April 25-28
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Blue Course), Rabat, Morocco
โฌ450,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Lina Boqvist and Nuria Iturrios share a seven-shot lead over the rest of the field heading into the final round of the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.
The pair lead on 10-under-par after third rounds of 69 and 70 respectively and the stage is set for an epic final round duel on the Blue Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.
Caroline Hedwall, Hannah Burke and Laura Fuenfstueck, all on three-under-par, are capable of going on a birdie rampage, as are best friends Camilla Lennarth and Marianne Skarpnord, both at two-under-par, but it will take something special to reel in the leaders. Iturrios has the advantage of having won her first Ladies European Tour title in the event at the same venue three years ago and is relishing the match play situation.
Boqvist is looking for her first title. Her best finish on tour was a tie for third in her rookie season in 2015 but she has held firm since leading after the first round, playing on new greens, through high winds on Friday and then in hot weather on Saturday. She won the 2012 Swedish Match Play event as an amateur, the last time she played the format, so seemed to be as fired up as Iturrios.
Boqvist, 27, from Gislaved in Sweden, said: โIt was very good out there and I played very solid with four birdies and 14 pars. I had two up-and-downs from the rough, so it was very good. I only hit nine fairways, but I was in the semi-rough so it was fine. I love the course. Itโs my better than last year: the greens are firmer, but itโs a better course now and itโs going to be a fun day tomorrow.โ
Iturrios, 24, from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, said: โLina and I were playing so well and hitting good shots. We are both enjoying playing like that, so letโs see for tomorrow. I just want to focus on my own game. Anyone could win tomorrow, they could shoot seven-under and you never know with golf, so I want to keep working and enjoy it.โ
Hedwall shot a final round of nine-under-par 63 to win the Lacoste Ladies Open de France in October last year and could be a threat to the leaders.
Spanish hands ??@nuriaitu saves par on the 9th with a tricky two putt & heads to the back 9 on -8 #LallaMeryemCup pic.twitter.com/vhfHQTRj5n
โ Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) April 27, 2019
After signing for a third round of five-under-par 68, she said: โI was playing really solid today and I created a lot of birdie opportunities. I was happy with my game.
โCompared to yesterday, it was much easier, because the wind blew up yesterday and the greens firmed up so much it was hard to get close to the pin. It was much easier to play today and I took advantage of it. They moved up a couple of holes and the holes were more accessible because the greens were softer. Iโll be looking for as many birdies as possible because to have a shot at the win, thatโs going to be needed.โ
Final round play gets under way at 8.20am from two tees on Sunday, with the last three-ball containing Boqvist, Iturrios and Hedwall starting their final round at 10.21am.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Lina Boqvist (SWE) | -10 |
66 |
74 |
69 |
209 |
1 |
Nuria Iturrios (ESP) | -10 |
68 |
71 |
70 |
209 |
3 |
Caroline Hedwall (SWE) | -3 |
74 |
74 |
68 |
216 |
3 |
Hannah Burke (ENG) | -3 |
72 |
74 |
70 |
216 |
3 |
Laura Fuenfstueck (GER) | -3 |
