Finland’s Krista Bakker shot an opening round of 67, five under par, to lead the CreditGate24 GolfSeries Hamburg Open at Treudelberg Golf & Country Club.
Finland’s Krista Bakker shot an opening round of 67, five under par, to lead the CreditGate24 GolfSeries Hamburg Open at Treudelberg Golf & Country Club, by one from France’s Emilie Piquot.
Bakker covered the opening nine holes in one under par in tough windy conditions. The Finn completed a flawless back nine with birdies on the 11th, 13th, 15th and 18th holes to be home in 32 shots. The 21-year-old will be hoping to improve on her season best on the LET Access Series, a 13th place finish at the recent CitizenGuard LETAS Trophy in Belgium.
“I had a lot of birdie chances today, I putted very solid so I hit it close to the pin. I holed two long putts, one from ten metres on the 15th. It was tough with the wind but I hit my driver quite far on a few holes so it was easier, but yes it was tough. I’m excited, hoping the weather will be good tomorrow and looking forward to it,” she said.
Piquot comes into this week’s event in good form after recording her first top ten with a 6th place finish in Belgium. The 24-year-old French player was tied for the lead with Bakker until she found the water right of the green on the final hole, resulting in a dropped shot and an opening round of four under par. The French player hails from Normandy in the north of France and felt quite comfortable in the tricky conditions.
“I made a good eagle on the 18th hole, so my 9th. I saved a lot of pars too so it was a good day. This weather is a bit like mine so it’s not difficult,” said Piquot.
Four players, Germany’s Olivia Cowan, Scotland’s Jane Turner, Leena Makkonen from Finland and Austrian Nina Muehl are all tied at 1 under par. The current LETAS Order of Merit leader, Germany’s Isi Gabsa sits in a group of eight players tied for 7th place at even par.
RESULTS
Pos Player
1 Krista BAKKER 67
2 Emilie PIQUOT 68
3 Leena MAKKONEN 71
Nina MUEHL 71
Jane TURNER 71
Olivia COWAN 71
7 Nobuhle DLAMINI 72
Michele THOMSON 72
Linda HENRIKSSON 72
Csilla LAJTAI-ROZSA 72
Josephine JANSON 72
Isi GABSA 72
Rachel RAASTAD 72
Joana DE SA PEREIRA 72
15 Rebecca MCGINLEY 73
Alexandra LENNARTSON 73
Christine WOLF 73
Cecilie LUNDGREEN 73
Stacey TATE 73
Lucie HINNEROVA 73
Laurette MARITZ 73
Jessica LJUNGBERG 73
Manon DE ROEY 73
Johanna BJORK 73
Tara DELANEY 73
Fabienne IN-ALBON 73
Laura SANCHEZ ZULUAGA 73
28 Annika NYKANEN 74
Maria PALACIOS 74
Olafia KRISTINSDOTTIR 74
Victoria LOVELADY 74
Laure SIBILLE 74
Natalia ESCURIOLA (AM) 74
Johanna GUSTAVSSON 74
Lynn CARLSSON 74
Emma NILSSON 74
37 Kiran MATHARU 75
Stefania AVANZO 75
Sanna NUUTINEN 75
Emma CABRERA-BELLO 75
Amina WOLF 75
Natalie WILLE 75
Keely CHIERICATO 75
Lisa ANDERSON 75
Olivia DOSE 75
46 Caroline ROMINGER 76
Amanda STRANG 76
Miriam NAGL 76
Carolina GONZALEZ GARCIA 76
Emelie WESTRUP 76
Greta Isabella VOELKER 76
Marie FOURQUIER 76
Oona VARTIAINEN 76
Lina ELMSATER 76
Rachael GOODALL 76
56 Jessica RIGBY 77
Marta SILVA 77
Patricia LOBATO MORENO 77
Maria BEAUTELL 77
Lien WILLEMS 77
Elina NUMMENPAA 77
Joyce CHONG 77
Vittoria VALVASSORI 77
Ariane PROVOT 77
Chiara BRIZZOLARI 77
Luisa DITTRICH 77
67 Sarah ATTWOOD 78
Josefin ODENRING 78
Sandra CARLBORG 78
Mireia PRAT 78
Sarah SCHOBER 78
Piti Martinez BERNAL 78
Marian DE MIGUEL 78
Anna Christina KINDGREN 78
Maria ROOS 78
76 Astrid VAYSON DE PRADENNE 79
Clara PIETRI 79
Francesca CUTURI 79
Sofia LJUNGQVIST 79
Eva-Maria MOEHWALD 79
Hanna ROOS 79
Virginia ESPEJO 79
Anna ROSSI 79
84 Nina PEGOVA 80
Marta MUNOZ JIMENEZ 80
Rebecca GREEN 80
Martyna MIERZWA 80
Carmen ALONSO 80
Marika VOSS 80
Nicola BENNETT 80
Melodie BOURDY 80
Marion DUVERNAY 80
Monja RICHARDS 80
94 Vera SHIMANSKAYA 81
Mayte VIZCARRONDO 81
Gemma WEBSTER 81
Alessandra BRAIDA 81
Gemma FUSTER ANGLADA 81
Sideri VANOVA 81
Daisy BRIERLEY 81
101 Lauren BLEASE 82
Julia DAVIDSSON 82
Karolin LAMPERT 82
Laura SEDDA 82
Eva KOZELUHOVA 82
106 Kym LARRATT 83
Anna SVENSTRUP 83
Miriam EMMERT (Am) 83
Eve MAYR (Am) 83
110 Erika HOLMEN 84
Veslemoy HERAMB 84
Lara GROSSE (Am) 84
113 Kristina ROTHENGATTER 85
Alessandra AVERNA 85
115 Lauren MACKINTOSH (Am) 87