Aine Donegan and Olivia Mehaffey cruised into the highest ten as Last Qualifying in Lalla Aicha Q-College reached the midway mark in Morocco.
Lahinch star Donegan made six birdies in a bogey-free 67 in her second spherical at Al Maaden Golf Marrakech to share tenth on six underneath with Mehaffey, who shot at three underneath 69 at Royal Golf Marrakech within the race to complete within the prime 20 and ties after 72 holes.
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They’re simply three strokes behind Thailand’s Napat Lertsadwattana, who fired a bogey-free eight underneath 65 at Al Maaden Golf Marrakech to guide on nine-under par.
The 24-year-old is teeing up on the Girls European Tour (LET) qualifying faculty for the primary time this week, having competed on the Epson Tour for the final two seasons.
She holds a one-shot lead with Last Qualifying now lowered to 72 holes following heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
“I feel at the moment my putts simply dropped,” Lertsadwattana mentioned, who missed out on an LPGA card at Q-Collection final week.
“I had a chat with my coach yesterday, like a two-hour name, and I feel it helped as a result of all the pieces was working at the moment. It went rather well.
“This yr, I simply thought, hmm, I wish to go to the LET. It’s truly fairly scary to me as a result of I’ve by no means performed in Europe earlier than. It’s a giant change. I do know of a whole lot of the Thai gamers who’ve competed on the LET, so I assumed it might be a great determination for me to return and play golf right here.”
Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez, Nigeria’s Georgia Oboh, and English duo Meghan MacLaren and Lauren Horsford share second spot on eight-under par
Alexandra Swayne, Poland’s Dorota Zalewska, Slovenia’s Ana Belac, and the USA’s Anna Morgan are joint sixth on seven-under par, whereas 9 gamers, together with Donegan and Mehaffey, spherical out the highest ten on six underneath.
A two over 74 left Annabel Wilson joint 77th on stage par, 5 photographs exterior the highest 20 and ties, whereas Canice Screene’s Fife over 77 left her 121st on 4 over.
A redraw has now been executed for spherical three, with all sides of the sphere switching programs as soon as once more.
The highest-20 and ties following the conclusion of 72 holes on Saturday, 20 December, will earn Class 12 standing for the 2026 LET season.
