France’s Lucie Malchirand Gifts Herself a Maiden Sunshine Ladies Tour Title
France’s Lucie Malchirand spoiled herself in her birthday week by winning her maiden Sunshine Ladies Tour title at the Standard Bank Ladies Open hosted by The City of Cape Town at Durbanville Golf Club in the Western Cape, on Saturday, 22 February, 2025.
Malchirand – who celebrated her 22nd birthday during the second round of the tournament – closed with a level-par 72 to finish on 12 under par, four shots clear of South Africa’s Casandra Alexander and Romy Meekers from The Netherlands who tied for second place on eight under par for the tournament.
“I’m really happy. It’s amazing to win my first tournament of the season. It means that I’m starting well and I’m really proud of myself. It’s been tough since I turned pro so this win means a lot.”
2025 Standard Bank Ladies Open Champion, France’s Lucie Malchirand
Malchirand turned professional in 2021 shortly after winning the Ladies Italian Open as an amateur, but this week’s victory is her first professional win since joining the Ladies European Tour.
“Today was really stressful. I made two birdies at the start and I was two under after the first eight holes. I wasn’t under pressure at all. Then I made one bogey and then another bogey so I had to talk to myself to keep on going.”
Malchirand says she enjoyed the excitement of the final round. “I had a great fight with Casandra Alexander at the end. It was nice. I enjoyed it,” she said.
South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace finished tied fourth with Czech Tereza Melecka on seven under par. Pace narrowly lost in a playoff to Danielle du Toit during last weekend’s NTT DATA Ladies Pro-Am, which kicked off the 2025 Sunshine Ladies Tour season.
The third tournament on this year’s Sunshine Ladies Tour, the Jabra Ladies Classic, will be played at Westlake Golf Club from 26-28 February.
Third Round Results at the Standard Bank Ladies Open at the Durbanville Golf Club in Cape Town, the Western Cape, on Saturday, 22 February, 2025
204 – Lucie Malchirand (FRA) 64 68 72
208 – Romy Meekers (NED) 72 67 69, Casandra Alexander 70 68 70
209 – Lee-Anne Pace 71 70 68, Tereza Melecka (CZE) 71 68 70
210 – Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir (ISL) 68 71 71
211 – Sofie Kibsgaard (DEN) 74 68 69, Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) 67 70 74
213 – Emie Peronnin (FRA) 72 72 69, Emily Penttila (FIN) 73 68 72
214 – Kiera Floyd 72 73 69, Nadia van der Westhuizen 72 73 69, Helen Kreuzer (GER) 73 68 73
215 – Alexandra Swayne (ISV) 74 71 70, Andrea Bergsdottir (ICE) 75 69 71, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 75 71 69, Harang Lee (ESP) 71 72 72, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 71 70 74
216 – Chloe Salort (FRA) 71 74 71, Anne-Charlotte Mora (FRA) 74 70 72, Lorna McClymont (SCO) 69 74 73
217 – Madelene Stavnar (NOR) 73 73 71, Tina Mazarino (NOR) 73 71 73, Stacy Bregman 72 74 71
218 – Michaela Fletcher 70 75 73, Kaiyuree Moodley 70 73 75
219 – Carolin Kauffmann (GER) 71 76 72, Danielle du Toit 71 76 72
220 – Louisa Carlbom (SWE) 74 72 74, Lenanda van der Watt 75 71 74, Celina Sattelkau (GER) 76 71 73
221 – Andrea Lignell (SWE) 73 71 77, Cara Gorlei 75 69 77, Hayley Davis (ENG) 72 70 79, Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR) 71 76 74, Symone Henriques 74 73 74
222 – Natasha Fear (ESP) 73 74 75
223 – Karoline Lund (NOR) 71 75 77, Verena Gimmy (GER) 71 75 77, Cara Ford 68 78 77, Isabella van Rooyen 74 73 76
Second Round Results on Friday, 21 February, 2025
132 – Lucie Malchirand (FRA) 64 68
137 – Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) 67 70
