French golfer Lucie Malchirand continued her dominance of the Standard Bank Ladies Open hosted by the City of Cape Town at Durbanville Golf Club by producing another stellar round with a score of 68 to tighten her grip on the lead, and on her 22nd birthday.
Malchirand followed up her opening 64 with another impressive round of golf on Friday to lead on 12 under par for the tournament.
“Today was another great day. I had really good shots. My chipping was also good so I’m really proud of what I did today,” she said.
With four birdies, an eagle on the par-five 5th hole and just two bogeys, Malchirand extended her lead to five shots going into Saturday’s final round.
“For the eagle I hit my four iron to within one metre from the hole and made the putt. My driving and my putting is the reason why I am playing so well, so I want to continue like that in the final round.
“It’s my birthday today so tonight I’m going to go out with my dad to eat something with chocolate that will hopefully help me play well in the final round.”
Nobuhle Dlamini, who had a top five finish at last week’s NTT Data Pro-Am and has won an exceptional eight titles on the Sunshine Ladies Tour since 2018, is her closest rival on seven under par after a second round of 70.
South Africa’s Casandra Alexander is on six under par following a second round of 68. Alexander has won five Sunshine Ladies Tour titles, with her most recent victory at the Absa Ladies Invitational in April last year.
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Photo: Petri Oeschger/Sunshine Ladies Tour
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