Astrid Vayson de Pradenne co-leader Bossey after T1 - Photo credit: Nathalie Vion

65 for girls, 64 for Alexander Levy in 2010

The first day of the Bossey Ladies Championship, this Tuesday, August 15, 2017, ended in a draw between France and Scotland: 65 to 65.
In truth, not null at all, the services of the French Astrid Vayson de Pradenne and the Scottish Jane Turner, who took the co-direction of the tournament from the start. On the par 71 signed Robert Trent-Jones son , the two players signed a resounding -6. Just one less move and their card would have displayed the 64 signed by Alexander Levy in 2010 when the French number 1, still an amateur, had won the Jean Lignel Trophy in Bossey!

A Scottish epileptic but "not ashamed"

Miss Turner, 26, created the surprise with this fanfare departure. His 2017 season on LETAS, apart from a recent 10th place at the start of August at the Castellum Ladies Open in Sweden, has so far resulted in places from 20 to 25th and missed cuts.
The player of Craigielaw Golf presents herself with a certain humor on social networks: “Jane Turner, Professional golfer on LETAS, diet without carbohydrates, epilectic but not ashamed
(epilectic but not ashamed of it).
The proof that a sportswoman encountering health problems can line up 8 birdies for 2 bogeys,
take 15 greens in regulation on 18 and magnify your day with 26 little putts only.

Personal records for Vayson de Pradenne

In terms of fine statistics, Astrid Vayson de Pradenne also provides. It is with 9 birdies for 3 bogeys that the native of Châteauneuf-du-Pape committed his own 65.
The 31-year-old physiotherapist exults: “I had never succeeded 5 birdies in a row!
My record was 4. Same for the total number of birdies.
I was at 8, here I am at 9! It may be because I did a session of
consciousness changed in the morning with Lilian, the super yoga teacher who came for us.
Thanks to the organization of Pitch & Putt! »The sparkling Frenchwoman, who arrived late at golf (15 years old) and who has only been a part-time pro since 2013 (after finishing her studies, and still today between two itinerant physiotherapy missions) expects a lot from the Bossey Ladies Championship.

Astrid "wants to go" to the Lacoste Ladies Open in France

Excellent in recent weeks on LETAS (3rd July 14 in Spain, 2nd August 4 in Sweden), Mademoiselle Vayson de Pradenne dreams only of one thing: "I want to prove, again here, that I deserve an invitation for the Lacoste Ladies Open de France next October in Chantaco!
It's so special to play your National Open, at home, at home.
I already asked ... I want to go! »Strong and invigorating personality in any case that this Astrid who says to have had the click, this year during a stage of LETAS in Finland:« I was lodged in a Swedish family. They transmitted so much love to me, we cried when we parted! "

Anaïs Meyssonnier, from the Camargue to Bossey

Behind the two co-leaders at -6, a lot of emotions also for the young Frenchwoman Anaïs Meyssonnier, 3rd tied at -4 (67) with the Spanish Natalia Escuriola. At 20, the Camarguaise d'Arles particularly tastes "the magnificent course of Bossey". Its powerful play flourishes there (278 metersN at the drive at n ° 18 ... Even downhill, it's ok!)
For his first year on LETAS (Anaïs is part of the group of neo-pros supervised by
the federal trainer Édouard Brechignac), she naturally recorded some missed cuts:
"Integration on the circuit is not so obvious, there is sometimes a little pressure that settles ..."

Already a remarkable first tour in June in Évian

The pressure, the stress, the young Meyssonnier had felt them pass during the Jabra Ladies Open in June in Évian. As in Bossey, she signed a first anthology round there: a 66 synonymous with provisional leadership in front of all the "old women"! But Anaïs finally finished 22nd in this tournament
also qualifying for the 2017 Evian Championship, two cards of 74 having followed his 66.
"It still remains a good memory," she says.
While noting that, decidedly, her game as a golfer in the South flourishes in Haute-Savoie, from Évian to Bossey: "It seems that the mountains succeed me. "

MacLaren, Derrey and Cie remain in ambush

Many have thought of a great success in the new French tournament on the LET Access Series circuit program.
Meghan Mac Laren, the Englishwoman who runs under the colors of Pitch & Play (promoter of the event) and who is number 1 in front of the French Valentine Derrey in the LETAS ranking, is 6th at -2, tied with the Niçoise Justine Dreher and Swedish Emma Nilsson.
As for Derrey, she was not picked up either: 9th tied at -1 for the double winner this year in the second European division. Note that at the end of the second round on Wednesday 16, the cut will only retain the first 45 for the third and last round of Thursday 17 August.
It is the LETAS format.

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