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2 days ago
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Sara Kouskova hangs on to win in Teneriffe, top 20 for Lauren Walsh
Sara Kouskova hung on to win the Tenerife Women's Open by a shot, with Ireland's Lauren Walsh five adrift of the winner after a closing 72. Czech player Kouskova, after claiming the Jabra Ladies Open a fortnight ago, finished with a 71 to stand on nine under, just ahead of Germany's Helen Briem. The winner made five birdies in her round but a bogey on seven and a double-bogey six on the par-four 16th threatened to derail her quest at Abama Golf. A couple of pars to finish kept here out in front, this after Briem made birdie on 17. BACK-TO-BACK 🏆🏆 #OpenTenerife — Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) June 8, 2025 For Walsh, Sunday's round was an improvement of the horror-show of her 77 on Saturday, though dropped shots on 16 and 18 proved costly as she aimed for a higher position, settling in the end for a share of 14th on four under.
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3 days ago
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Lauren Walsh drops off the pace in Tenerife
Lauren Walsh fell four shots off the pace after a difficult third round at the Tenerife Women's Open. The Kildare golfer held a two-stroke overnight lead after rounds of 67 and 68 over the opening two days in Spain, briefly holding a four shot advantage at one stage on Friday. But Walsh endured a tough afternoon on Saturday, beginning with a dropped stroke on the first and then a sequence of bogeys around the turn at 8, 10 and 11. A double-bogey on the 14th saw her fall to three-under and flirting with the 80 mark before she salvaged something with a birdie on the penultimate hole to clamber back into the top 10. Walsh will enter the final round four strokes adrift on four-under, with Czech Republic's Sara Kouskova holding a one shot lead on eight-under after a fine round of 69. She is one clear of a trio of golfers on seven-under, comprised of Spain's Ana Pelaez Trivino, Finland's Noora Komulainen and Singapore's Shannon Tan.
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4 days ago
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Lauren Walsh takes clubhouse lead in Tenerife
Lauren Walsh has surged into the clubhouse lead at the halfway point of the Tenerife Women's Open at Abama Golf. After an opening round of 67 to share the first-round lead, Walsh fired in a neat 68 to sit three shots clear at the top with nearest challenger Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen still left with her final nine holes to play. Walsh, chasing her maiden success on the Ladies European Tour, started with a bogey on the first but a run of six birdies in 10 holes saw her temporarily move to 10-under par. Back-to-back bogeys at the 13th and 14th suggested a stumble, but a fine approach at the par-five 17th allowed her to get back to nine-under with a missed birdie putt at the last preventing her from matching Thursday's score. Danish golfer Nielsen, also chasing her first LET win after three triumphs on the Access Tour, birdied her first hole but a bogey at her ninth – the 18th – saw her fall back to six-under par. It was a nightmare day, however, for some of the other Irish golfers in the field, none more so than Anna Foster whose promising opening 71 was followed by a disastrous 82 to leave her on nine-over par, well outside the projected cut-line of three-over. Starting on the 10th, Foster had a triple-bogey and a double-bogey on her card in the first four holes with her scorecard dotted with five further bogeys. After starting with a 75, Canice Screene knew that a good round was required to make the weekend but she ended up one 12-over after an 81 that also included a triple-bogey. Annabel Wilson is also set to miss the cut after carding a 75 to leave her on eight-over par. Sara Byrne, however, shot an excellent 71 to give her an outside chance of making it through to Saturday. She sits on four-over par, just a stroke outside the cut-line at present with a bogey on her penultimate hole – the eighth – possibly proving decisive.
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5 days ago
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Lauren Walsh shares top spot at Tenerife Women's Open
Kildare's Lauren Walsh sizzled to an opening round of 67 at the Tenerife Women's Open to share the lead at Abama Golf with Denmark's early pacesetter Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen on five under par. The Dane held the outright advantage for most of the day, but Walsh's late bogey-free charge ensured the two-time Curtis Cup star of a place alongside her at the top of the leaderboard. Walsh birdied three of her first five holes, with further birdies arriving on 10 and 18 on a day when the 24-year-old demonstrated impressive prowess with her putter. "We were last out so it's been a long day, but I played nicely," Walsh said after her round. "I hit it pretty consistently and holed a lot of putts. "There's a couple quirky holes so you have to plod your way around and play smart golf. "It's definitely tricky, but thankfully my coach has been out here quite a lot so he had me briefed on a lot of the golf course before I got here. So I sort of knew what to expect. "In general, it sets things up very well for me and I'm really happy." Kibsgaard Nielsen, who has yet to miss a cut in 2025 on the Ladies European Tour, registered six birdies and one bogey. "It started off a little bit slow," she admitted. "But then I got it going and was able to hit some fairways. "This course is not easy, so I just tried to stay in the moment and take one shot at a time." England's Eleanor Givens recorded six birdies and dropped two shots for a round of 68 to occupy second spot a shot further back, with France's Ariane Klotz and the Dorthea Forbrigd from Norway joint-third on thee under. Order of merit leader Mimi Rhodes stalks the leaders on two under, with the English woman sharing sixth place with 10 of her rivals, after a round of 70 which featured a hole-in-one on the par-three seventh. HOLE-IN-ONE 🚨 #OpenTenerife — Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) June 5, 2025
RTÉ News
18-05-2025
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Top-10 finish for Lauren Walsh as Mimi Rhodes wins Dutch Open
Lauren Walsh shot a final-round 70 to finish eighth at the Dutch Ladies Open as Mimi Rhodes continued her sensational rookie season to take victory at Goyer Golf & Country Club. Walsh finished on five-under par after a blemish-free round that included a pair of birdies to finish four shots adrift of the English winner. It was a good tournament too for Anna Foster who produced her best round on Sunday. A bogey-free 69 saw her move to three-under and a share of 12th place. After successive 71s, Canice Screene's 74 saw her slip to level-par while Annabel Wilson shot 73 to finish on one-over par. Sara Byrne missed the cut on Saturday in the three-round event. Victory went to Rhodes, her third Ladies European Tour (LET) title in the last four starts to cement her place at the top of the Order of Merit standings. Rhodes entered the final round tied at the top of the leaderboard alongside Spain's Nuria Iturrioz and Italy's Alessia Nobilio. "It's unbelievable", the 23-year-old said. "It's really hard to put into words how happy I am right now. It's very exciting for the future and for my career. "On the 18th green I was actually thinking about what I was going have for dinner so I wasn't overly stressed about it. I knew I was two shots ahead, so just knew I needed to hold par. It's all a bit of a dream still," she said.
