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Flo Parker gets her nose in front in the Netherlands
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England’s Florentyna Parker takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in the Netherlands after shooting a career best six under par 66 in the second round today.
The 20-year-old club professional's daughter, who was born in Germany to English parents, shot into the lead at seven under par with six birdies in the blazing sunshine at Golfclub Broekpolder in Rotterdam.
The second year tour player - she turned professional after the 2008 Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews - played the back nine in four under 32 and then picked up a further two birdies coming home to finish two clear of compatriot Laura Davies and 2005 champion Virginie Lagoutte-Clement of France.
Parker, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who is a member of Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Lancashire, said that the secret was hitting the ball straight on the tricky tree-lined course.
“I played very consistent: I hit the fairways, hit the greens and made important putts. I played really solid,” she said. “Yesterday after my first few holes I thought ‘I’m not going to get through the round’, I played so badly; but I recovered well and the last six holes yesterday I shot three under and I continued with that today.”
The Hamburg-born player is ideally placed to earn her first victory as a professional, leading a Ladies European Tour event for the first time.
Last year, as a rookie, her best finish was a tie for second at the AIB Ladies Irish Open and this year she tied for 6th at both the Lalla Meryem Cup and the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. Despite her tender years, Parker has years of experience as an amateur, having first played on the LET aged 13 as a member of the Faldo Series.
“I played two events when I was 13 - Portugal and Ireland - and those were my best finishes last year on Tour so it was quite funny,” said Parker, who turns 21 later this month.
Parker is from a golfing family. Her father, Tim Parker, is her coach and her brother, Ben Parker is a professional tour player. Her mother, Gina, is a non-golfer but caddies regularly while this week it is her cousin Ella’s turn.
“I never have good golfers on my bag and I think it works. I’m calm and relaxed and we talk a lot between shots. I think that’s the best way and when it’s my time to play I concentrate on that shot,” Parker said, adding that Ella will receive a large bonus if she wins the €37,500 first prize.
Davies admitted her score would have been better if she had continued the way the started the round – with four birdies over the first six holes. She took two bogeys on the back nine, but was satisfied nonetheless.
She said: “I played very well but on the back nine I didn’t get it close enough to take advantage. I had a bogey on 17 and was back to five and I three putted the last, which was a shame. I played pretty solid overall, hit a lot of fairways and greens and drove it nicely.”
Another Englishwoman, Rebecca Hudson (69) shared fourth place with Italian Sophie Sandolo (71) on four under par. Scotland’s Krystle Caithness (70) and England’s Trish Johnson (71) were a shot back at three under.
Australian Karen Lunn aced the 198-yard par-three ninth hole, which was the fourth hole in one on Tour this year.
The eight-time Ladies European Tour winner earned a spectacular Omega Constellation watch, worth approximately €6,000 and said: “It was a perfect yardage for a six iron. I hit a really nice shot, a little draw, it landed a touch right of the pin, took a perfect bounce and I didn’t actually see it go in the hole because the pin was in the shade but obviously the reaction of the gallery told us it went in, so it was exciting.”
Lunn shot a second round of four under 68 and moved to two under par for the tournament, in a tie for eighth with seven other players: Melodie Bourdy (72), Camille Fallay (72), Lydia Hall (71), Linda Wessberg (68), Malene Jorgensen (67), Lynn Kenny (71) and Ashleigh Simon (70).
First-round leader Hazel Kavanagh went back from an opening 68 to a 75 for 143.
Carly Booth, a team-mate of leader Florentyna Parker in the 2008 GBandI Curtis Cup team, missed her first cut in her rookie year as a pro. She also had her highest one-round score as a professional - second-round 85 for a total of 159, 11 shots more than the limit mark for qualifying to play in Sunday's final round.
SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
137 Florentyna Parker (www.florentynaparker.com) 71 66.
139 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Golf LaValdaine) 69 70, Laura Davies (England) 69 70.
