Lacoste Ladies Open de France - Joanna Klatten at the start of the 14th credit Timothé Renaud / ASO

Imperial on the first nine holes where she made three birdies, Nelly korda seemed set to take off for good at the top of the leaderboard of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France. But the weather did get involved, a huge downpour causing a half-hour hiatus in mid-afternoon, and the 21-year-old American did not return to the course in the best possible conditions. . Three bogeys conceded between four holes, against a last birdie, forced her to return a card of 70 (-1) which keeps her in the lead. « I didn't hit the ball very well today, I missed more greens than usual so that makes the birdies harder to get. I was less after the interruption, but I held on. There are still 18 holes to play, so it's far from over ”, said the world number 10, which points to -11 after this third round.

The outcome of the 29th edition of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France this Sunday promises to be exciting since Repeat will play in the last part with two French women, Joanna Klatten and Céline Boutier. Already lined up together this Saturday, the Habs shone in front of their audience: 65 (-6) for the first, 67 (-4) for the second! “Other than a silly double bogey at 5, the rest of my game was very solid. I hit 14 out of 14 fairways, so it's a lot easier to create birdie chances. And once again, I putt very solidly ”, rejoiced The blob, which points in second position at -10, a blow behind Repeat.

Boutier for his part, completed the first leg by registering four birdies on his card, before aligning nine pars on the return. A satisfying day obviously for the French n ° 1, but a little frustrating too, since she is still four strokes behind the leader: “It was a low scoring day, so while I'm happy with my overall score I'm a little disappointed with my comeback as I didn't birdies. I nevertheless remain in a good position ”she said. The last part, which will bring together the top three Korda, Klatten et Boutier, will set off at 12:10 p.m. from tee n ° 1 on Sunday, for an outcome scheduled a little before 17 p.m.

Make way for children! More than 500 children from schools and day camps in the Aquitaine region came to meet the players from Wednesday to Friday. Today, 150 children from the region's golf clubs (Montendre, Gujan Mestras, La Nivelle, Pessac, Angoulême, Poitiers, Bordeaux Lac, Cameyrac) have come to attend the games. Last day of competition tomorrow with an award ceremony at 17 p.m. Access to the golf course and parking are free.

Lacoste Ladies Open de France: Korda alone in the lead, Klatten second