Gwladys Nocera with a superb 66, climbs up to second place in the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open at the halfway point. Three strokes from the head, the experienced tricolor is alongside the American Beth Allen, who confirms that she is indeed one of the best players of the European season, accompanied by the English Holly Clyburn and Georgia Hall.

  • Gwladys Nocera - © TJones / LET
Olafia Kristinsdottir kept her cool at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club in Abu Dhabi on Thursday with a second round of 66, extending her lead to three strokes over her four pursuers for the inaugural Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open.

At 24, the Icelandic from Reykjavik did not crack under the pressure, keeping the lead from the laederbord at -13 under par.

England's Georgia Hall signed the women's course record with a card of 64 (-8) and shares with compatriot Holly Clyburn (66), France's Gwladys Nocera (66) and Beth Allen for the United States (68) second place in the intermediate classification at -10.

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Kristinsdottir, who remained at the head of the tournament, made seven birdies and a single bogey in scorching conditions. His coolness and his mentality made the difference, despite his lack of experience on the professional circuit, it is only his sixth tournament on the Ladies European Tour.

"It's me who decides not to let the affect take precedence over me, so I tried to do the same day as yesterday, without additional pressure"said Kristinsdottir. “I wasn't really nervous and surprised because it was so much fun yesterday. The whole of Iceland was really excited and behind me and it was the explosion of joy, I thought, I have to stay calm, and I managed to do it, it was a really good feeling ".

Gwladys Nocera made eight birdies “It was a very good day, I put in one of the longest putts of my career on the 12th, it was really exhilarating. I had very good ball contact and my iron shots were good. I didn't think the scores would be so low, the greens are great, the balls keep their line well. "

Salle played earlier today and made eight birdies. She said: "I'm very happy because there weren't any bogeys on my card and I played really well, and I had fun I wasn't thinking about my game at all: I just wanted to chain the birdies" .

See the results in the second round