Even at five feet tall, Chiara Tamburlini stood like a giant over this year’s Joburg Ladies Open as the Swiss professional claimed a record seven-shot victory in this Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour event at Modderfontein Golf Club on Sunday.
Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini will take a six-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Joburg Ladies Open after one of the newest stars in European women’s golf seized control of this Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour event at Modderfontein Golf Club.
Thailand’s April Angurasaranee took one look at the Modderfontein Golf Club earlier in the week and immediately liked what she saw. It certainly showed in her magnificent round of six under par 67 to lead the first round of the Joburg Ladies Open.
South Africa’s Casandra Alexander heads into Thursday’s first round of the Joburg Ladies Open hoping to unlock two secrets at the moment – the secret to Modderfontein Golf Club, and the greater secret of how to turn three seasons of remarkable Sunshine Ladies Tour consistency into an overall Investec Order of Merit triumph.
The €300 000 Joburg Ladies Open will tee off as the first of two Sunshine Ladies Tour events co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour at Modderfontein Golf Club from 18-21 April, and with a powerful message to the world of how this tournament continues to fight for “Dignity for a Girl Child”.