Another chance for Coakley
Carlow’s Rebecca Coakley must come from two strokes behind Hollands’ Dewi-Claire Schreefel if she is to win her maiden tour title in the €200,000 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in China.
The 29-year old shot a second round 70 to sit alone in third place on five-under par entering Sunday’s final round.
Schreefel shot a four-under 68 to lead by a stroke on seven under par 137 from compatriot Christel Boeljon, who fired a two under 70.
Bidding to become the first Irish woman to win on the LET, Coakley was pleased to be rewrded for some aggressive play as she carded three birdies and just one bogey in a solid round.
“My game was really good today,” said Coakley, who was fifth in this event last year. “The course layout is very forgiving to aggressive players and I took advantage of it.”
Scots Vikki Laing and Kylie Walker are just three shots off the pace in joint fourth on four under.
Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open
137 - Dewi-Claire Schreefel (NL) 69 68
138 - Christel Boeljon (NL) 68 70
139 - Rebecca Coakley (IRE) 69 70
140 - Vikki Laing (SCO) 69 71, Kylie Walker (SCO) 70 70
141 - Narisara Kerdrit (THA) 74 67, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 70 71, Jeehae Lee (KOR) 71 70
142 - Frances Bondad (AUS) 67 75, Huang Ping (CHN) 75 67, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 70 72, Margherita Rigon (ITA) 72 70
143 - Marjet van der Graaff (NL) 76 67, Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 68 75, Yan Jing (Am) (CHN) 72 71, Sophie Walker (ENG) 70 73, Julieta Granada (PAR) 72 71, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 71 72, Pornanong Phatlum (THA) 76 67, Hannah Jun (USA) 74 69
144 - Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 74 70, Stefanie Michl (AUT) 73 71, Ashleigh Simon (SA) 72 72, Danielle Bowers (ENG) 73 71, Katherine Kempter (USA) 73 71, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 73 71, Zhang Na (CHN) 72 72, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 73 71, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 75 69
145 - Diana D’Alessio (USA) 71 74, Becky Morgan (WAL) 75 70, Patcharajutar Kongkraphan (THA) 73 72, Louise Stahle (SWE) 71 74, Jessica Ji (KOR) 75 70, Carly Booth (SCO) 72 73, Russamee Gulyanamitta (THA) 74 71
146 - Felicity Johnson (ENG) 70 76, Bo-Mi Suh (KOR) 75 71, Virada Nirapathpongporn (THA) 72 74, Lidya Ivana Jaya (IDN) 74 72, Beth Allen (USA) 74 72, Lin Tzu Chi (TPE) 75 71, Shang Lin Yan (CHN) 74 72, Li Wei (CHN) 74 72, Wang Xin (Am) (CHN) 72 74
147 - Yang Tao Li (CHN) 71 76, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 73 74, Jenni Kuosa (FIN) 74 73, Caroline Rominger (SWI) 74 73, Smriti Mehra (IN) 73 74, Karen Lunn (AUS) 74 73, Tiffany Tavee (USA) 75 72
148 - Gao Shuang (CHN) 73 75, Zhong Xiao Long (CHN) 73 75, Tian Hong (CHN) 74 74, Laurette Maritz (SA) 76 72, Kate Combes (AUS) 75 73, Melissa Reid (ENG) 73 75, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 75 73, Elizabeth Smith (USA) 74 74, Ana Larraneta (ESP) 76 72
149 - Hanna-Leena Salonen (FIN) 76 73, Pan Yan Hong (CHN) 72 77, Trish Johnson (ENG) 75 74, Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 72 77, Yang Hong Mei (CHN) 72 77, Samantha Richdale (CAN) 75 74
Missed the cut:-
151 - Martina Gillen (IRE) 76 75
154 - Hazel Kavanagh (IRE) 77 77
156 - Tara Delaney (IRE) 78 78