September 19-22
Golf du Mรฉdoc, Chateaux Course, Le Pian-Mรฉdoc, France
โฌ325,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
World No.10 Nelly Korda, the joint leading pointsโ scorer for the United States Solheim Cup team at Gleneagles last week, took command on day two of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France at Golf du Medoc, near Bordeaux.
The 21-year-old from Bradenton, Florida, carded a morning round of seven-under-par 64 to take a six-stroke lead into the weekend on 10-under-par.
Englandโs Charlotte Thompson, Joanna Klatten from France and Spanish Solheim Cup star Azahara Muรฑoz, who all played in the hot and breezy afternoon conditions, are tied for second on four-under.
Fellow European Solheim Cup player Cรฉline Boutier from France is seven shots from the lead, in a tie for fifth place with Nobuhle Dlamini, Jenny Haglund and Madelene Sagstrom, while the defending champion, Caroline Hedwall, is tied for 14th on level par.
World #10 @NellyKorda reflects on a superb 2nd round 64 @GolfduMedoc that has given her a 6 shot lead heading into the weekend @LacosteLODF
โ Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) September 20, 2019
"I played really well today. I started off pretty hot on the front nine."#LLODF pic.twitter.com/q2WtyCfvAs
Korda began her birdie run on the Chateaux courseโs par-4 11th hole, rolling in a putt from around six feet. She then made three birdies in a row from the 13th. Although she carded a bogey on the short 17th, she made another short birdie putt on the 18th for a back nine total of four-under-par 31 to take a two stroke lead through the turn.
She then birdied the par-5 second โ her sixth birdie in 11 holes โ and finished the round by walking in an eagle putt from 10 yards, making a three on the par-5 ninth for the second successive day.
โThereโs still a lot of golf to be played, but I played really well today,โ she said. โI started off hot on the front nine and hit the brakes on the back nine and missed a couple of short putts. I ended with a nice eagle. Iโm actually glad that putt on 18 caught the hole, as it would have gone by a couple of feet, but I guess Iโm comfortable on the greens this week.โ
Temperatures reached 32C in the afternoon at Le Pian de Medoc, but a swirling breeze made scoring trickier for the afternoon starters.
Thompson had a one-under-par round containing four birdies and three dropped shots. โThe bogeys that I had were two three putts so that was a bit disappointing, but I managed to bounce straight back with birdies. Itโs such a great course out there; itโs such a good course for me and I love it,โ she said.
โItโs such a good test of golf and suits the longer hitters, because itโs long out there. Iโve hit a couple of driver, 6-irons and Iโm one of the longer hitters in the game. It is tough and it demands good shots. I really like it.โ
.@chartgolf reflects on a 2nd round 70 that has moved her into T2 position on -4 @LacosteLODF
โ Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) September 20, 2019
"This course is such a good test of golf, it suits the longer hitters. It is tough & demands good shots."#LLODF pic.twitter.com/aj867ln2Na
Tied for the lead overnight, Muรฑoz slipped back with a double bogey and two bogeys on her card, against three birdies.
โIt was a so-so day. I donโt feel I played that badly. I had a lot of shots that I didnโt hit close, but it was really windy out there. I made a couple of silly mistakes: one with the driver and one where I hit it in the water, so I made a double and then a bogey to finish, that was it,โ said the two-time tournament winner. โNelly beat me by eight shots today, so she definitely had a great round and hopefully I can have some on the weekend.โ
Klatten went to the turn in two-under, but found the penalty area left off the tee on the 11th and dropped a shot. She said that she enjoyed playing for a home crowd.
โIt was nice because I had a crowd following. Even if itโs 20 or 30 people, it means a lot and makes you fight that extra inch,โ she said.
