February 21-24
Bonville Golf Resort, New South Wales, Australia
$350,000
Nuria Iturrios from Spain holds a four shot lead midway through the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville after a superb second round of 67, played in strong winds and rain.
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Just nine players are in red figures for the tournament with Iturrios leading on eight-under-par in total.
Overnight leader Doey Choi dropped to four-under and outright second with fellow Australian Hannah Green in third on three-under.
Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom, Jenny Haglund and rookie Linnea Strom share fourth with Norwegian Marianne Skarpnord.
Those out early played through squally conditions with a fickle wind, which strengthened considerably for the afternoon wave.
Iturrios’ 67 was the best round of the day and she was only one of two players to break 70 along with Denmark’s Nicole Broch Larsen (69), lying in a share of 10th.
The 2016 Lalla Meryem Cup champion, 23, from Palma de Mallorca, carded five birdies on day two at Bonville Golf Resort. She said afterwards: “36 holes with no bogeys. I’m feeling so good! I’m feeling comfortable with my game, so let’s see. Hopefully 36 holes more.”
She has changed her swing over the winter to hit a lower shot, which helped her to control the ball in the wet and blustery conditions.
“I made three or four birdies in that wind, so I’m feeling so great. I’ll just keep hitting those low balls,” she said.
“I love to be in this position. Finally I have the cameras around me again! I’m going to have some mango sticky rice tonight and sleep well.”
Sydney amateur Choi dropped two shots in her first three holes but then steadied the ship and had a 74. She said: “It was really windy out there, so I’m pleased with my score today. When you’re out there, it feels like you’re the only one, but I think I did a good job in holding it together and I think I did really well out there today.”
On playing in the last group with Iturrios and Green, she said: “I think I’ll be a little nervous but it’s not my first time in contention so I’ve just got to block it out and play my own game.”
Green remains highly motivated to win on home soil for the first time and takes comfort from her ball striking in the conditions.
She said: “I knew it was going to be difficult so I’m pleased to shoot level par and it felt like under par but I did leave a lot out there, so there are good signs for the next couple of days.”
.@nuriaitu takes a 4⃣ shot lead into the weekend @BonvilleGolf ??
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) 22 February 2019
"I am so comfortable with my game right now. In the off season I changed my swing, so I can hit better low shots & that is really helping here."#AusLadiesClassic pic.twitter.com/LP9gDDD2wM
Strom, who is playing in her first Ladies European Tour event as a rookie professional, was tied for third with Green but bogeyed the last hole in fading light.
She said: “It was very tough. You really needed to focus on every shot and I think that’s why I got a little tired at the end. I felt that it was a very long round and in this wind, it’s very difficult. I didn’t think about the score today. During the round, I didn’t know where I was at and I just tried to hit every shot wherever I decided to.”
She added that having former LET order of merit winner and Solheim Cup player Sophie Gustafson as her caddie was helpful. “I think we worked really well together as a team. We were both very clear about what kind of shots to hit and where to end up and it worked out well. Usually I don’t refer to her on the greens but today I thought with the wind and the grain, it was nice to have someone to discuss it with to make sure you don’t make any easy mistakes.”