140 Rebecca Hudson (England) 71 69, Sophie Sandolo (Royal Mougins GC) 69 71.
141 Krystle Caithness (Scotland) 71 70, Trish Johnson (Desert Springs GC) 70 71.
142 Melodie Bourdy (Golf Bordelais, France) 70 72, Camille Fallay (Paris International GC) 70 72, Lydia Hall (Machynys Peninsula Gand CC) 71 71, Karen Lunn (Australia) 74 68, Linda Wessberg (Delsjo Golf Klubb, Sweden) 74 68, Malene Jorgensen (Odense GC, Denmark) 75 67, Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) 71 71, Anne-Lise Caudal (France) 74 68, Ashleigh Simon (South Africa) 72 70.
143 Hazel Kavanagh (Spawell DR, Ireland) 68 75, Tania Elosegui (Finca Cortesin, Spain) 70 73, Jade Schaeffer (France) 74 69, Maria Hernandez (Spain) 71 72, Melissa Reid (England) 73 70, Caroline Masson (Germany) 72 71.
144 Frederique Seeholzer (Switzerland) 71 73, Mollie Fankhauser (US) 71 73, Kiran Matharu (England) 71 73, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 71 73, Georgina Simpson (England) 71 73, Carmen Alonso (Spain) 73 71. Ursula Wikstrom (Finland 75 69, Kristie Smith (Perth, West Australia) 72 72, Henrietta Zuel (England) 74 70, Beth Allen (US) 76 68.
145 Dana Lacey-Johnson (Australia) 72 73, Stefania Croce (Italy) 76 69, Bettina Hauert (Germany)71 74, Breanne Loucks (Wales) 71 74, Rebecca Coakley (Team Ireland) 76 69, Lee-Anne Pace (South Africa) 71 74.
146 Vikki Laing (Kings Acre Academy) 77 69, Kim Welch (US) 75 71, Marieke Nivard (Netherlands) (am) 74 72, Becky Brewerton (Wales) 75 71, Kyra van Leeuwen (Netherlands) 75 71, Sophie Giquel (France) 71 75.
147 Kylie Walker (Scotland) 76 71, Martina Gillen (Team Ireland) 73 74, Anja Monke (Germany) 73 74, Nikki Garrett (Australia) 74 73, Pamela Feggans (Scotland) 74 73, Caroline Karsten (Netherlands) (am) 73 74, Frances Bondad (Australia) 77 70, Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 73 74, Lisa Hall (England) 71 76.
148 Jeehae Lee (South Korea) 71 77, Cecilie Lundgreen (Norway) 74 74, Federica Piovano (Italy) 78 70,
Laurette Maritz (South Africa) 75 73, Smriti Mehra (India) 77 71, Carin Koch (Sweden) 72 76, Jessica Ji (South Korea) 76 72, Claire Aitken (Mid Kent GC) 75 73, Johanna Lundberg (Sweden) 76 72, Johanna Westerberg (Kallfors GK, Sweden) 72 76, Veronica Zorzi (Italy) 75 73, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Esbjerg GK, Denmark) 72 76.
MISSED THE CUT
149 Cassandra Kirkland (France) 73 76, Josefin Leijon (Isaberg GC, Sweden) 76 73, Elena Giraud (France) 78 71, Mariana Macias Capuzzi (Spain) 72 77, Christine Hallstrom (Sweden) 71 78, Marina Arruti (Spain) 74 75, Maria Verchenova (Russia) 75 74, Chrisje de Vries (Netherlands) (am) 74 75.
150 Nicole Gergely (Golf Resort Kremstal, Austria) 71 79, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wales) 78 72, Julie Maisongrosse (France) 75 75, Karlijn Zaanen (Netherlands) (am) 78 72, Ana Larraneta (Spain) 80 70, Felicity Johnson (Harborne GC) 77 73, Titiya Plucksataporn (Thailand) 73 77.
151 Elizabeth Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor GC) 79 72, Kate Combes (Australia) 72 79, Jenni Kuosa (Hotel Quinta Da Marinha Resort, Portugal) 71 80, Jo Pritchard (Wales) 72 79, Margherita Rigon (Italy) 78 73, Rebecca Flood (Australia) 74 77.
