Screene and Byrne still in the hunt for tour cards at LET Q-School
The Second On Byrne After In Sits Round Under Marrakech Five Sara
Sara Byrne and Canice Screene remain in good positions after the second round of the Final Qualifier of Lalla Aicha Q-School in Morocco.
Amateur Screene is in share of third place with Germany’s Polly Mack, India’s Avani Pashanth, Spain’s Blanca Fernandez and Thailand’s Supamas Sangchan, all on seven-under-par.
Daniela Darquea and Kaiyuree Moodley sit in a share of first place on eight-under-par.
Sara Byrne carded a second round of one-under 72 to lie in a share of 12th place. The top-20 and ties after the final round will earn their full tour cards for the 2025 season. Byrne dropped a shot at the third, and had a double-bogey six on the eight, but four birdies help her maintain positive momentum for the five-round event.
London-native Screene had another solid day on the golf course carding a 70 (-2) which included four birdies at Royal Golf Marrakech, one of two courses being used this week along with Al Maaden Golf Marrakech.
“It’s just so different at this course,” Screene told ladieseuropeantour.com. “I think visually is the biggest thing. I was trying to remind myself it’s not as tight as it looks, it just looks a lot worse. But actually, I pretty much hit most fairways, I just didn’t hole as many putts today. It’s tough, the courses are just so different, so adjusting is hard.
“I’m really happy. I’m hitting the ball nicely and when the putts go in, the scores have been low. I’m just going to try and keep doing the same thing and hopefully, more putts will roll in tomorrow.
“I was more nervous about coming here [to Royal] just because this was so different. Noria and Al Maaden are kind of similar, then coming here, it was so different. But I’m a lot less threatened now after playing it today because I think I realize it’s just all in your head. It looks so narrow, but it isn’t. I definitely feel a bit more relaxed in the next two rounds.”
Annabel Wilson bounced back from a 75 in the opening round to card a bogey-free six-under par 67, moving her to three under overall and well in the hunt for a card. She sits alongside Anna Foster, who had a second successive 71.
However, Olivia Mehaffey slipped well off the pace in her bid to regain a tour card after a 78.
