ARWEFJALL HOLDS SOLO LEAD THROUGH 18 HOLES IN SUN-SOAKED SWITZERLAND

Kajsa Arwefjall continued her fine form on day one at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open firing a round of 64 (-7) in sweltering conditions to lead Spanish duo Luna Sobron Galmes and Amaia Latorre by one shot.

Having finished T10 at last week’s PIF London Championship, the Swede kept the birdies coming at Golfpark Holzhäusern carding eight red numbers and dropping just one shot to move to the top of the leaderboard.

The scorecard came courtesy of some pinpoint approach play as Arwefjall was left with tap-in birdies at the 11th, 12th and 13th on day one in Switzerland.
“It was just very fun out there,” the 26-year-old said. “I was hitting it very well – hit a lot of fairways and gave myself a lot of opportunities for birdies. I made them too which was great! I had a birdie putt on 18 to actually shoot my best ever score but it went too far right. Overall it was fun to shoot seven-under.”

Arwefjall, currently 12th on the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit, is no stranger to Golfpark Holzhäusern having finished T2 here last year as Alice Hewson claimed a five-shot victory.

“It’s playing a little bit different from last year,” the Swede explained, also a runner-up at the MCB Ladies Classic – Mauritius earlier this year. “The fairways are a little bit firmer so you have to think a little bit differently off the tee. The greens are really receptive though so you’re able to fire it right at the pins.”

Anna Foster is leading the Irish charge shooting a fantastic 4-under-par 67 to lie in tied 9th place, her round included an eagle on the 3rd, birdies on the 7th, 9th and 17th, a solitary bogey on the 10th the only blip on her card.

Annabel Wilson is next with a 72 for tied 66th; Sara Byrne lies tied 97th with 74; Aine Donegan is at tied 113th with a 76 and Olivia Mehaffey is tied 120 after a 77.

Photo: Kajsa Arwefiall by LET.