152 Anna Rossi (Italy) 77 75, Caroline Rominger (Switzerland) 79 73, Sophie Walker (England) 75 77, Joanne Mills (Australia) 76 76, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Royal Copenhagen GC, Denmark) 76 76, Maria Boden (Sweden) 75 77, Kym Larratt (Kibworth GC) 76 76, Corisande Lee (England)76 76.
153 Marjet van der Graaff (Team Holland) 74 79, Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park GC) 77 76, Christel Boeljon (Team Holland) 77 76, Elin Emanuelsson (Ingaro GK, Sweden) 80 73.
154 Myrte Eikenaar (Netherlands) (am) 80 74, Nina Reis (Lysegarden, Sweden) 75 79, Caroline Afonso (Institut Basque de Golf, France) 78 76, Emelie Lind (Viksjo GK, Sweden) 8272, Morgana Rob bertze (South Africa0 79 75, Mianne Bagger (Hillerod GK, Denmark) 78 76, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 76 78, Anna Tybring (Sweden) 76 78, Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire GC) 78 76.
155 Monica V.Christiansen (Denmark) 78 77, K M Juul (Denmark) 76 79, Julie Greciet (France) 78 77, Tandi Cunningham (Wanderers GC, South Africa) 76 79, Riikka Hakkarainen (Finland) 79 76.
156 Marta Prieto (Spain) 77 79, Antonella Cvitan (Kristianstad GC, Sweden) 82 74.
157 Laura Cabanillas (Benahavis GC, Spain) 77 80, Julie Tvede (Asserbo GK, Denmark) 82 75, Annemieke de Goederen (Netherlands) 78 79.
159 Tara Delaney (Team Ireland) 82 77, Carly Booth (Scotland) 74 85.
160 Clare Queen (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) 80 80.
161 Ellen Smets (Belgium) 80 81, Ludivine Kreutz (France) 79 82, Denise-Charlotte Becker (Germany) 78 83.
162 Nathalie David-Mila (France) 84 78.
163 Danielle Louise Masters (England) 81 82.
RTD - Martina Eberl (Germany) 79 retired.
Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) South Africa 72 RTD »»
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England’s Florentyna Parker takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the ABN AMRO Ladies Open in the Netherlands after shooting a career best six under par 66 in the second round today.
The 20-year-old club professional's daughter, who was born in Germany to English parents, shot into the lead at seven under par with six birdies in the blazing sunshine at Golfclub Broekpolder in Rotterdam.
The second year tour player - she turned professional after the 2008 Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews - played the back nine in four under 32 and then picked up a further two birdies coming home to finish two clear of compatriot Laura Davies and 2005 champion Virginie Lagoutte-Clement of France.
Parker, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who is a member of Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Lancashire, said that the secret was hitting the ball straight on the tricky tree-lined course.
“I played very consistent: I hit the fairways, hit the greens and made important putts. I played really solid,” she said. “Yesterday after my first few holes I thought ‘I’m not going to get through the round’, I played so badly; but I recovered well and the last six holes yesterday I shot three under and I continued with that today.”
The Hamburg-born player is ideally placed to earn her first victory as a professional, leading a Ladies European Tour event for the first time.
Last year, as a rookie, her best finish was a tie for second at the AIB Ladies Irish Open and this year she tied for 6th at both the Lalla Meryem Cup and the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. Despite her tender years, Parker has years of experience as an amateur, having first played on the LET aged 13 as a member of the Faldo Series.
“I played two events when I was 13 - Portugal and Ireland - and those were my best finishes last year on Tour so it was quite funny,” said Parker, who turns 21 later this month.
Parker is from a golfing family. Her father, Tim Parker, is her coach and her brother, Ben Parker is a professional tour player. Her mother, Gina, is a non-golfer but caddies regularly while this week it is her cousin Ella’s turn.
“I never have good golfers on my bag and I think it works. I’m calm and relaxed and we talk a lot between shots. I think that’s the best way and when it’s my time to play I concentrate on that shot,” Parker said, adding that Ella will receive a large bonus if she wins the €37,500 first prize.
Davies admitted her score would have been better if she had continued the way the started the round – with four birdies over the first six holes. She took two bogeys on the back nine, but was satisfied nonetheless.
