Garcia moves into top 20 in Ladies European Tour’s season finale

Nov 30, 2024 | Featured, South Africans abroad

Nicole Garcia made six birdies on Saturday to move into the top 20 after the third round of the Ladies European Tour’s season finale, the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana at Real Club Guadalhorce Golf in Malaga, Spain.

Garcia also made two late bogeys, on the 13th and the 16th, as she signed for a four-under-par 68 to move to four-under for the tournament and a share of 20th. Carlota Ciganda of Spain extended her lead at the top, firing a second consecutive round of six-under-par 66 to move to 17-under and hold a four-shot lead in front of Belgium’s Manon De Roey.

Joining the final group will be Spain’s Andrea Revuelta, who carded an impressive bogey-free round of 64 on the third day and gained 20 places to become third on the leaderboard. The 18-year-old amateur and England’s Rosie Davies both secured a new course record firing the lowest female score around Real Club Guadalhorce Golf.

Garcia made up for those back-nine bogeys with birdies on 17 and 18, and her performance projects her to climb two spots to 40th on the Order of Merit.

Casandra Alexander improved on her poor second round with a one-under-par 71 on moving day. At level-par for the tournament, she was in a share of 42nd, and projected to drop three places on the Order of Merit to 37th.

Lee-Anne Pace had a one-over 73 in the third round, and, in a share of 55th on two-over, is projected to drop two places to 55th in the Race to Costa del Sol.

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