71 |
74 |
71 |
216 |
6 |
Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | -2 |
74 |
72 |
71 |
217 |
6 |
Camilla Lennarth (SWE) | -2 |
68 |
76 |
73 |
217 |
8 |
Sian Evans (ENG) | -1 |
75 |
73 |
70 |
218 |
8 |
Christine Wolf (AUT) | -1 |
75 |
72 |
71 |
218 |
8 |
Maria Hernandez (ESP) | -1 |
74 |
72 |
72 |
218 |
11 |
Sarah Schober (AUT) | Par |
76 |
74 |
69 |
219 |
11 |
Jade Schaeffer-Calmels (FRA) | Par |
72 |
77 |
70 |
219 |
11 |
Diksha Dagar (IND) | Par |
69 |
75 |
75 |
219 |
14 |
Sarah Kemp (AUS) | 1 |
73 |
76 |
71 |
220 |
14 |
Liz Young (ENG) | 1 |
78 |
71 |
71 |
220 |
14 |
Esther Henseleit (GER) | 1 |
75 |
73 |
72 |
220 |
14 |
Charlotte Thompson (ENG) | 1 |
74 |
74 |
72 |
220 |
18 |
Karolin Lampert (GER) | 2 |
77 |
74 |
70 |
221 |
18 |
Annabel Dimmock (ENG) | 2 |
73 |
77 |
71 |
221 |
18 |
Sarah Nilsson (SWE) | 2 |
71 |
77 |
73 |
221 |
18 |
Eleanor Givens (ENG) | 2 |
71 |
73 |
77 |
221 |
22 |
Jessica Karlsson (SWE) | 3 |
78 |
72 |
72 |
222 |
22 |
Michele Thomson (SCO) | 3 |
74 |
75 |
73 |
222 |
22 |
Celine Borge (NOR) | 3 |
76 |
73 |
73 |
222 |
25 |
Olivia Cowan (GER) | 4 |
79 |
74 |
70 |
223 |
25 |
Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN) | 4 |
75 |
77 |
71 |
223 |
25 |
Gabriella Cowley (ENG) | 4 |
74 |
76 |
73 |
223 |
25 |
Katja Pogacar (SLO) | 4 |
77 |
73 |
73 |
223 |
25 |
Johanna Gustavsson (SWE) | 4 |
73 |
75 |
75 |
223 |
30 |
Astha Madan (IND) | 5 |
78 |
75 |
71 |
224 |
30 |
Felicity Johnson (ENG) | 5 |
73 |
78 |
73 |
224 |
30 |
Diana Luna (ITA) | 5 |
73 |
78 |
73 |
224 |
30 |
Becky Morgan (WAL) | 5 |
76 |
73 |
75 |
224 |
34 |
Silvia Banon (ESP) | 6 |
75 |
78 |
72 |
225 |
34 |
Cajsa Persson (SWE) | 6 |
76 |
75 |
74 |
225 |
34 |
Jenny Haglund (SWE) | 6 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
225 |
34 |
Lauren Taylor (ENG) | 6 |
77 |
73 |
75 |
225 |
34 |
Beth Allen (USA) | 6 |
73 |
76 |
76 |
225 |
34 |
Emie Peronnin (FRA) | 6 |
76 |
72 |
77 |
225 |
34 |
Kelsey Macdonald (SCO) | 6 |
73 |
75 |
77 |
225 |
41 |
Marta Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 7 |
75 |
77 |
74 |
226 |
41 |
Meghan MacLaren (ENG) | 7 |
75 |
77 |
74 |
226 |
41 |
Florentyna Parker (ENG) | 7 |
77 |
75 |
74 |
226 |
41 |
Agathe Sauzon (FRA) | 7 |
73 |
79 |
74 |
226 |
41 |
Trish Johnson (ENG) | 7 |
74 |
77 |
75 |
226 |
41 |
Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) | 7 |
76 |
74 |
76 |
226 |
41 |
Chloe Leurquin (BEL) | 7 |
70 |
80 |
76 |
226 |
41 |
Leona Maguire (IRL) | 7 |
76 |
71 |
79 |
226 |
49 |
Natalie Sheary (USA) | 8 |
73 |
80 |
74 |
227 |
49 |
Kylie Henry (SCO) | 8 |
75 |
78 |
74 |
227 |
49 |
Rebecca Artis (AUS) | 8 |
77 |
76 |
74 |
227 |
49 |
Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) | 8 |
74 |
77 |
76 |
227 |
49 |
Lydia Hall (WAL) | 8 |
80 |
71 |
76 |
227 |
49 |
Mariell Bruun (NOR) | 8 |
70 |
80 |
77 |
227 |
49 |
Carly Booth (SCO) | 8 |
73 |
74 |
80 |
227 |
49 |
Noemi Jimenez Martin (ESP) | 8 |
74 |
70 |
83 |
227 |
57 |
Kanyalak Preedasuttijit (THA) | 9 |
74 |
78 |
76 |
228 |
57 |
Carmen Alonso (ESP) | 9 |
75 |
77 |
76 |
228 |
59 |
Tvesa Malik (IND) | 10 |
76 |
77 |
76 |
229 |
59 |
Emma Nilsson (SWE) | 10 |
78 |
75 |
76 |
229 |
59 |
Savannah Vilaubi (USA) | 10 |
76 |
77 |
76 |
229 |
59 |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir (ISL) | 10 |
76 |
77 |
76 |
229 |
63 |
Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) | 11 |
77 |
76 |
77 |
230 |
63 |
Holly Clyburn (ENG) | 11 |
74 |
78 |
78 |
230 |
65 |
Krista Bakker (FIN) | 12 |
74 |
79 |
78 |
231 |
65 |
Manon Gidali (FRA) | 12 |
80 |
73 |
