Four Irish players in the hunt for LET cards
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Sara Byrne remains in the hunt for a Ladies European Tour card ahead of the final round on Friday.
The Douglas player shot a one-under-par 72 at the Final Qualifier of Lalla Aicha Q-School in Morocco to sit in a tie for 13th on eight under par.
Two early birdies were offset by bogeys but birdie on the par-5 finishing hole at Al Maaden Golf Marrakech leaves Byrne, 23, well in contention. The top-20 players and ties will earn their cards after the final round.
In all, four of the five Irish players are in contention for cards.
Anna Foster produced a round of 70 (-2) at Royal Golf Marrakech to be in solo fifth place on 13-under-par.
“It’s funny, I shot one-under here the other day, and I felt like I played a lot better here today and I was reminding myself of that throughout the round when I wasn’t at the same score,” the Dubliner told ladieseuropeantour.com.
“I stayed super patient and kept grinding it out and finally, a few dropped towards the end which was great to see. Especially the last five holes, just being able to bring that momentum into tomorrow will be great.
“My short game in general was good, I had to do a bit of work today. I give a lot of credit to my scrambling, it’s quite an intimidating course to play in comparison to Al Maaden, so really trying to plot your way around is the main focus. All I was trying to do was fairway, green, two-putt, next hole. To make a few birdies was a bonus.”
Annabel Wilson is tied for ninth on 11 under, while amateur Canice Screene is on five-under, in a tie for 26th.
There was disappointment for Olivia Mehaffey who missed the cut and has failed to regain her tour card.
Daniela Darquea fired a round of 66 (-7) to hold a two-shot lead at the 72-hole mark. The Ecuadorian went bogey-free on day four.
