Despite Shannon Aubert's 71, the France team suffered for its first round in Portugal with a total of 374 (+14), synonymous with fifteenth place. Nothing is lost yet to catch up with the eleven strokes behind which separate the ladies of the top 8.
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The French ladies team - Photo: DR - Source: ffgolf

While Sweden (-10), England (-9) and Italy (-8) occupy the top three roles as in the Girls, the French players had a sluggish start compared to their younger girls in Finland. It must be said that adversity, the course but also the climate is different.

Under the Portuguese heat, Shannon Aubert is the Frenchwoman who was able to pull out the best of the game. Author of three birdies against a double bogey on the par three of the 3, the Stanford student finished a blow under the par and in the provisional top 25 of the individual classification.

Launched last, Mathilda Cappeliez, whose fifth participation in a European Championship, ideally started his game with an eagle from the first par 5, ie the second hole. His first birdie at 5 did not compensate for his four bogeys on the outward journey, especially since nothing upset his card on the return trip except a double bogey. In 75 (+3), the Haut-Savoyarde, hampered by the wind, has not yet posted its best level at the Montado Golf Resort.

Manon Molle, Chloe Salort et Marion veysseyre all three make the same 76 card. A trio symbol of a French team in search of good technical fuel. Emma Grechi signs her an unrecognized 78 and no birdie.

 » The players didn't give up, but it didn't turn out in the right direction because the putts didn't fall. We are convinced that they have the potential to do better. They have no complex to have and can each recover three or four shots for the team tomorrow, positive the captain Florence masnada. Girls should seek excellence, not perfection. We allow ourselves less mistakes when looking for the perfect shot which is why they sometimes play better when they are in difficult situations because they do not have high expectations of an attack on the green where the ball would lie. on the fairway. This is a global observation for the whole field but which also concerns us. We must take our chance and not dramatize the result.  »

And the former Olympic ski medalist to confide: " I told the players they were lucky they could make mistakes. On the track, I couldn't do any.  “Wednesday for the second round, the Blue are ready to go down the track of qualifying to make up for their delay, provided they cross the doors that will stand in front of them.

Pierre-Francois Yves / ffgolf