Category: Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España

The glamorous 28-year-old Russian carded six birdies and three bogeys in hot and breezy conditions at Golf Costa Adeje to end the day on seven under par ahead of three other players.

Scotland´s Kylie Walker (71), Welshwoman Amy Boulden (69) and South African Connie Chen (70) all sit on six under but Solheim Cup winners Carlota Ciganda of Spain and Charley Hull from England lurk a stroke further behind.

The stunning sea-side course seems to suit Balikoeva´s game as her best finishes on the Ladies European Tour in 2008 and 2009, of tied fifth and equal 24th respectively, were recorded on the same golf course.

England´s Trish Johnson credited a red hot putter as she shot a seven-under-par 65 to set the pace in the Tenerife Open de España Femenino at Costa Adeje in the Canary Islands. The recent Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open champion fired eight birdies and one bogey in hot and sunny conditions to establish an early two stroke lead over South African Stacy Lee Bregman.

Trish Johnson, who won the Tenerife Ladies Open at Buenavista Golf Club in 2010, the same year she won the Open de France Feminin

The Ladies European Tour returns to Spain this week for the Tenerife Open de España Femenino at the stunning Golf Costa Adeje on the south west of the island.

A field of 126 players will contest the 18th tournament on the 2014 LET calendar, including three of last year’s European Solheim Cup winners, Carlota Ciganda, Azahara Muñoz and Charley Hull, who will play together for the first two rounds, teeing off at 8.45am on Thursday.

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Sweden`s Emma Westin has played in ten events this season on the LET Access Series, recording three wins and a further four top ten finishes. Westin has received an invitation for this week`s Tenerife Open de Espana Femenino, due to her win at the recent LETAS Mineks & Regnum Ladies Classic at National Golf in Turkey.

Carlota Ciganda has confirmed her participation in the Tenerife Open de España Femenino to be held at Golf Costa Adeje between 18 and 21 September and will make her sixth appearance in her national open, sponsored by Promotur Turismo de Canarias, Turismo de Tenerife and Reale Seguros.

Golf Costa Adeje, in the town of Adeje (Tenerife island), has been appointed to host the Tenerife Spanish Ladies Open 2014, competition framed within the Ladies European Tour that will take place between 18 and 21 September, with the main sponsorship of the Canarian Tourism Board, Tenerife Tourism Board and Reale Seguros, thus maintaining their long support to professional women’s golf.