Nicole Garcia slipped back into a share of sixth on level par after the second round of the Lalla Meryem Cup on the Blue Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.
Garcia was tied with Karolin Lampert, Katja Pogacar and Noemi Jimenez Martin as they now chase Austrian Christine Wolf and German rookie Laura Fuenfstueck at the halfway mark.
Early starter Wolf grabbed the clubhouse lead with a 69 and was joined on three under by Fuenfstueck (71). The next-best placed player on two under is Australian Sarah Kemp (70), with the defending champion Klara Spilkova of the Czech Republic (70) and Sweden’s Lynn Karlsson (72) tied for fourth with only five players under par.
Garcia struggled on her first nine but recovered her form on the back nine.
‘I was quite tired today, so there were a few shots from the fairway when I lost concentration,’ said Garcia, who is still chasing her first LET win in 50 starts.
‘The first nine I struggled with my short game and on this course, it’s not easy to hit greens, which isn’t a good combination.’
Stacy Lee Bregman, who opened with a 70, surrendered her strong position with a 78 on Friday.
