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.


Krista Bakker

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