Bakker Extends Lead at Hamburg Open

NEWS RELEASE FROM LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

From Bethan Cutler, LET Media Manager

Finland’s Krista Bakker takes a three shot lead into the final round of the CreditGate24 GolfSeries Hamburg Open at Treudelberg Golf & Country Club. The 21-year-old shot a second round, 70, for a 7 under par total to lead France’s Emilie Piquot.

Bakker found conditions tougher during the second day, relying on her solid putting in the tough, blustery conditions.

“It was a little bit tougher today, I made a lot of up and downs and I putted well. I made an eagle on number five, I drove it about 270 and hit a three wood to three metres,” Bakker said.

Leading a professional tournament going into the final day’s play will be a new experience for Bakker but she intends to keep the same mind-set and will be supported by her caddie and boyfriend Henrik Honkalehto, who is a scratch golfer.

“I’m just going to do my thing just like these last two days and just keep having fun on the course.”

Piquot, who shot a second round of 72 for a 3 under par total, also finds herself in unchartered waters and admitted to feeling nervous at the beginning of her second round.

“I was very, very nervous in the beginning but after this I made my first birdie in the nine holes and after I just play and enjoy.”

The long hitting French player has played the par five 18th, which demands an accurate second shot to an island green, in four under par, recording two eagles in her first two rounds.

“I think it is my favourite hole because yesterday I made an eagle on this one and the same today it’s good.  I will be very nervous tomorrow, I will just see and I hope I will enjoy tomorrow too.”

Germany’s Isi Gabsa, the current LETAS order of merit leader is well placed in third position at three under par, 141, alongside Finn Leena Makkonen. Gabsa will leave for the United States after this week's event to attend the LPGA Qualifying School and is now almost already assured of her LET playing rights for the 2016 season.

Fellow German Olivia Cowan shot a second round 72 to sit in 5th place on her own at one under par, 143.

Forty-two professionals and four amateurs made the cut, which fell at five over par, 149.

RESULTS

Pos         Player                   Total

1              Krista BAKKER    137

2              Emilie PIQUOT   140

3              Isi GABSA            141

               Leena MAKKONEN          141

5              Olivia     COWAN              143

6              Fabienne IN-ALBON       144

               Emma   NILSSON              144

               Johanna BJORK                 144

9              Stefania AVANZO            145

               Nina MUEHL                       145

               Lynn CARLSSON                145

               Michel THOMSON           145

               Marie FOURQUIER          145

14           Linda HENRIKSSON          146

               Joana    DE SA PERIRIA   146

               Christine WOLF 146

17           Jane       TURNER               147

               Manon DE ROEY               147

               Rachel   RAASTAD             147

               Natalia  ESCURIOLA         147

               Laura     SANCHEZ-ZULUAGA       147

               Johanna GUSTAVSSON 147

               Olafia    KRISTINSDOTTIR               147

               Amanda STRANG             147

               Victoria LOVELADY           147

               Maria    BEAUTELL            147

               Emelie  WESTRUP            147

               Caroline ROMINGER         147

29           Josephine JANSON               148

               Astrid    VAYSON DE PRADENNE 148

               Natalie  WILLE    148

               Annika  NYKANEN 148

               Marta    SILVA    148

               Alexandra LENNARTSON    148

               Sarah     SCHOBER             148

               Oona     VARTIAINEN      148

               Greta Isabella    VOELKER              148

38           Cecilie   LUNDGREEN      149

               Amina   WOLF    149

               Miriam  NAGL    149

               Rachael GOODALL            149

               Carolina GONZALEZ GARCIA         149

               Emma   CABRERA-BELLO               149

               Keely     CHIERICATO       149

               Laure     SIBILLE  149

               Kiran      MATHARU          149

MISSED THE CUT

47           Rebecca MCGINLEY        150

               Laurette MARITZ              150

               Lien        WILLEMS             150

               Sanna    NUUTINEN         150

               Carmen ALONSO              150

               Nobuhle DLAMINI           150

53           Patricia LOBATO MORENO           151

               Sofia      LJUNGQVIST      151

               Hanna   ROOS                    151

               Ariane   PROVOT               151

               Maria    PALACIOS            151

               Tara       DELANEY              151

               Lucie      HINNEROVA       151

               Olivia     DOSE                     151

               Elina       NUMMENPAA  151

62           Anna     Christina KINDGREN       152

               Maria    ROOS                    152

               Marian  DE MIGUEL         152

               Jessica  LJUNGBERG       152

               Csilla      LAJTAI-ROZSA   152

               Lisa         ANDERSON         152

               Mireia   PRAT                     152

               Stacey   TATE                      152

70           Jessica  RIGBY                    153

               Josefin  ODENRING         153

72           Chiara   BRIZZOLARI        154

               Piti Martinez BERNAL     154

               Anna     ROSSI                    154

               Clara      PIETRI                   154

76           Eva         KOZELUHOVA    155

               Daisy     BRIERLEY              155

               Melodie BOURDY             155

               Marion DUVERNAY         155

               Vittoria VALVASSORI      155

               Rebecca GREEN               155

               Martyna MIERZWA         155

83           Virginia ESPEJO                 156

               Joyce     CHONG                 156

               Kym LARRATT                    156

               Sarah ATTWOOD              156

               Lina ELMSATER                  156

               Monja RICHARDS             156

89           Marika VOSS                      157

               Sideri VANOVA                 157

91           Marta MUNOZ                  158

               Luisa      DITTRICH             158

               Miriam  EMMERT              158

               Francesca CUTURI           158

               Julia DAVIDSSON              158

96           Nina PEGOVA                    159

               Alessandra BRAIDA         159

               Eva-Maria MOEHWALD 159

               Gemma                WEBSTER  159

               Vera      SHIMANSKAYA 159

101         Lauren  BLEASE                 160

               Mayte   VIZCARRONDO 160

               Laura     SEDDA                  160

104         Gemma FUSTER                161

               Alessandra AVERNA       161

               Karolin  LAMPERT             161

               Sandra  CARLBORG          161

108         Nicola    BENNETT             162

               Kristina ROTHENGATTER162

               Eve         MAYR                    162

111         Anna     SVENSTRUP        164

112         Lara        GROSSE                166

113         Lauren  MACKINTOSH    167

114         Erika      HOLMEN              168

115         Veslemoy HERAMB         173