Denmark’s Amalie Leth-Nissen fired a bogey-free opening round of 64 (-7) to lead by two shots at the end of day one of the Final Qualifier at LET Q-School.
The 18-year-old was part of the triumphant Team Europe at the 2021 PING Junior Solheim Cup and was exempt to the final stage thanks to being in the top 25 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Leth-Nissen got off to a good start on the North Course rolling in a birdie on 11 before making three consecutively on holes 14 through 16.
The teenager rolled in three further birdies on her back nine, which was the front nine, to put herself at the top of the leaderboard on seven-under-par at La Manga Club.
“It was lovely, I was a bit nervous in the beginning but from there it was really nice and there was nice weather too. I was very happy,” she said.
“I came in here and I was just focusing on hitting one shot at a time and that was my focus the whole round. I putted really well. It was one of those days where everything dropped.
“The South Course is a bit longer, so we might have a little bit more space but there will be longer shots into the green. I will keep playing my game and hopefully, it’s good.”
Leth-Nissen has been preparing to play at LET Q-School for the latter part of the year, after deciding it would be a goal to play and see how it goes.
She explained: “I have been playing a lot of tournaments, doing pretty good the first half of the year but then struggled with the swing. The last six months I have just been working on my swing and preparing for this. I feel pretty fit and ready for what’s coming.
“I thought about Q-School last year, but then I am still in high school, so it made sense to stay there. This year from the beginning of the year I knew I wanted to play this and see how it goes. You never know, if I do bad then you can still play amateur and have lots of fun with tournaments like Augusta.”
Two players sit in second place two shots behind the leader with Norway’s Dorthea Forbrigd and Germany’s Sophie Hausmann each on five-under-par.
It was a round of 68 (-5) for Forbrigd, who teed it up on the South Course on day one, as she made two bogeys and seven birdies including four in-a-row between holes five and eight.
“I hit the ball really solid today,” said the Norwegian. “I played the Pre-Qualifier, so I’ve played the course a lot, but I’ve been hitting it solid all week and I made some putts, so it was really good. I hit some good shots, I had two…
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