Three years after the coronation of Céline Herbin at Chantaco, the last of a Habs at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, Marion Ricordeau will have the opportunity this Sunday to win in her turn in her national open. The player from Laon, in the Aisne, indeed shone this Saturday under the Girondin sun, offering herself a card of 67 (-4) thanks in particular to an extraordinary end of the game. "I hit a nice wedge on the 14th, which allowed me to make my first birdie of the return, while I was in the par for the day," she said. “Then at 15, after a second medium shot, I found myself on the green, but very far. And I go in 10 or 15 m for the birdie… I then went in 6 m on the 16, and finally 1,50 m on the 18. The putter did not let me down this afternoon, it was great! »At the time of signing her score card, Marion Ricordeau temporarily occupied the head of the tournament, but Nanna Madsen, two parties behind her, birdied at 17 to make a solid 69 (-2) which allows her to keep the lead. .

At -10 total, the Dane remains in the best position to succeed the American Cristie Kerr tomorrow, victorious at Chantaco last year. But the 32-year-old Frenchwoman, who is still chasing her first success on the Ladies European Tour, will be keen to end her week on a high note in front of an audience that is necessarily committed to her cause: “Despite my past few seasons, I know that I am able to play golf very well. It's finally falling into place, and it's nice because it doesn't happen often. I would like that to continue tomorrow, it would be the apotheosis! A victory on Sunday at the Golf du Médoc Resort would be the seventh for a French player in the history of the tournament, after those of Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (1988, 1993 and 1995), Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (2000), Stéphanie Arricau (2004) and Céline Herbin (2015). Sweden's Lynn Carlsson, third at -8, will accompany Madsen and Ricordeau in the last game this Sunday, at 11:55 am.

Three Bleues shared 15th place on the eve of the last round: Anne-Lise Caudal, who played 71 (par) today; Céline Herbin, who delivered a solid 69 (-2); and Jade Schaeffer-Calmels, whose 68 (-3) was illuminated by a hole-in-one at 17! “I hit a perfect 5 iron. I had 158m for the flag, and the ball fell 3-4m in front and rolled into the hole. A miracle ! It's my third hole-in-one, the second this year after a partly friendly game, but it's my first in a pro tournament, ”said the Reunionese. Further on the leaderboard, Isabelle Boineau is 27th at -2, Émie Peronnin 40th in the par, Valentine Derrey 54th at +2, Manon Mollé 58th at +3, Inès Lescudier 61st at +4, Céline Boutier and Emma Grechi 65th at +7 , and finally Camille Chevalier 68th at +8.

To crown this beautiful day, one hundred and fifty children from golf schools in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region attended the Lacoste clinic, carried out by the ambassadors of the crocodile brand Azahara Muñoz, Céline Herbin, Céline Boutier and Camille Chevalier, and supervised by the former champion Patricia Meunier-Lebouc.

Open to all: Amateurs, supporters and curious, it is possible to follow the games as close as possible to the golfers on the course of the Chateaux, at the Golf du Médoc Resort

Sunday 10/09 from 8:30 am

Free access and parking, public catering