Joanna Klatten - Photo: DR

More used to bright sunshine and lead temperatures, the Las Colinas Country Club was windswept on Sunday. As at the start of the week, but even stronger, the gusts yesterday reaching nearly 60 km / h. "It was a real obstacle course", recognize Joanna klatten, “With a wind that blew as rarely I have seen in my career. In addition, he was coming from the west, while for the last three days he was coming from the southeast. The course was very different from the other days, and the more difficult holes (8, 15, 16) were upwind, so really super hot! " Despite these dire conditions, the Frenchwoman did rather well. During a day when only two players managed to return a card under the par, her 75 (+4) allowed her to nibble two places for to rank 21st.

Klatten was even pointing at -2 after 7 holes, having birdied the two par 5s of the first leg (the 3 and the 7), but immediately fell back in line by conceding a double bogey at the 8. On the return, she inexorably lost ground with bogeys on 10, 11, 14, 16 and 17, before concluding on a nice note with a new birdie on 18. “I had a lot of trouble, once again, on the dosage of the long putts. But overall I am quite satisfied with my result this week ”, she positive. With good reason, since this 21st place, acquired with a total of +5, constitutes his best result since the start of the season on the LPGA Tour. Previously 98th, Joanna Klatten is now 75th in the Race to the CME Globe.

From his side Karine cher is down one row, in 24th position, after finishing 40th this Sunday at Irving. The tricolor number 1 had more difficulties than her compatriot, conceding two doubles and four bogeys, against two birdies, for a final card of 77 (+6). She finishes far from the winner, the Japanese Haru Nomura who ended up dominating the American Cristie Kerr after six play-off holes.

Source: ffgolf