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Fanali, Tan level as Magical Kenya Ladies Open enters final day
Italy's Alessandra Fanali follows the progress of her tee during the third round of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open Golf Tournament at the Vipingo Ridge golf course in Kilifi on February 10, 2024.
What you need to know:
- It was a neck-and-neck battle for the two ladies, with Fanali having birdied the second, fourth, seventh, ninth, 14th and finally at the 18th hole to complete a bogey-free round of six under par 67 and a total of nine under par 210
- The two leaders, who start the final round of the 300,000 Euros event, are four shots clear of Samantha Bruce from Philippines who birdied five holes but also dropped three shots to finish on two under par 71 and an all rounds total of four under par 215
- The leading group attracted a small crowd which included Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and Kenya Golf Union Chairman Philip Ochola
Italy’s Alessandra Fanali picked up a birdie at the closing hole of the third round, to tie at the top of the leaderboard with Singapore’s Shannon Tan on nine under par 210, going into the final round of the 2024 Magical Kenya Ladies Open at the par 73 Baobab Course Vipingo Ridge.
It was a neck-and-neck battle for the two ladies, with Fanali having birdied the second, fourth, seventh, ninth, 14th and finally at the 18th hole to complete a bogey-free round of six under par 67 and a total of nine under par 210, to tie with Tan who also shot six under par 67, having missed a birdie at the closing hole.