Don’t miss the action from Bonville Golf Resort this weekend. The last group tees off at 9.20am with live coverage on television and live streaming online from 10.30am AEST.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Nuria Iturrios (ESP) | -8 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
2 |
Doey Choi (AUS) (a) | -4 |
66 |
74 |
140 |
3 |
Hannah Green (AUS) | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
4 |
Madelene Sagstrom (SWE) | -2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
4 |
Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
4 |
Jenny Haglund (SWE) | -2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
4 |
Lnea Strom (SWE) | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
8 |
Silvia Banon (ESP) | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
8 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen (DEN) | -1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
10 |
Daniela Holmqvist (SWE) | Par |
68 |
76 |
144 |
10 |
Nicole Broch Larsen (DEN) | Par |
75 |
69 |
144 |
12 |
Amy Boulden (WAL) | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
12 |
Kylie Henry (SCO) | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
12 |
Tonje Daffrud (NOR) | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
12 |
Stephanie Bunque (AUS) (a) | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
12 |
Becky Morgan (WAL) | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
12 |
Charlotte Thomas (NZL) | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
12 |
grid Gutierrez Nunez (MEX) | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
12 |
Manon De Roey (BEL) | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
12 |
Brooke Baker (USA) | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
12 |
Kim Kaufman (USA) | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
22 |
Belda Ji (AUS) (a) | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
22 |
Meghan Maclaren (ENG) | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
22 |
Felicity Johnson (ENG) | 2 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
22 |
Krista Bakker (F) | 2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
22 |
Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA) | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
22 |
Sarah Kemp (AUS) | 2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
22 |
Anne Van Dam (NED) | 2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
22 |
Cele Herb (FRA) | 2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
30 |
Tahnia Ravnjak (AUS) | 3 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
30 |
Juste Dreher (FRA) | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
30 |
Elia Folch (ESP) | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
30 |
Carole Hedwall (SWE) | 3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
30 |
Esther Henseleit (GER) | 3 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
30 |
Munch Keh (NZL) | 3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
30 |
Amy Walsh (AUS) | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
37 |
Lynn Carlsson (SWE) | 4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
37 |
Julia Engstrom (SWE) | 4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
37 |
Sock Hwee Koh (S) | 4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
37 |
Ursula Wikstrom (F) | 4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
37 |
Xi Yu L (CHN) | 4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
37 |
Leona Maguire (IRL) | 4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
37 |
Diksha Dagar (D) | 4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
37 |
Sarah Nilsson (SWE) | 4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
37 |
Robyn Doig (CAN) | 4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
37 |
Tsai Peiyg (TPE) | 4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
47 |
Marta Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
47 |
Sarah Schober (AUT) | 5 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
47 |
Laura Davies (ENG) | 5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
47 |
Tvesa Malik (D) | 5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
47 |
Stephanie Kyriacou (AUS) (a) | 5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
47 |
Whitney Hillier (AUS) | 5 |
69 |
80 |
149 |
53 |
Kanyalak Preedasuttijit (THA) | 6 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
53 |
Lda Wessberg (SWE) | 6 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
53 |
Carly Booth (SCO) | 6 |
79 |
71 |
150 |
53 |
Miki Nishiyama (JPN) | 6 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
53 |
Breanna Gill (AUS) | 6 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
53 |
La Boqvist (SWE) | 6 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
53 |
Yan Liu (CHN) | 6 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
53 |
Camille Chevalier (FRA) | 6 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
53 |
Mireia Prat (ESP) | 6 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
62 |
Noemi Jimenez Mart (ESP) | 7 |
72 |
79 |
151 |
62 |
Hannah Burke (ENG) | 7 |
71 |
80 |
151 |
62 |
