LUNA IS OVER THE MOON AS SHE LEADS GERMAN OPEN BY TWO
By BETHAN CUTLER
Ladies European Tour Media ManagerItaly’s Diana Luna fired a third round 65 to go two clear at the UniCredit Ladies German Open presented by Audi on Saturday.
The 28-year-old from Rome posted seven birdies on another scorching day at Golfpark Gut Häusern in Munich to tie her career-low score.
The three-time Ladies European Tour winner – who last won at the 2009 SAS Masters in Norway - has not carded a bogey in 54-holes.
She finished the day on a 17 under par total ahead of Finland’s Minea Blomqvist, who shot a third straight round of 67 and Frenchwoman Virginie Lagoutte-Clement, the halfway leader who led by five at the start of the day.
Lagoutte-Clement shot a disappointing level par 72 containing two birdies and two bogeys but remains in the picture for her fourth LET title.
First round leader Becky Morgan of Wales shot 69 and is in the hunt for her maiden win at 13 under par, with Germany’s Caroline Masson a shot further behind after a 66.
Christel Boeljon from the Netherlands, who won the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open a fortnight ago, carded six birdies on her way to a 66 and sits at 11 under, with Sweden’s Louise Stahle (65) and France’s Sophie Giquel-Bettan (68) both seven shots off the pace. England’s Laura Davies, the 2010 champion, had a 71 and is one of five players who are eight strokes from the leader.
Luna opened with a run of five birdies going to the turn and picked up two more strokes at the par-five 11th and 18th holes to add a 65 to consecutive opening rounds of 67.
“I think I played more or less the same but holed more putts. I played well all week,” she said.
“I still think you gave to play great tomorrow to get a win because this is a course where everybody is playing very well so I think I need a good score.”
She holed a three-foot birdie putt on 18 in front of a packed gallery, with 8700 spectators adding to the Major-like atmosphere on the third day.
Luna acknowledged the cheers and said: “It’s just unbelievable. I love to play when the crowd is there and it’s so nice that finally we have a good tournament, a good crowd. I’m really glad we have this fantastic organisation.”
Luna’s first daughter, Elena, was born just a year ago and it will be a battle of the young mothers on Sunday, as Blomqvist has a one-year-old son called Elmeri and Lagoutte-Clement has a three-year-old girl, Victoria.
Blomqvist is targeting her third LET victory and her first since the 2008 Finnair Masters. She said: “I’m very, very happy. I played with Diana Luna today and she played seven under and she started very well. I felt like I had to keep on going with her otherwise I’m staying behind so she gave me very good energy from early in the round.”
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)199 Diana Luna (ITA) 67 67 65
201 Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 67 67 67, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA) 66 63 72
203 Becky Morgan (WAL) 65 69 69
204 Caroline Masson (GER) 71 67 66
205 Christel Boeljon (NL) 69 70 66
206 Louise Stahle (SWE) 73 68 65, Sophie Giquel-Bettan (FRA) 68 70 68
207 Anja Monke (GER) 74 67 66, Caroline Westrup (SWE) 70 70 67, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 69 70 68, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 67 70 70, Laura Davies (ENG) 69 67 71
208 Sara Brown (USA) 71 72 65, Stefania Croce (ITA) 70 69 69, Melissa Reid (ENG) 69 70 69, Caroline Hedwall (SWE) 67 71 70, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 68 68 72
209 Linda Wessberg (SWE) 73 71 65, Sandra Gal (GER) 72 70 67
210 Stefanie Michl (AUT) 69 73 68, Garrett Phillips (USA) 70 70 70, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 69 68 73
211 Julie Maisongrosse (FRA) 73 70 68, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 71 71 69, Hannah Jun (USA) 71 71 69, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 69 72 70, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 72 69 70, Jade Schaeffer (FRA) 69 71 71, Louise Larsson (SWE) 70 70 71, Vikki Laing (SCO) 72 68 71, Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 72 68 71
212 Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 71 72 69, Marjet van der Graaff (NL) 71 71 70, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 69 73 70, Sophie Walker (ENG) 71 71 70, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 69 72 71, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 69 68 75
213 Sophie Sandolo (ITA) 74 70 69, Maha Haddioui (MOR) 74 70 69, Gabriella Wahl (Am) (GER) 71 73 69, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 73 70 70, Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 70 73 70, Stacey Keating (AUS) 71 71 71, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 67 73 73, Frances Bondad (AUS) 69 71 73, Carin Koch (SWE) 69 71 73, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 69 69 75
214 Lotta Wahlin (SWE) 70 74 70, Ana Larraneta (ESP) 71 73 70, Rachel Jennings (ENG) 72 72 70, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 70 73 71, Line Vedel (DEN) 73 70 71, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 70 71 73, Ashleigh Simon (SA) 71 69 74, Margherita Rigon (ITA) 66 73 75
215 Karen Lunn (AUS) 68 76 71, Kaisa Ruuttila (FIN) 73 70 72, Kym Larratt (ENG) 71 70 74
216 Federica Piovano (ITA) 72 72 72, Nicole Gergely (AUT) 73 70 73, Lydia Hall (WAL) 73 70 73, Kiran Matharu (ENG) 71 72 73
217 Holly Aitchison (ENG) 71 73 73, Elisabeth Esterl (GER) 73 71 73, Danielle Montgomery (ENG) 73 70 74
218 Laura Cabanillas (ESP) 74 70 74
219 Kim Welch (USA) 68 75 76, Lynn Kenny (SCO) 72 71 76
Ladies European Tour Media ManagerItaly’s Diana Luna fired a third round 65 to go two clear at the UniCredit Ladies German Open presented by Audi on Saturday.
