February 27 - March 01
Dubbo Golf Club, New South Wales
€210,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Aberdeen duo Gemma Dryburgh and Michele Thomson share a one-shot lead after a pair of five-under-par 67s in the first round of the Women’s New South Wales Open.
Thomson set the mark with six birdies – including five on the front nine – before finishing with a bogey on the short 18th hole at Dubbo Golf Club, a challenging course situated on the western banks of the Macquarie River.
Dryburgh, who went out in 34, came back in 33 with three birdies in her last six holes on a warm and sunny afternoon.
Thomson, whose best finish on the LET was second in the 2017 Hero Women’s Indian Open, said: “It was pretty steady. I hit a lot of fairways and greens and holed some really nice putts, so it was quite enjoyable.
"My putting has been really improving & that has been the missing piece the last couple of years."@gemmadryburgh delighted with an opening round 6⃣7⃣#WomensNSWOpen pic.twitter.com/EQ4U6HeFGg
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) February 27, 2020
“It was nice to feel that the driver was going to go straight, because you’re looking around about you and there are a lot of people who are not finding the fairway. I just wanted to give myself chances and that’s what I did.
“The fairways are tough. You think you’re in the perfect spot but they will run out into the rough. I managed to find a few today, which definitely helped.
“I’d love another three five-unders. I’ve just got to keep going, keep my nose in front and let’s see what happens on Sunday.”
Thomson has her father, Graham, serving as her caddie in Australia and she enjoys having him on the bag.
“Like with any father daughter relationship, he can get on my nerves occasionally, but he’s doing really well and it’s really hot here and he’s carrying the tour bag, so he’s doing a great job,” she said.
"Driving is one of the strengths of my game & I have been holing some nice putts. I have worked hard on my putting & it definitely helped today."@micheletgolf reacts to a 1st round 6⃣7⃣#WomensNSWOpen pic.twitter.com/q0O7ioVT0V
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) February 27, 2020
Dryburgh, who won the Oatlands Pro-Am on the ALPG Tour in 2017, is second on the LET’s Race to Costa Del Sol after her career-best fourth place finish in the Geoff King Motors Australian Ladies Classic Bonville last week and could move into pole position this week, as top-ranked Linnea Strom is not playing.
She said: “I hit my driver quite well. I only hit eight fairways, which is quite low usually, but the fairways are very narrow here, so it was a good day off the tee, and I made a lot of putts as well. I was seeing the breaks really well.
“My putting has been improving and that’s been the missing piece over the last couple of years, so it’s nice to see the putts going in and hopefully they continue to do so for the next three days.”
The Scottish pair lead ahead of Sweden’s Camilla Lennarth and Germany’s Olivia Cowan, with Swede Julia Engström, India’s Diksha Dagar and Australian Breanna Gill a stroke further back.
Last year’s LET order of merit winner Esther Henseleit from Germany, Beth Allen from the United States, England’s Holly Clyburn, Agathe Sauzon from France and Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul, making her first start on the LET as a professional, are tied for eighth place on two-under-par.
The tournament continues from 7.15am on Friday. Entrance is free for spectators and all are welcome to attend.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Michele Thomson (SCO) | -5 |
67 |
1 |
Gemma Dryburgh (SCO) | -5 |
67 |
3 |
Camilla Lennarth (SWE) | -4 |
68 |
3 |
Olivia Cowan (GER) | -4 |
68 |
5 |
Julia Engstrom (SWE) | -3 |
69 |
5 |
Diksha Dagar (IND) | -3 |
69 |
5 |
Breanna Gill (AUS) | -3 |
69 |
8 |
Beth Allen (USA) | -2 |
70 |
8 |
Esther Henseleit (GER) | -2 |
70 |
8 |
Atthaya Thitikul (THA) | -2 |
70 |
8 |
Holly Clyburn (ENG) | -2 |
70 |
8 |
Agathe Sauzon (FRA) | -2 |
70 |
13 |
Katja Pogacar (SLO) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Manon De Roey (BEL) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Harang Lee (ESP) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Linette Littau Durr Holmslykke (DEN) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Lydia Hall (WAL) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Maha Haddioui (MAR) | -1 |
71 |
13 |
Kristalle Blum (AUS) | -1 |
71 |
22 |
Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Hannah Burke (ENG) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Tonje Daffinrud (NOR) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Celine Herbin (FRA) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Sarah Kemp (AUS) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir (ISL) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Becky Kay (AUS) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Grace Kim (AUS) (a) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Karoline Lund (NOR) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Kylie Henry (SCO) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Soo Jin Lee (AUS) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Leonie Harm (GER) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Amy Boulden (WAL) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Hannah Hellyer (CAN) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Onkanok Soisuwan (THA) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Chloe Williams (WAL) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Laura Gonzalez Escallon (BEL) | Par |
72 |
22 |
Laura Murray (SCO) | Par |
72 |
40 |
Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Pia Babnik (SLO) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Marta Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Christine Wolf (AUT) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Whitney Hillier (AUS) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Carolin Kauffmann (GER) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Adele Douglas (AUS) (a) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Anne-charlotte Mora (FRA) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Aditi Ashok (IND) | 1 |
73 |
40 |
Sophie Yip (AUS) (a) | 1 |