She said: “I played very well but on the back nine I didn’t get it close enough to take advantage. I had a bogey on 17 and was back to five and I three putted the last, which was a shame. I played pretty solid overall, hit a lot of fairways and greens and drove it nicely.”
Another Englishwoman, Rebecca Hudson (69) shared fourth place with Italian Sophie Sandolo (71) on four under par. Scotland’s Krystle Caithness (70) and England’s Trish Johnson (71) were a shot back at three under.
Australian Karen Lunn aced the 198-yard par-three ninth hole, which was the fourth hole in one on Tour this year.
The eight-time Ladies European Tour winner earned a spectacular Omega Constellation watch, worth approximately €6,000 and said: “It was a perfect yardage for a six iron. I hit a really nice shot, a little draw, it landed a touch right of the pin, took a perfect bounce and I didn’t actually see it go in the hole because the pin was in the shade but obviously the reaction of the gallery told us it went in, so it was exciting.”
Lunn shot a second round of four under 68 and moved to two under par for the tournament, in a tie for eighth with seven other players: Melodie Bourdy (72), Camille Fallay (72), Lydia Hall (71), Linda Wessberg (68), Malene Jorgensen (67), Lynn Kenny (71) and Ashleigh Simon (70).
First-round leader Hazel Kavanagh went back from an opening 68 to a 75 for 143.
Carly Booth, a team-mate of leader Florentyna Parker in the 2008 GBandI Curtis Cup team, missed her first cut in her rookie year as a pro. She also had her highest one-round score as a professional - second-round 85 for a total of 159, 11 shots more than the limit mark for qualifying to play in Sunday's final round.
SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
137 Florentyna Parker (www.florentynaparker.com) 71 66.
139 Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Golf LaValdaine) 69 70, Laura Davies (England) 69 70.
140 Rebecca Hudson (England) 71 69, Sophie Sandolo (Royal Mougins GC) 69 71.
141 Krystle Caithness (Scotland) 71 70, Trish Johnson (Desert Springs GC) 70 71.
142 Melodie Bourdy (Golf Bordelais, France) 70 72, Camille Fallay (Paris International GC) 70 72, Lydia Hall (Machynys Peninsula Gand CC) 71 71, Karen Lunn (Australia) 74 68, Linda Wessberg (Delsjo Golf Klubb, Sweden) 74 68, Malene Jorgensen (Odense GC, Denmark) 75 67, Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) 71 71, Anne-Lise Caudal (France) 74 68, Ashleigh Simon (South Africa) 72 70.
143 Hazel Kavanagh (Spawell DR, Ireland) 68 75, Tania Elosegui (Finca Cortesin, Spain) 70 73, Jade Schaeffer (France) 74 69, Maria Hernandez (Spain) 71 72, Melissa Reid (England) 73 70, Caroline Masson (Germany) 72 71.
144 Frederique Seeholzer (Switzerland) 71 73, Mollie Fankhauser (US) 71 73, Kiran Matharu (England) 71 73, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 71 73, Georgina Simpson (England) 71 73, Carmen Alonso (Spain) 73 71. Ursula Wikstrom (Finland 75 69, Kristie Smith (Perth, West Australia) 72 72, Henrietta Zuel (England) 74 70, Beth Allen (US) 76 68.
145 Dana Lacey-Johnson (Australia) 72 73, Stefania Croce (Italy) 76 69, Bettina Hauert (Germany)71 74, Breanne Loucks (Wales) 71 74, Rebecca Coakley (Team Ireland) 76 69, Lee-Anne Pace (South Africa) 71 74.
146 Vikki Laing (Kings Acre Academy) 77 69, Kim Welch (US) 75 71, Marieke Nivard (Netherlands) (am) 74 72, Becky Brewerton (Wales) 75 71, Kyra van Leeuwen (Netherlands) 75 71, Sophie Giquel (France) 71 75.
147 Kylie Walker (Scotland) 76 71, Martina Gillen (Team Ireland) 73 74, Anja Monke (Germany) 73 74, Nikki Garrett (Australia) 74 73, Pamela Feggans (Scotland) 74 73, Caroline Karsten (Netherlands) (am) 73 74, Frances Bondad (Australia) 77 70, Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 73 74, Lisa Hall (England) 71 76.
