The Indian challenge at the Dutch Ladies Open came to an early end as Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik, and Ridhima Dilawari all missed the 36-hole cut. This marked the last Ladies European Tour event before the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Vani, who had a promising start with a 2-under 70 in the first round, struggled in the second round, shooting a 4-over 76. This ultimately left her one shot short of the cut, finishing at 2-over. The cut was set at 1-over. Tvesa (73-80) and Ridhima (73-75) also failed to advance to the final round.
Meanwhile, Swiss golfer Kim Metraux continued her impressive performance, following up her fantastic first round with a 5-under 67. This extended her lead at the top of the leaderboard to five strokes. Metraux, seeking her maiden LET victory, had already taken the overnight lead with an opening round of 65 (-7) at Hilversumsche Golf Club.
Starting her second round on the 10th tee, Metraux birdied the 10th hole before back-to-back bogeys on the 11th and 12th. However, she quickly regained her rhythm, sinking birdies on the 13th and 17th holes to make the turn in one-under. Metraux then continued her strong play on the back nine, rolling in four more birdies for a total of five-under on the day. This impressive performance put her at 12-under-par, leading by a comfortable margin.
Metraux is the older sister of Morgane Metraux, who won the Jabra Ladies Open earlier this year.
In a close chase behind the leader, England’s Liz Young and Singapore’s Shannon Tan tied for second place at seven-under-par. Young, the 2022 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open champion, carded rounds of 68-69 over the first two days in the Netherlands.
Germany’s Laura Funfstuck and Czechia’s Jana Melichova are in a tie for fourth place on six-under-par, one shot behind the second-place duo.
The cut fell at +1, with 68 players advancing to the final day of competition. The next LET event will be the Women’s Scottish Open, scheduled for a week after the Olympics, followed by the AIG Women’s Open in the last week of August.