78 |
231 |
67 |
Manon Molle (FRA) | 13 |
74 |
79 |
79 |
232 |
67 |
Cloe Frankish (ENG) | 13 |
77 |
75 |
80 |
232 |
67 |
Maria Palacios (PER) | 13 |
76 |
75 |
81 |
232 |
CUT |
||||||
70 |
Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA) | 8 |
76 |
78 |
154 |
|
70 |
Lejan Lewthwaite (RSA) | 8 |
75 |
79 |
154 |
|
70 |
Stephanie Na (AUS) | 8 |
76 |
78 |
154 |
|
70 |
Ines Lescudier (FRA) | 8 |
75 |
79 |
154 |
|
70 |
Manon De Roey (BEL) | 8 |
73 |
81 |
154 |
|
70 |
Vani Kapoor (IND) | 8 |
74 |
80 |
154 |
|
70 |
Tonje Daffinrud (NOR) | 8 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
|
70 |
Amy Walsh (AUS) | 8 |
73 |
81 |
154 |
|
70 |
Rachael Taylor (SCO) | 8 |
73 |
81 |
154 |
|
70 |
Nina Pegova (RUS) | 8 |
73 |
81 |
154 |
|
80 |
Isabelle Boineau (FRA) | 9 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
|
80 |
Sophie Lamb (ENG) | 9 |
73 |
82 |
155 |
|
80 |
Amandeep Drall (IND) | 9 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
|
80 |
Lina Belmati (MAR) (a) | 9 |
75 |
80 |
155 |
|
80 |
Laura Davies (ENG) | 9 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
|
80 |
Patricia Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 9 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
|
80 |
Whitney Hillier (AUS) | 9 |
75 |
80 |
155 |
|
80 |
Amy Boulden (WAL) | 9 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
|
80 |
Leslie Cloots (BEL) | 9 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
|
80 |
Ana Menendez (MEX) | 9 |
72 |
83 |
155 |
|
90 |
Marita Engzelius (NOR) | 10 |
79 |
77 |
156 |
|
90 |
Valentine Derrey (FRA) | 10 |
81 |
75 |
156 |
|
90 |
Isabella Deilert (SWE) | 10 |
79 |
77 |
156 |
|
90 |
Maha Haddioui (MAR) | 10 |
75 |
81 |
156 |
|
90 |
Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) | 10 |
77 |
79 |
156 |
|
90 |
Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) | 10 |
80 |
76 |
156 |
|
90 |
Hayley Davis (ENG) | 10 |
80 |
76 |
156 |
|
97 |
Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso (ITA) | 11 |
75 |
82 |
157 |
|
97 |
Linda Wessberg (SWE) | 11 |
79 |
78 |
157 |
|
97 |
Julia Engstrom (SWE) | 11 |
80 |
77 |
157 |
|
97 |
Stefania Avanzo (ITA) | 11 |
74 |
83 |
157 |
|
97 |
Inci Mehmet (ENG) | 11 |
75 |
82 |
157 |
|
97 |
Mathilda Cappeliez (FRA) | 11 |
77 |
80 |
157 |
|
97 |
Elia Folch (ESP) | 11 |
78 |
79 |
157 |
|
104 |
Emilie Alonso (FRA) | 12 |
80 |
78 |
158 |
|
104 |
Lynn Carlsson (SWE) | 12 |
75 |
83 |
158 |
|
104 |
Noora Komulainen (FIN) | 12 |
76 |
82 |
158 |
|
104 |
Camille Chevalier (FRA) | 12 |
76 |
82 |
158 |
|
108 |
Melanie Maetzler (SUI) | 13 |
79 |
80 |
159 |
|
108 |
Emilie Piquot (FRA) | 13 |
78 |
81 |
159 |
|
108 |
Emma Grechi (FRA) | 13 |
79 |
80 |
159 |
|
111 |
Fanny Cnops (BEL) | 14 |
82 |
78 |
160 |
|
111 |
Laurette Maritz (RSA) | 14 |
79 |
81 |
160 |
|
111 |
Leticia Ras-anderica (GER) | 14 |
78 |
82 |
160 |
|
111 |
Filippa Moerk (SWE) | 14 |
74 |
86 |
160 |
|
115 |
Rochelle Morris (ENG) | 15 |
83 |
78 |
161 |
|
115 |
Justine Dreher (FRA) | 15 |
84 |
77 |
161 |
|
117 |
Frida Gustafsson Spang (SWE) | 17 |
81 |
82 |
163 |
|
117 |
Astrid Vayson De Pradenne (FRA) | 17 |
81 |
82 |
163 |
|
117 |
Manuela Carbajo Re (ARG) | 17 |
79 |
84 |
163 |
|
117 |
Vikki Laing (SCO) | 17 |
81 |
82 |
163 |
|
117 |
Nadine Dreher (AUT) | 17 |
81 |
82 |
163 |
|
122 |
Becky Brewerton (WAL) | 19 |
79 |
86 |
165 |
|
122 |
Niina Liias (FIN) | 19 |
81 |
84 |
165 |
|
122 |
Kiran Matharu (ENG) | 19 |
82 |
83 |
165 |
|
125 |
Intissar Rich (MAR) (a) | 21 |
81 |
86 |
167 |
|
125 |
Lisa Maguire (IRL) | 21 |
81 |
86 |
167 |