Anna Foster is seven shots off the pace heading into the final round of the Jabra Ladies Open at Evian Resort Golf Club.
It wasn’t the day the Elm Park star would have wanted after she bogeyed the first, tenth and seventeenth with her only birdie coming on the par-5 9th as she signed for a 73 and a level-par total.
Annabel Wilson made the cut on the number at four-over despite a second round of 76 while Canice Screene (+5) and Lauren Walsh (+6) bowed out after 36 holes.
Chiara Tamburlini produced a round of 68 to hold a one-shot lead in France.
The LET Order of Merit winner began the day in a share of seventh place after an opening 67.
Tamburlini began the day on the 15th tee, she dropped a shot on 16 but bounced back with a birdie on 17.
The 25-year-old then made birdies on the first, fourth, seventh and 11th before dropping another shot on 12 for her round of 68 and to lead with a score of seven-under-par.
“Yesterday was a bit of a rollercoaster, I had lots of birdies,” said Tamburlini. “Today was a bit more solid, I still hit a couple of bad tee shots, but they were all on par-fives where I could basically chip out and get myself back in play, so it was alright.
“I made a couple of good putts. I had good fun again with Mimi [Rhodes], it was just a two-some but it was very enjoyable playing with her. I’m excited for tomorrow, I’m going to have to work a bit on my chipping because every time I seem to miss a green, I seem to be making bogeys.
“I chipped three times today and made two bogeys. I missed the green on my last hole and made 10-footer for par, so I wouldn’t say that was an easy par. That was how the bogeys happened and a lot of two-putt pars. My speed control was really good because I had a couple of 50/60-footers that I hit really well, so it was quite stress-free from that point of view.”
Tamburlini is in search of her fourth LET title having won the Joburg Ladies Open, Lacoste Ladies Open de France, and Wistron Ladies Open in 2024.
The Swiss star is hoping to enjoy her final day in France with her mum on the bag before heading to the U.S. Women’s Open next week.
“I just checked the leaderboard and saw most of the girls who were pretty far up haven’t even started yet, so you don’t know where you’re going to be standing at the end of the day,” she continued. “But I’m definitely in a good position, I’m going to try and make lots of birdies again.
“On this course especially it’s important to not get too ahead of yourself because it’s so important to hit the fairways because from there you can give yourself much better chances than from the rough. Also, not forcing it too much, so just a happy medium really, and I have mum on the bag again, so that will be fun for sure.”
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