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RTÉ News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kelsey Bennett leads on rollercoaster day for the Irish in Belgium
Australia's Kelsey Bennett topped the leaderboard on day one of the Hulencourt Women's Open, with an opening round of 67 (-5) in Belgium. Starting on the 10th tee, Bennett had a strong run of birdies, including multiple back-to-back streaks on both the front and back nine. Despite two bogeys and a double bogey, the 25-year-old still managed an impressive five-under-par round, thanks to a remarkable nine birdies over the opening 18 holes. Despite dropping shots on the 5th, 7th, and 14th, a total of seven birdies ensured she scored low on the first day. India's Avani Prashanth (18) and Germany's Helen Briem (19) sit in a tie for second place, after firing rounds of 68 (-4) for the first 18 holes. One shot back are four players on three-under par including Scotland's Kylie Henry, England's Cara Gainer, France's Nastasia Nadaud, and Wales' Lydia Hall. Anna Foster and Lauren Walsh are best of the Irish on +1. Foster was on course for an under-par round after three birdies on the back nine before a double-bogey on 18. Walsh was -2 at the turn but dropped three shots coming in. Sara Byrne is just inside the current cut mark on +2 but Canice Screene and Olivia Mehaffey (both +3) have work to do tomorrow. Chasing her first LET victory, Bennett has had a solid start of the season, recording three top-10 finishes - including a tie for eighth at both the Joburg Ladies Open and the Aramco Korea Championship, and an impressive T3 at the Investec SA Women's Open. "I'm pretty happy with today", she said. "I can't complain when you hole a few putts, so it's good. My caddie and I really spoke through a lot of the shots today, and it definitely pulled off." "You've got to get in the right position off the tee, especially with that wind. It got up a bit, so just making sure you judge the right distance, especially as there's a fair few run-offs on the sides of the greens."
BBC News
06-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rhodes holds nerve to win Joburg Open
Joburg Ladies Open, final leaderboard-14 M Rhodes (Eng); -13 C Alexander (SA); -11 H Briem (Ger); -10 L Walsh (Ire)Selected others: -5 S Byrne (Ire); -4 C Williams (Wal); -3 K Henry (Sco)Full leaderboard England's Mimi Rhodes kept her composure as she won the Joburg Ladies Open in South Africa by one stroke for her second consecutive Ladies European Tour 23-year-old had started the day with a three-shot cushion and made three birdies as she carded a two-under round of 71 to finish top of the leaderboard at 14 Africa's Casandra Alexander made a final-round 69 as she took Rhodes all the way to the final hole of the LET event."The nerves were really getting to me in the last couple of holes. We both hit birdies on 17 and walking down 18, I wanted to make sure I just didn't think ahead," Rhodes told the LET website, external."I just kept my focus out there and the play just went my way so really happy. Casandra did really well and kept the pressure on."Rhodes' victory at the Modderfontein Golf Club in Johannesburg was the LET rookie's second consecutive title after victory in the Women's NSW Open in Australia last month."It's amazing to win in another country and for it to be my second in a row," Rhodes added."It's given me a huge amount of confidence for the rest of the season and my pro career."It's honestly a dream come true - and to be playing so well so early in my career, I'm lost for words. It's just amazing and I can't wait for the rest of the season."
BBC News
05-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Rhodes takes three-shot lead at Joburg Open
England's Mimi Rhodes will take a three-shot lead into Sunday's final round at the Joburg Ladies Open in South who entered her second round with a one-shot lead, carded a four-under-par 69 to move to -12 for the tournament and three shots clear of South Africa's Casandra Alexander and Lauren Walsh of the Republic of Ireland (both nine under).The 23-year-old is chasing her second Ladies European Tour (LET) win after claiming the Ford Women's NSW Open title last month in Wollongong, had five birdies and one bogey in her second round in the shortened heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of the course, the LET and Sunshine Ladies Tour opted to reduce the competition from 72 holes to 54, with the final round to take place as planned on was eight-under-par for the weekend when play was suspended on Friday before finishing the final 13 holes of her second round on England's Alice Hewson went level par in her second round and sits four under par heading into the final round.
