Golf Ladies Open, baby Melgrati fourth two shots from the top

The first round of the Ladies Italian Open ended in Margara, in the Monferrato hills. Three leaders with scores of 67 (5 shots under par on the field) and then the blue flag waves in fourth position, two lengths behind (69), in a group of five. All screenings except her still amateur, Carolina Melgrati. The nineteen year old from Milan definitely likes the Fubine Monferrato track. You had finished in tenth position in this race last year with a final score of three strokes under par, the same result obtained today after the first 18 holes. Starting from 10, she played par for the top nine, then attacked in the second leg with four birdies and a bogey.

CONTINUITY’

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Grown between the holes of the Monza Park, Melgrati is currently number 39 in the world. There are not many exploits that have brought her up in the world ranking, but rather a remarkable consistency of performance in international competitions where the best are present (last April also on the field in Augusta in the elite field of the Women’s Amateur). And then a great long game. Meanwhile, she studies (business) and plays at the University of Arizona, first year. Just one shot further back three more blue: Virginia Elena Carta (she has been projecting for exactly one year, today a score that has not found satisfactions on the greens); Roberta Liti and Alessandra Fanali (amateur). In par and 29th position, Francesca Fiorellini and Benedetta Moresco (also amateurs).

THE RANKING

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At the top the sisters Métraux, Morgane and Kim, Swiss from Lausanne. Very connected but currently separated because they are part of two different tours. Morgan, two years younger (born in 1997), started from the European tour, then played the American Symetra Tour and in 2021 (thanks also to the victory in the Island Resort Championship) she gained access to the major tour. Kim, on the other hand, is currently playing on the European circuit. At the Tokyo 2021 Olympics it was Morgane who was supposed to represent Switzerland (together with Albane Valenzuela), but she had given way to her sister so as not to lose races and opportunities in the States and pursue the dream of the LPGA Tour in the best possible way. . She shares her leadership Sophie Bringner, Swedish: a bogey, an eagle and four birdies in her score. You still have eighteen holes tomorrow to establish the cut that will leave only the best 60 players in the competition and equal merit.