73 |
50 |
Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Alison Muirhead (SCO) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Johanna Gustavsson (SWE) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Alejandra Llaneza (MEX) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Sian Evans (ENG) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Doey Choi (AUS) (a) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Rosie Davies (ENG) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Mireia Prat (ESP) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Laura Fuenfstueck (GER) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Natasha Fear (ESP) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Ayaka Sugihara (JPN) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Robyn Doig (CAN) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Kim Metraux (SUI) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Camille Chevalier (FRA) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Gaurika Bishnoi (IND) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Emma Nilsson (SWE) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Noora Komulainen (FIN) | 2 |
74 |
50 |
Hanee Song (NZL) | 2 |
74 |
68 |
Yerin Kim (AUS) (a) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Megan Osland (CAN) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Isabelle Boineau (FRA) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Astrid Vayson De Pradenne (FRA) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Stephanie Na (AUS) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Kanyalak Preedasuttijit (THA) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Meghan MacLaren (ENG) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Stephanie Kyriacou (AUS) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Noemi Jimenez Martin (ESP) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Celina Yuan (AUS) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Annika Rathbone (AUS) (a) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Marta Martin (ESP) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Lina Boqvist (SWE) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Amy Walsh (AUS) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Kelsey Macdonald (SCO) | 3 |
75 |
68 |
Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso (ITA) | 3 |
75 |
86 |
Grace St Just (AUS) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Dulcie Sverdloff (ENG) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Cassie Porter (AUS) (a) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Madelene Stavnar (NOR) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Sarah Wilson (AUS) (a) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Annabel Dimmock (ENG) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Jenny Haglund (SWE) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Charlotte Thomas (ENG) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Kelsey Bennett (AUS) (a) | 4 |
76 |
86 |
Emilie Alonso (FRA) | 4 |
76 |
96 |
Hannah Park (AUS) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Sophie Hausmann (GER) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Maria Hernandez (ESP) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Felicity Johnson (ENG) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Sarina Schmidt (GER) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Gabriella Cowley (ENG) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Rebecca Artis (AUS) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Laura Gomez Ruiz (ESP) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Louise Markvardsen (DEN) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Stina Resen (NOR) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Amelia Lewis (USA) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Justine Dreher (FRA) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir (ISL) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Nadine White (AUS) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Morgane Metraux (SUI) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Hye Ji Lee (KOR) | 5 |
77 |
96 |
Elizabeth Elmassian (AUS) | 5 |
77 |
113 |
Caitlin Roberts (AUS) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Manon Gidali (FRA) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Patricia Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Franziska Friedrich (GER) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Elmay Viking (COK) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Karina Kukkonen (FIN) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Brooke Baker (USA) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Annelie Sjoholm (SWE) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh (NGR) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Julienne Soo (AUS) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Charlotte Thompson (ENG) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Astha Madan (IND) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
EunJung Ji (KOR) | 6 |
78 |
113 |
Nina Pegova (RUS) | 6 |
78 |
127 |
Tahnia Ravnjak (AUS) | 7 |
79 |
127 |
Jess Pickwick (AUS) | 7 |
79 |
127 |
Tvesa Malik (IND) | 7 |
79 |
127 |
Tomoko Yokoyama (JPN) | 7 |
79 |
127 |
Tiia Koivisto (FIN) | 7 |
79 |
132 |
Paige Stubbs (AUS) | 8 |
80 |
132 |
Maddison Hinson-tolchard (AUS) (a) | 8 |
80 |
132 |
Sock Hwee Koh (SIN) | 8 |
80 |
132 |
Koto Ishiyama (JPN) | 8 |
80 |
132 |
Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR) | 8 |
80 |
132 |
Munchin Keh (NZL) | 8 |
80 |
132 |
Georgia Clarke (AUS) | 8 |
80 |
139 |
Cloe Frankish (ENG) | 9 |
81 |
139 |
Carmen Alonso (ESP) | 9 |
81 |
139 |
Elia Folch (ESP) | 9 |
81 |
139 |
Jade Shellback (AUS) | 9 |
81 |
139 |
Katelyn Must (AUS) | 9 |
81 |
139 |
Ridhima Dilawari (IND) | 9 |
81 |
145 |
Montana Strauss (AUS) | 10 |
82 |
145 |
Casey Wild (AUS) | 10 |
82 |
147 |
Leticia Ras-anderica (GER) | 11 |
83 |
147 |
Bree Arthur (AUS) | 11 |
83 |
147 |
Karen Pearce (AUS) | 11 |
83 |
150 |
Ella Murray (AUS) (a) | 12 |
84 |
150 |
Adele Huggard (AUS) | 12 |
84 |
152 |
Jenna Hunter (NZL) | 13 |
85 |
152 |
Miki Nishiyama (JPN) | 13 |
85 |
154 |
June Song (AUS) (a) | 14 |
86 |
155 |
Chizuru Ueda (AUS) | 15 |
87 |
156 |
Kristen Farmer (AUS) | 17 |
89 |