The 28-year-old from Rome posted seven birdies on another scorching day at Golfpark Gut Häusern in Munich to tie her career-low score.
The three-time Ladies European Tour winner – who last won at the 2009 SAS Masters in Norway - has not carded a bogey in 54-holes.
She finished the day on a 17 under par total ahead of Finland’s Minea Blomqvist, who shot a third straight round of 67 and Frenchwoman Virginie Lagoutte-Clement, the halfway leader who led by five at the start of the day.
Lagoutte-Clement shot a disappointing level par 72 containing two birdies and two bogeys but remains in the picture for her fourth LET title.
First round leader Becky Morgan of Wales shot 69 and is in the hunt for her maiden win at 13 under par, with Germany’s Caroline Masson a shot further behind after a 66.
Christel Boeljon from the Netherlands, who won the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open a fortnight ago, carded six birdies on her way to a 66 and sits at 11 under, with Sweden’s Louise Stahle (65) and France’s Sophie Giquel-Bettan (68) both seven shots off the pace. England’s Laura Davies, the 2010 champion, had a 71 and is one of five players who are eight strokes from the leader.
Luna opened with a run of five birdies going to the turn and picked up two more strokes at the par-five 11th and 18th holes to add a 65 to consecutive opening rounds of 67.
“I think I played more or less the same but holed more putts. I played well all week,” she said.
“I still think you gave to play great tomorrow to get a win because this is a course where everybody is playing very well so I think I need a good score.”
She holed a three-foot birdie putt on 18 in front of a packed gallery, with 8700 spectators adding to the Major-like atmosphere on the third day.
Luna acknowledged the cheers and said: “It’s just unbelievable. I love to play when the crowd is there and it’s so nice that finally we have a good tournament, a good crowd. I’m really glad we have this fantastic organisation.”
Luna’s first daughter, Elena, was born just a year ago and it will be a battle of the young mothers on Sunday, as Blomqvist has a one-year-old son called Elmeri and Lagoutte-Clement has a three-year-old girl, Victoria.
Blomqvist is targeting her third LET victory and her first since the 2008 Finnair Masters. She said: “I’m very, very happy. I played with Diana Luna today and she played seven under and she started very well. I felt like I had to keep on going with her otherwise I’m staying behind so she gave me very good energy from early in the round.”
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)199 Diana Luna (ITA) 67 67 65
201 Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 67 67 67, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA) 66 63 72
203 Becky Morgan (WAL) 65 69 69
204 Caroline Masson (GER) 71 67 66
205 Christel Boeljon (NL) 69 70 66
206 Louise Stahle (SWE) 73 68 65, Sophie Giquel-Bettan (FRA) 68 70 68
207 Anja Monke (GER) 74 67 66, Caroline Westrup (SWE) 70 70 67, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 69 70 68, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 67 70 70, Laura Davies (ENG) 69 67 71
208 Sara Brown (USA) 71 72 65, Stefania Croce (ITA) 70 69 69, Melissa Reid (ENG) 69 70 69, Caroline Hedwall (SWE) 67 71 70, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 68 68 72
209 Linda Wessberg (SWE) 73 71 65, Sandra Gal (GER) 72 70 67
210 Stefanie Michl (AUT) 69 73 68, Garrett Phillips (USA) 70 70 70, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 69 68 73
211 Julie Maisongrosse (FRA) 73 70 68, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 71 71 69, Hannah Jun (USA) 71 71 69, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 69 72 70, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 72 69 70, Jade Schaeffer (FRA) 69 71 71, Louise Larsson (SWE) 70 70 71, Vikki Laing (SCO) 72 68 71, Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 72 68 71
212 Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 71 72 69, Marjet van der Graaff (NL) 71 71 70, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 69 73 70, Sophie Walker (ENG) 71 71 70, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 69 72 71, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 69 68 75
213 Sophie Sandolo (ITA) 74 70 69, Maha Haddioui (MOR) 74 70 69, Gabriella Wahl (Am) (GER) 71 73 69, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 73 70 70, Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 70 73 70, Stacey Keating (AUS) 71 71 71, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 67 73 73, Frances Bondad (AUS) 69 71 73, Carin Koch (SWE) 69 71 73, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 69 69 75
214 Lotta Wahlin (SWE) 70 74 70, Ana Larraneta (ESP) 71 73 70, Rachel Jennings (ENG) 72 72 70, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 70 73 71, Line Vedel (DEN) 73 70 71, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 70 71 73, Ashleigh Simon (SA) 71 69 74, Margherita Rigon (ITA) 66 73 75
215 Karen Lunn (AUS) 68 76 71, Kaisa Ruuttila (FIN) 73 70 72, Kym Larratt (ENG) 71 70 74
216 Federica Piovano (ITA) 72 72 72, Nicole Gergely (AUT) 73 70 73, Lydia Hall (WAL) 73 70 73, Kiran Matharu (ENG) 71 72 73
217 Holly Aitchison (ENG) 71 73 73, Elisabeth Esterl (GER) 73 71 73, Danielle Montgomery (ENG) 73 70 74
218 Laura Cabanillas (ESP) 74 70 74
219 Kim Welch (USA) 68 75 76, Lynn Kenny (SCO) 72 71 76
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