER)
-2
70
5
Pasqualle Coffa (NED)
-2
70
5
Ashleigh Buhai (RSA)
-2
70
5
Monique Smit (RSA)
-2
70
5
Kelsey Macdonald (SCO)
-2
70
5
Rachel Rossel (SUI)
-2
70
5
Alice Hewson (ENG)
-2
70
12
Lee-Anne Pace (RSA)
-1
71
12
Julia Engstrom (SWE)
-1
71
12
Madelene Stavnar (NOR)
-1
71
12
Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG)
-1
71
12
Mireia Prat (ESP)
-1
71
17
Mimmi Bergman (SWE)
Par
72
17
Isabelle Boineau (FRA)
Par
72
17
Casandra Hall (RSA)
Par
72
17
Maha Haddioui (MAR)
Par
72
17
Camille Chevalier (FRA)
Par
72
17
Tiia Koivisto (FIN)
Par
72
17
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir (ISL)
Par
72
17
Lina Boqvist (SWE)
Par
72
17
Agathe Sauzon (FRA)
Par
72
17
Michele Thomson (SCO)
Par
72
17
Sideri Vanova (CZE)
Par
72
17
Manon Gidali (FRA)
Par
72
29
Sarah Schober (AUT)
1
73
29
Hannah McCook (SCO)
1
73
29
EunJung Ji (KOR)
1
73
29
Morgane Metraux (SUI)
1
73
29
Tvesa Malik (IND)
1
73
29
Lejan Lewthwaite (RSA)
1
73
29
Meghan MacLaren (ENG)
1
73
29
Carolin Kauffmann (GER)
1
73
29
Leticia Ras-Anderica (GER)
1
73
29
Annelie Sjoholm (SWE)
1
73
29
Patricia Sanz Barrio (ESP)
1
73
29
Florentyna Parker (ENG)
1
73
29
Maria Beautell (ESP)
1
73
29
Kim Williams (RSA)
1
73
29
Johanna Gustavsson (SWE)
1
73
29
Maria Hernandez (ESP)
1
73
29
Sian Evans (ENG)
1
73
29
Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN)
1
73
29
Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR)
1
73
48
Kaiyuree Moodley (RSA) (a)
2
74
48
Sarina Schmidt (GER)
2
74
48
Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA)
2
74
48
Elina Nummenpaa (FIN)
2
74
48
Linette Littau Durr Holmslykke (DEN)
2
74
48
Jessica Dreesbeimdieke (RSA)
2
74
48
Bonita Bredenhann (NAM)
2
74
48
Jane Turner (SCO)
2
74
48
Linda Wessberg (SWE)
2
74
48
Cloe Frankish (ENG)
2
74
48
Leonie Harm (GER)
2
74
48
Christina Gloor (SUI)
2
74
60
Justine Dreher (FRA)
3
75
60
My Leander (SWE)
3
75
60
Kaylah Williams (RSA) (a)
3
75
60
Cara Gorlei (RSA)
3
75
60
Diksha Dagar (IND)
3
75
60
Rosie Davies (ENG)
3
75
60
Anna Magnusson (SWE)
3
75
60
Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ)
3
75
60
Inci Mehmet (ENG)
3
75
60
Manon De Roey (BEL)
3
75
60
Carmen Alonso (ESP)
3
75
60
Charlotte Thompson (ENG)
3
75
60
Valentine Derrey (FRA)
3
75
60
Noemi Jimenez Martin (ESP)
3
75
74
Chloe Williams (WAL)
4
76
74
Astrid Vayson De Pradenne (FRA)
4
76
74
Filippa Moork (SWE)
4
76
74
Kim Metraux (SUI)
4
76
74
Becky Brewerton (WAL)
4
76
74
Carly Booth (SCO)
4
76
74
Sanna Nuutinen (FIN)
4
76
74
Sophie Keech (ENG)
4
76
74
Isabella Deilert (SWE)
4
76
74
Sharmila Nicollet (IND)
4
76
74
Stina Resen (NOR)
4
76
74
Michaela Fletcher (RSA)
4
76
74
Gabrielle Macdonald (SCO)
4
76
74
Rachael Goodall (ENG)
4
76
74
Eleanor Givens (ENG)
4
76
74
Elia Folch (ESP)
4
76
74
Gabriella Cowley (ENG)
4
76
74
Dulcie Sverdloff (ENG)
4
76
74
Kyle Roig (USA)
4
76
74
Alison Muirhead (SCO)
4
76
94
Rachel Drummond (ENG)
5
77
94
Kiran Matharu (ENG)
5
77
94
Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA)
5
77
94
Clara Pietri (SUI)
5
77
94
Line Toft Hansen (DEN)
5
77
94
Karoline Lund (NOR)
5
77
94
Karina Kukkonen (FIN)
5
77
94
Yolanda Duma (RSA)
5
77
94
Laura Gomez Ruiz (ESP)
5
77
103
Shawnelle De Lange (RSA)
6
78
103
Hayley Davis (ENG)
6
78
103
Ivanna Samu (RSA)
6
78
103
Emelie Borggren (SWE)
6
78
103
Megan Streicher (RSA) (a)
6
78
103
Karolin Lampert (GER)
6
78
103
Brittney-fay Berger (RSA)
6
78
103
Caroline Rominger (SUI)
6
78
103
Georgina Blackman (ENG)
6
78
112
Bobby Brown (RSA) (a)
7
79
112
Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh (NGR)
7
79
112
Jenny Haglund (SWE)
7
79
112
Zethu Myeki (RSA)
7
79
116
Tara Griebenow (RSA)
8
80
116
Franziska Friedrich (GER)
8
80
116
Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir (ISL)
8
80
116
Marta Martin (ESP)
8
80
116
Laura Murray (SCO)
8
80
116
Tandi McCallum (RSA)
8
80
116
Emilie Piquot (FRA)
8
80
116
Emma Grechi (FRA)
8
80
116
Woo-Ju Son (RSA)
8
80
125
Emie Peronnin (FRA)
9
81
125
Lauren Taylor (ENG)
9
81
125
Bianca Wernich (RSA) (a)
9
81
128
Kelsey Nicholas (RSA)
10
82
129
Lindi Coetzee (RSA)
12
84
129
Marion Duvernay (FRA)
12
84
131
Lara Weinstein (RSA)
15
87
131
Siviwe Duma (RSA)
15
87
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