Byrne stays in contention for LPGA Tour card
In Full Finish Ties Tour Gain Card Byrne: And Sara To A Top Must 25 Lpga
Sara Byrne remains in contention for an LPGA Tour card after an up and down day two at final qualifying on Friday.
Starting on the 10th at the Falls Course at RTJ at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Alabama, the Douglas golfer had three birdies and three bogeys on her opening nine. The pattern continued after the turn, with two more birdies offset by two bogeys before a birdie three on her final hole saw her card a round of one-under 70. This leaves the Curtis Cup star on level par overall, in a tie for 30th. With the top 25 players and ties gaining their card after the fifth and final round. Byrne is still well in the hunt.
Lauren Walsh's struggles continue however, as the Dubliner had a second successive three-over-par round to sit on +6 for the tournament.
Meanwhile, Julien Guerrier takes a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Nedbank Golf Challenge after producing a sensational 68 in strong winds on day two.
The Frenchman carded eight birdies and four bogeys to reach five under par, with a hole-out birdie from a bunker at the eighth one of many highlights from a topsy-turvy round.
With Gary Player Country Club showing its teeth on Friday, the leading score after 36 holes was one shot worse than Max Homa's 18-hole tally of six under.
Defending champion Homa had led for much of the day before back-to-back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th saw his two-shot advantage go up in smoke.
Guerrier's par save at the 18th left him one shot better off than countryman Romain Langasque and home favourite Ockie Strydom.
"First of all, it's a privilege to score under par in tough conditions like that," said Guerrier. "I am very pleased I made a lot of birdies.
"It was difficult to stay patient, you know you are going to make some mistakes, everybody does.
"This is difficult because you can hit some really good shots, like me on 17 but then you go into the water, just the wrong gust at the wrong moment, but that is part of this golf course."
