Anna Nordqvist put herself to the top of the leaderboard heading into the final day at the Big Green Egg Open, with a third round score of 67 (-5) seeing her take the initiative on Saturday.
The three-time Major winner turned on the style in the latter part of her day, with three birdies in her final three holes seeing her take a one-shot advantage into Sunday’s action in The Netherlands on -7 overall.
The Solheim Cup star has India’s Vani Kapoor and Austria’s Sarah Schober for company at the top of the standings on -6, with the duo still in contention after 54 holes played at Rosendaelsche Golf Club.
It was a return to form for Nordqvist at the start of the weekend, who overturned a six-shot deficit from the start of the day to take the ascendency, and she was delighted with her day’s efforts.
“I played really solid today, I hit a lot of good shots but didn’t seem to make putts on the front nine, but I turned in two-under,” she said.
“I three-putted ten, made a long one on eleven, but it was nice to finish with three good birdies. I’m really happy, it was a solid day, I’ve been struggling with the speed of the greens but there were a few good moments out there today, so I’m really pleased with the end of the round.
“I feel like patience was my key today, I thought I did a lot of good things but they didn’t pay off early on, but making that putt on 15 was definitely a big momentum change.
“I felt like I hit the ball really well and it was actually quite windy out there, I think I missed two fairways and two greens which is great.”
The Swede dealt excellently with the windier conditions in The Netherlands on Saturday, with birdies on the fourth and eighth seeing her finish the front nine in 34 shots, before dropping her only shot of the day on the tenth.
That was soon forgotten about with a bounce-back birdie on 11, before a clutch-putt from 15-feet on the 15th saw her expertly save herself from dropping another shot on the back nine.
And that proved to be a complete momentum-changer for the 2021 AIG Women’s Open Champion, who rolled in birdies on 16, 17 and 18 to elevate herself to the top of the standings.
After taking two weeks away from the course to be with friends and family back in Sweden, it has taken a few days for Nordqvist to get back to top gear, but Saturday was the day where it all clicked.
With a busy summer ahead of her, the Swede was keen to make the most of time with her loved…
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