The cut was made at six-over-par and 65 players will compete over the weekend.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Nelly Korda | -10 |
68 |
64 |
132 |
2 |
Charlotte Thompson | -4 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
2 |
Azahara Munoz | -4 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
2 |
Joanna Klatten | -4 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
5 |
Celine Boutier | -3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
5 |
Nobuhle Dlamini | -3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
5 |
Jenny Haglund | -3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
5 |
Madelene Sagstrom | -3 |
66 |
73 |
139 |
9 |
Linnea Strom | -2 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
9 |
Sanna Nuutinen | -2 |
67 |
73 |
140 |
11 |
Olivia Cowan | -1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
11 |
Esther Henseleit | -1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
11 |
Emily Kristine Pedersen | -1 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
14 |
Jessica Karlsson | Par |
69 |
73 |
142 |
14 |
Agathe Sauzon | Par |
74 |
68 |
142 |
14 |
Laura Fuenfstueck | Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
14 |
Astrid Vayson De Pradenne | Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
14 |
Celine Herbin | Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
14 |
Cajsa Persson | Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
14 |
Manon De Roey | Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
14 |
Whitney Hillier | Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
14 |
Caroline Hedwall | Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
14 |
Silvia Banon | Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
14 |
Felicity Johnson | Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
25 |
Ursula Wikstrom | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
25 |
Michele Thomson | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
25 |
Luna Sobron | 1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
25 |
Tonje Daffinrud | 1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
25 |
Noemi Jimenez Martin | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
25 |
Kelsey Macdonald | 1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
31 |
Marianne Skarpnord | 2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
31 |
Meghan MacLaren | 2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
31 |
Carly Booth | 2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
31 |
Aditi Ashok | 2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
31 |
Anais Meyssonnier | 2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
31 |
Lina Boqvist | 2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
37 |
Lydia Hall | 3 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
37 |
Emie Peronnin | 3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
37 |
Gabriella Cowley | 3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
37 |
Karolin Lampert | 3 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
37 |
Diksha Dagar | 3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
37 |
Becky Morgan | 3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
37 |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir | 3 |
79 |
66 |
145 |
44 |
Maria Hernandez | 4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
44 |
Camilla Lennarth | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
44 |
Stacy Lee Bregman | 4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
44 |
Valentine Derrey | 4 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
44 |
Maha Haddioui | 4 |
77 |
69 |
146 |
44 |
Emilie Alonso | 4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
44 |
Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
44 |
Eleanor Givens | 4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
44 |
Kylie Henry | 4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
53 |
Noora Komulainen | 5 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
53 |
Lynn Carlsson | 5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
53 |
Julia Engstrom | 5 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
53 |
Filippa Moork | 5 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
53 |
Isabelle Boineau | 5 |
78 |
69 |
147 |
53 |
Lejan Lewthwaite | 5 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
53 |
Carmen Alonso | 5 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
60 |
Linda Wessberg | 6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
60 |
Candice Mahe (a) | 6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
60 |
Stefania Avanzo | 6 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
60 |
Mathilda Cappeliez | 6 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
60 |
Tvesa Malik | 6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
60 |
Florentyna Parker | 6 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
Cut Round 2 |
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66 |
Marie Fourquier | 7 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
66 |
Justine Dreher | 7 |
71 |
78 |
149 |
66 |
Sarah Schober | 7 |
78 |
71 |
149 |
66 |
Laura Gomez Ruiz | 7 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
66 |
Elia Folch | 7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
71 |
Astha Madan | 8 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
71 |
Jade Schaeffer-Calmels | 8 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
71 |
Cloe Frankish | 8 |
79 |
71 |
150 |
71 |
Krista Bakker | 8 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
71 |
Johanna Gustavsson | 8 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
71 |
Alexandra Bonetti | 8 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
77 |
Elina Nummenpaa | 9 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
77 |
Manon Gidali | 9 |
79 |
72 |
151 |
77 |
Ariane Provot | 9 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
77 |
Emma Nilsson | 9 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
77 |
Charlotte Leathem | 9 |
78 |
73 |
151 |
77 |
Kiran Matharu | 9 |
79 |
72 |
151 |
77 |
Trish Johnson | 9 |
79 |
72 |
151 |
77 |
Frida Gustafsson Spang | 9 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
85 |
Fanny Cnops | 10 |
72 |
80 |
152 |
85 |
Sian Evans | 10 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
85 |
Ines Lescudier | 10 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
85 |
Liz Young | 10 |
73 |
79 |
152 |
85 |
Ana Menendez | 10 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
90 |
Chloe Leurquin | 11 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
90 |
Anne-Lise Caudal | 11 |
79 |
74 |
153 |
90 |
Maria Palacios | 11 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
90 |
Minea Blomqvist | 11 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
90 |
Lara Plachetka Pohl | 11 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
95 |
Emma Grechi | 12 |
82 |
72 |
154 |
95 |
Emilie Piquot | 12 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
95 |
Amy Walsh | 12 |
75 |
79 |
154 |
95 |
Niina Liias | 12 |
81 |
73 |
154 |
95 |
Beth Allen | 12 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
95 |
Christine Wolf | 12 |
73 |
81 |
154 |
101 |
Manon Molle | 14 |
78 |
78 |
156 |
101 |
Lauren Taylor | 14 |
83 |
73 |
156 |
103 |
Camille Chevalier | 15 |
76 |
81 |
157 |
104 |
Sarah Nilsson | 17 |
77 |
82 |
159 |
104 |
Lucie Andre | 17 |
82 |
77 |
159 |
106 |
Nadine Dreher | 18 |
84 |
76 |
160 |
107 |
Leticia Ras-anderica | 19 |
83 |
78 |
161 |
108 |
Diana Luna | - |
71 |
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