148 Jeehae Lee (South Korea) 71 77, Cecilie Lundgreen (Norway) 74 74, Federica Piovano (Italy) 78 70,
Laurette Maritz (South Africa) 75 73, Smriti Mehra (India) 77 71, Carin Koch (Sweden) 72 76, Jessica Ji (South Korea) 76 72, Claire Aitken (Mid Kent GC) 75 73, Johanna Lundberg (Sweden) 76 72, Johanna Westerberg (Kallfors GK, Sweden) 72 76, Veronica Zorzi (Italy) 75 73, Lisa Holm Sorensen (Esbjerg GK, Denmark) 72 76.
MISSED THE CUT
149 Cassandra Kirkland (France) 73 76, Josefin Leijon (Isaberg GC, Sweden) 76 73, Elena Giraud (France) 78 71, Mariana Macias Capuzzi (Spain) 72 77, Christine Hallstrom (Sweden) 71 78, Marina Arruti (Spain) 74 75, Maria Verchenova (Russia) 75 74, Chrisje de Vries (Netherlands) (am) 74 75.
150 Nicole Gergely (Golf Resort Kremstal, Austria) 71 79, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wales) 78 72, Julie Maisongrosse (France) 75 75, Karlijn Zaanen (Netherlands) (am) 78 72, Ana Larraneta (Spain) 80 70, Felicity Johnson (Harborne GC) 77 73, Titiya Plucksataporn (Thailand) 73 77.
151 Elizabeth Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor GC) 79 72, Kate Combes (Australia) 72 79, Jenni Kuosa (Hotel Quinta Da Marinha Resort, Portugal) 71 80, Jo Pritchard (Wales) 72 79, Margherita Rigon (Italy) 78 73, Rebecca Flood (Australia) 74 77.
152 Anna Rossi (Italy) 77 75, Caroline Rominger (Switzerland) 79 73, Sophie Walker (England) 75 77, Joanne Mills (Australia) 76 76, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Royal Copenhagen GC, Denmark) 76 76, Maria Boden (Sweden) 75 77, Kym Larratt (Kibworth GC) 76 76, Corisande Lee (England)76 76.
153 Marjet van der Graaff (Team Holland) 74 79, Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park GC) 77 76, Christel Boeljon (Team Holland) 77 76, Elin Emanuelsson (Ingaro GK, Sweden) 80 73.
154 Myrte Eikenaar (Netherlands) (am) 80 74, Nina Reis (Lysegarden, Sweden) 75 79, Caroline Afonso (Institut Basque de Golf, France) 78 76, Emelie Lind (Viksjo GK, Sweden) 8272, Morgana Rob bertze (South Africa0 79 75, Mianne Bagger (Hillerod GK, Denmark) 78 76, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 76 78, Anna Tybring (Sweden) 76 78, Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire GC) 78 76.
155 Monica V.Christiansen (Denmark) 78 77, K M Juul (Denmark) 76 79, Julie Greciet (France) 78 77, Tandi Cunningham (Wanderers GC, South Africa) 76 79, Riikka Hakkarainen (Finland) 79 76.
156 Marta Prieto (Spain) 77 79, Antonella Cvitan (Kristianstad GC, Sweden) 82 74.
157 Laura Cabanillas (Benahavis GC, Spain) 77 80, Julie Tvede (Asserbo GK, Denmark) 82 75, Annemieke de Goederen (Netherlands) 78 79.
159 Tara Delaney (Team Ireland) 82 77, Carly Booth (Scotland) 74 85.
160 Clare Queen (The Carrick on Loch Lomond) 80 80.
161 Ellen Smets (Belgium) 80 81, Ludivine Kreutz (France) 79 82, Denise-Charlotte Becker (Germany) 78 83.
162 Nathalie David-Mila (France) 84 78.
163 Danielle Louise Masters (England) 81 82.
RTD - Martina Eberl (Germany) 79 retired.
Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) South Africa 72 RTD »»
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