- Swedish rookie leads by two after two rounds at the La Sella Open
- France’s Anne-Charlotte Mora soars up the leaderboard firing a course record 63 (-9)
Sweden’s Sara Kjellker will take a two shot lead into the final round of the La Sella Open after carding a 70 (-2) on day three to move to 10-under par for the tournament.
After firing a sensational course record 64 (-8) in round one, the rookie continued where she left off on Saturday birdying the tight 12th and 13th holes after starting on the 10th.
A string of pars including a wonderful save on the 18th was followed by a birdie on the par-3 4th, with Kjellker’s only dropped shot of the day coming on the par-4 7th when she unable to get up and down.
“I received a lot of attention yesterday which of course I was happy about, because it was a really nice round,” Kjellker said. “I was happy with today’s round as well, it was pretty solid and my putter was good which helped me out in a lot of situations.
“I think the speed was a little trickier because of the grain but my eyes have been pretty good the last two days. Hopefully they can help me tomorrow as well. 18 was a massive par save. That put me back into the momentum and kept me going.”
A rookie on Tour, Kjellker’s best finish this season came in the opening week when she placed T7 at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open.
Two ahead of Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab heading into Sunday, a victory this week would see the Swede take home €150,000, earn Category 3 status (current season winners), and qualify for next month’s AIG Women’s Open.
“I talked to Linn [Grant] after her win on the LPGA,” Kjellker said, who won three European Team Championships alongside Grant and Maja Stark as an amateur. “It definitely inspired me this week. It’s been rough the last couple of weeks so it’s nice to get the confidence back.
“I’m just going to go out tomorrow and put down a really good score that I’m happy with and see where it will take me. I’m happy to be in this position and I’m going to enjoy it. This is what I practice for and where I want to be, so I’m proud of myself for being here.”
Hot on her heels is the before-mentioned Cheenglab, who overcame an unexpected obstacle on the 13th to eventually fire a second consecutive round of 68 (-4).
“Today I broke the toilet window and had to climb out because I got stuck in there,” the rookie explained. “I was worried because my [playing partners] were waiting…
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