Karole Lund (NOR) | 7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
62 |
Emie Peronn (FRA) | 7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
62 |
Isabelle Boeau (FRA) | 7 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
62 |
Amelia Lewis (USA) | 7 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
62 |
Karol Lampert (GER) | 7 |
72 |
79 |
151 |
62 |
Camilla Lennarth (SWE) | 7 |
72 |
79 |
151 |
62 |
Agathe Sauzon (FRA) | 7 |
72 |
79 |
151 |
71 |
Astrid Vayson De Pradenne (FRA) | 8 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
71 |
Charlotte Thompson (ENG) | 8 |
72 |
80 |
152 |
71 |
Melanie Maetzler (SUI) | 8 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
71 |
Chizuru Ueda (AUS) | 8 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
71 |
Sanna Nuuten (F) | 8 |
72 |
80 |
152 |
71 |
Katja Pogacar (SLO) | 8 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
71 |
Sophie Yip (AUS) (a) | 8 |
71 |
81 |
152 |
71 |
Hanee Song (NZL) | 8 |
73 |
79 |
152 |
71 |
Michele Thomson (SCO) | 8 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
80 |
Manon Gidali (FRA) | 9 |
79 |
74 |
153 |
80 |
Noora Komulaen (F) | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
80 |
Cela Yuan (AUS) | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
80 |
es Lescudier (FRA) | 9 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
80 |
Beth Allen (USA) | 9 |
72 |
81 |
153 |
80 |
Gabriella Cowley (ENG) | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
80 |
Cele Borge (NOR) | 9 |
73 |
80 |
153 |
80 |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir (ISL) | 9 |
79 |
74 |
153 |
80 |
Liv Cheng (NZL) | 9 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
80 |
Annabel Dimmock (ENG) | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
80 |
Ana Menendez (MEX) | 9 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
80 |
Luna Sobron (ESP) | 9 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
80 |
Caryn Khoo (AUS) (a) | 9 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
80 |
Yu Eun Kim (AUS) | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
80 |
Olivia Cowan (GER) | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
80 |
Grace Kim (AUS) (a) | 9 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
80 |
Lydia Hall (WAL) | 9 |
79 |
74 |
153 |
80 |
Robyn Choi (AUS) | 9 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
80 |
Tamie Durd (AUS) | 9 |
74 |
79 |
153 |
80 |
Kelsey Bennett (AUS) (a) | 9 |
73 |
80 |
153 |
100 |
Florentyna Parker (ENG) | 10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
100 |
Kelsey Macdonald (SCO) | 10 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
100 |
Gemma Dryburgh (SCO) | 10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
100 |
Adele Douglas (AUS) (a) | 10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
100 |
Rachel Jones (USA) | 10 |
71 |
83 |
154 |
100 |
Leticia Ras-anderica (GER) | 10 |
73 |
81 |
154 |
100 |
Valente Derrey (FRA) | 10 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
100 |
June Song (AUS) (a) | 10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
100 |
Cloe Frankish (ENG) | 10 |
76 |
78 |
154 |
109 |
Laura Fuenfstueck (GER) | 11 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
109 |
Christe Wolf (AUT) | 11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
109 |
Rebecca Artis (AUS) | 11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
109 |
Manon Molle (FRA) | 11 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
109 |
Jenna Hunter (NZL) | 11 |
79 |
76 |
155 |
109 |
Emma Nilsson (SWE) | 11 |
73 |
82 |
155 |
109 |
Andrea Wong (USA) | 11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
116 |
Grace Lennon (AUS) | 12 |
78 |
78 |
156 |
116 |
Johanna Gustavsson (SWE) | 12 |
77 |
79 |
156 |
116 |
Amandeep Drall (D) | 12 |
80 |
76 |
156 |
116 |
Cajsa Persson (SWE) | 12 |
81 |
75 |
156 |
120 |
Eleanor Givens (ENG) | 13 |
79 |
78 |
157 |
120 |
Carmen Alonso (ESP) | 13 |
84 |
73 |
157 |
120 |
Chloe Leurqu (BEL) | 13 |
81 |
76 |
157 |
120 |
Maha Haddioui (MAR) | 13 |
77 |
80 |
157 |
120 |
Astha Madan (D) | 13 |
77 |
80 |
157 |
125 |
Becky Brewerton (WAL) | 14 |
78 |
80 |
158 |
125 |
Sian Evans (ENG) | 14 |
82 |
76 |
158 |
125 |
Vani Kapoor (D) | 14 |
79 |
79 |
158 |
125 |
Elmay Vikg (COK) | 14 |
80 |
78 |
158 |
129 |
Britteney Dryland (AUS) (a) | 15 |
81 |
78 |
159 |
129 |
Paige Stubbs (AUS) | 15 |
73 |
86 |
159 |
129 |
Stephanie Na (AUS) | 15 |
86 |
73 |
159 |
132 |
Monica Johnson (AUS) (a) | 16 |
80 |
80 |
160 |
133 |
Montana Strauss (AUS) | 17 |
74 |
87 |
161 |
133 |
Gennai Goodw (AUS) | 17 |
78 |
83 |
161 |
133 |
Holly Clyburn (ENG) | 17 |
77 |
84 |
161 |
133 |
Emily Kriste Pedersen (DEN) | 17 |
80 |
81 |
161 |
137 |
Kristalle Blum (AUS) | 19 |
81 |
82 |
163 |
138 |
Georgia Clarke (AUS) | 22 |
83 |
83 |
166 |
139 |
Elizabeth Elmassian (AUS) | 23 |
83 |
84 |
167 |
140 |
Molly Lavercombe (AUS) | 25 |
79 |
90 |
169 |
141 |
Sheridan Gorton (AUS) | - |
80 |
RTD |
RTD |
141 |
Karen Pearce (AUS) | - |
79 |
RTD |
RTD |
141 |
Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) | - |
75 |
RTD |
RTD |
144 |
Sarah Wilson (AUS) (a) | - |
DSQ |
DSQ |
DSQ |