CATRIONA MATTHEW GOES THREE SHOTS CLEAR AT ARCHERFIELD
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR PRESS RELEASE
REPORT BY BETHAN CUTLER, LET MEDIA MANAGER
REPORT BY BETHAN CUTLER, LET MEDIA MANAGER
North Berwick local Catriona Matthew
leads by three strokes heading into the final round of the Aberdeen
Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.
The 44-year-old world number 10 fired rounds of 71 and 67 on the pine
tree-lined Fidra Course at Archerfield Links in East Lothian to move to
six-under-par ahead of Frenchwoman Anne-Lise Caudal and England’s Liz
Young (Liz Bennett as an amateur).
After going out first on a crisp and windy morning, Matthew started
with a bogey on 10 but picked up shots on 11, 16 and 18 for a back nine
total of 34.
She then birdied the second, third, fifth and seventh before a ‘silly
bogey’ on eight and made a solid up and down on the ninth green to
return in 33 just after midday.
“I’m delighted!” said the Solheim Cup heroine. “I played well and made a
few putts today so very pleased. It’s still pretty windy, about the
same as yesterday.”
Two years ago, in 2011, Matthew led by four strokes at nine-under-par
after the second round before proceeding to an imperious 10 stroke
margin of victory.
“I played really well that week. I obviously had a bit of luck to win
by that much. There are a lot of good players out there. I’ll try to
have another good round tomorrow,” said Matthew, looking for an 11th career victory.
Young moved into joint second with a four-under 68 and will be
targeting her first podium finish in five years as a professional.
Three-under-par after 14 holes in Friday’s first round, she bogeyed the
last four holes for a 73 but had turned her ankle after searching for a
ball in the rough on 15. Playing with a heavily strapped ankle on
Saturday, she began with a bogey on 11, but immediately picked up a pair
of birdies and then came in with three further birdies on holes two,
five and six.
“I played the same as yesterday but holed some crucial putts for par
and when I did miss the greens, got up and down and just one bogey on
the card,” said Young, who had a career best finish of 4th in the event two years ago. “It was fairly solid all the way round and I was making the most of my chances.”
Caudal, who won the 2008 Portugal Open and the 2012 German Open,
maintained her form of the first day with a level par 72 to remain in
the hunt.
She said: “I’m very happy. It was tough again today with the wind. I dropped a shot on my 17th: hole number eight, missed a short putt, but I’m quite happy. Level par is good for this competition.”
With Matthew three shots ahead, Caudal is still optimistic about her
chances. “It’s going to be a good challenge tomorrow and I’m going to
try to catch her.”
Recent Pilsen Golf Masters champion Ann-Kathrin Lindner from Germany
and England’s Hannah Burke share fourth place on two-under-par. Spain’s
Maria Hernandez and Australian Stephanie Na are the only two other
players under par, a stroke further behind in a tie for sixth place.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Fidra Course, Archerfield Links, East Lothian(par 72)
Par 144 (2x72)
138 Catriona Matthew (SCO) 71 67
141 Liz Young (ENG) 73 68, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 69 72
142 Hannah Burke (ENG) 71 71, Ann-Kathrin Lindner (GER) 72 70
143 Maria Hernandez (ESP) 74 69, Stephanie Na (AUS) 73 70
144 Camilla Lennarth (SWE) 71 73, Klara Spilkova (CZE) 70 74
145 Ashleigh Simon (RSA) 72 73, Pamela Pretswell (SCO) 74 71, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 73 72
146 Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 74 72, Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) 68 78,
Carly Booth (SCO) 73 73, Emily Taylor (ENG) 70 76, Nontaya Srisawang
(THA) 72 74, Beth Allen (USA) 73 73, Marjet Van Der Graaff (NED) 72
74, Kelsey Macdonald (SCO) 77 69
147 Holly Clyburn (ENG) 74 73, Carin Koch (SWE) 74 73, Tara Davies (WAL) 77 70
148 Jade Schaeffer (FRA) 75 73, Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) 69 79, Stacey
Keating (AUS) 75 73, Sophie Walker (ENG) 74 74, Mikaela Parmlid (SWE)
75 73, Kylie Walker (SCO) 75 73, Julie Greciet (FRA) 74 74, Sophie
Giquel-Bettan (FRA) 72 76, Minea Blomqvist (FIN) 74 74, Rebecca Artis
(AUS) 72 76
149 Connie Chen (RSA) 77 72, Maha Haddioui (MAR) 73 76, Vikki Laing (SCO) 74 75, Trish Johnson (ENG) 69 80
150 Stefania Croce (ITA) 74 76, Diana Luna (ITA) 75 75, Linda
Wessberg (SWE) 76 74, Heather MacRae (SCO) 70 80, Stacy Lee Bregman
(RSA) 77 73
151 Florentyna Parker (ENG) 71 80, Hannah Jun (USA) 74 77, Henni
Zuel (ENG) 74 77, Gwladys Nocera (FRA) 75 76, Marianne Skarpnord
(NOR) 78 73, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 72 79, Danielle Montgomery (ENG) 77
74
152 Louise Larsson (SWE) 74 78, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 80 72,
Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 81 71, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 73 79, Line Vedel
(DEN) 75 77, Sahra Hassan (WAL) 75 77
Missed the cut:
153 Melissa Reid (ENG) 77 76
154 Bree Arthur (AUS) 78 76, Nikki Campbell (AUS) 81 73, Valentine
Derrey (FRA) 76 78, Lydia Hall (WAL) 74 80, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 78
76
155 Margherita Rigon (ITA) 75 80, Marion Ricordeau (FRA) 77 78
156 Anais Maggetti (SUI) 79 77, Alison Whitaker (AUS) 79 77
157 Holly Aitchison (ENG) 80 77
158 Lucie Andre (FRA) 78 80
159 Rebecca Codd (IRL) 78 81
160 Georgina Simpson (ENG) 83 77
163 Katy McNicoll (SCO) 84 79
Bethan Cutler
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Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
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