Spanish Ladies European Tour members, caddies and friends were defeated 4-2 by their opponents from the Rest of the World in a friendly football match following the third round of the Open de España Femenino.
South African Connie Chen fired a superb final round of three-under-par 69 in hot and breezy conditions to earn her first Ladies European Tour victory at the Tenerife Open de España Femenino in the Canary Islands.
The 21-year-old from Pretoria ended on 12-under-par and two strokes clear of home favourite Carlota Ciganda after four rounds, with Beth Allen of the United States a stroke further behind in third and England’s Charley Hull in solo fourth place.
Connie Chen and Amy Boulden emerged from a crowded leader board to share the lead on nine under par after the third round of the Tenerife Open de España Femenino. The pair fired matching rounds of three under par 69 in hot conditions at Golf Costa Adeje to end the day a stroke ahead of Celine Herbin from France, who fired a sizzling seven under par 65.
Russian Maria Balikoeva added a second round of 69 to her opening 68 to tie for the lead with first round leader Trish Johnson after the second morning at the Tenerife Open de España Femenino at Golf Costa Adeje.
The glamorous 28-year-old Russian carded six birdies and three bogeys in hot and breezy conditions at Golf Costa Adeje to end the day on seven under par ahead of three other players.
Scotland´s Kylie Walker (71), Welshwoman Amy Boulden (69) and South African Connie Chen (70) all sit on six under but Solheim Cup winners Carlota Ciganda of Spain and Charley Hull from England lurk a stroke further behind.
The stunning sea-side course seems to suit Balikoeva´s game as her best finishes on the Ladies European Tour in 2008 and 2009, of tied fifth and equal 24th respectively, were recorded on the same golf course.
England´s Trish Johnson credited a red hot putter as she shot a seven-under-par 65 to set the pace in the Tenerife Open de España Femenino at Costa Adeje in the Canary Islands. The recent Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open champion fired eight birdies and one bogey in hot and sunny conditions to establish an early two stroke lead over South African Stacy Lee Bregman.
Trish Johnson, who won the Tenerife Ladies Open at Buenavista Golf Club in 2010, the same year she won the Open de France Feminin
The Ladies European Tour returns to Spain this week for the Tenerife Open de España Femenino at the stunning Golf Costa Adeje on the south west of the island.
A field of 126 players will contest the 18th tournament on the 2014 LET calendar, including three of last year’s European Solheim Cup winners, Carlota Ciganda, Azahara Muñoz and Charley Hull, who will play together for the first two rounds, teeing off at 8.45am on Thursday.
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Sweden`s Emma Westin has played in ten events this season on the LET Access Series, recording three wins and a further four top ten finishes. Westin has received an invitation for this week`s Tenerife Open de Espana Femenino, due to her win at the recent LETAS Mineks & Regnum Ladies Classic at National Golf in Turkey.