138 – Casandra Alexander 70 68
139 – Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir (ISL) 68 71, Tereza Melecka (CZE) 71 68, Romy Meekers (NED) 72 67
141 – Helen Kreuzer (GER) 73 68, Emily Penttila (FIN) 73 68, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 71 70, Lee-Anne Pace 71 70
142 – Hayley Davis (ENG) 72 70, Sofie Kibsgaard (DEN) 74 68
143 – Lorna McClymont (SCO) 69 74, Kaiyuree Moodley 70 73, Harang Lee (ESP) 71 72
144 – Emie Peronnin (FRA) 72 72, Cara Gorlei 75 69, Tina Mazarino (NOR) 73 71, Andrea Lignell (SWE) 73 71, Andrea Bergsdottir (ICE) 75 69, Anne-Charlotte Mora (FRA) 74 70
145 – Kiera Floyd 72 73, Chloe Salort (FRA) 71 74, Nadia van der Westhuizen 72 73, Alexandra Swayne (ISV) 74 71, Michaela Fletcher 70 75
146 – Madelene Stavnar (NOR) 73 73, Louisa Carlbom (SWE) 74 72, Karoline Lund (NOR) 71 75, Stacy Bregman 72 74, Verena Gimmy (GER) 71 75, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 75 71, Lenanda van der Watt 75 71, Cara Ford 68 78
147 – Isabella van Rooyen 74 73, Carolin Kauffmann (GER) 71 76, Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR) 71 76, Danielle du Toit 71 76, Symone Henriques 74 73, Natasha Fear (ESP) 73 74, Celina Sattelkau (GER) 76 71
Missed the cut:
148 – Ana Dawson (IMN) 75 73, Nina Pegova (WHT) 73 75, Hanna Tauber (GER) 72 76, Marta Perez Sanmartin (ESP) 72 76, Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) 72 76, Olivia Mehaffey (NIR) 76 72
149 – Gabrielle Venter 73 76, Kylie Henry (SCO) 72 77, Demi Flanagan 74 75, Bronwyn Doeg 74 75, Emma Grechi (FRA) 77 72
150 – Judith van der Voort (NED) 77 73, Brittney-Fay Berger 76 74, Louise Duncan (SCO) 76 74, Tandi McCallum 75 75, Kelsey Nicholas 75 75, Claire Minter (ZIM) 78 72
151 – Zethu Myeki 76 75, Lauren Taylor (ENG) 78 73, Ivanna Samu 77 74, Emma Falcher (FRA) 74 77
152 – Tara Griebenow 79 73, Bonita Bredenhann (NAM) 74 78, Ellie Vorster (CAN) 76 76, Jessica Bailey (ENG) 76 76, Anais Meyssonnier (FRA) 75 77, Laura Beveridge (SCO) 77 75
153 – Yolanda Duma 77 76, Corinne Viden (SWE) 78 75, Shannon O’Dwyer (ENG) 75 78, Sara Kjellker (SWE) 74 79
154 – Linn Wiberg (SWE) 78 76, Shawnelle de Lange 79 75, Jane Turner (SCO) 80 74, Lora Assad 78 76, Kajal Mistry 77 77, Selena Costabile (CAN) 76 78, Isabella Deilert (SWE) 74 80
155 – Chante van Zyl 80 75, Larissa Du Preez 81 74, Vicki Traut (a) 80 75, Rosie Belsham (ENG) 74 81, Thalia Martin (ENG) 78 77
156 – Vanessa Knecht (SUI) 82 74, Kim de Klerk 81 75
157 – Lindi Coetzee 82 75, Pasqualle Coffa (NED) 78 79, Jahaanvie Walia (ZAM) 77 80, Paris Hilinski (USA) 79 78
158 – Abigail O’Riordan (IRL) 77 81
159 – Chantal Dueringer (AUT) 79 80, Leontine Petit (FRA) 80 79, Tiia Koivisto (FIN) 76 83
160 – Hannah Arnold (USA) 82 78, Clara Pietri (SUI) 79 81, Lize-Mari Prinsloo 78 82, Eloise Healey (ENG) 82 78, Isabella Holpfer (AUT) 84 76
162 – Carey Dodds 83 79, Francesca Cuturi 81 81
164 – Michelle Forsland (NOR) 79 85, Chante de Lange 84 80, Kayla van der Merwe (a) 85 79
168 – Lee-Ann van der Merwe (a) 87 81
WDN – Nikki Hofstede (NED) 81 WDN
First Round Results on Thursday, 20 February, 2025
64 – Lucie Malchirand (FRA)
67 – Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ)
68 – Cara Gorlei, Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir (ISL)
69 – Lorna McClymont (SCO)
70 – Michaela Fletcher, Kaiyuree Moodley, Casandra Alexander
71 – Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA), Harang Lee (ESP), Lee-Anne Pace, Karoline Lund (NOR), Tereza Melecka (CZE), Chloe Salort (FRA), Carolin Kauffmann (GER), Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR), Verena Gimmy (GER), Danielle du Toit
72 – Hanna Tauber (GER), Marta Perez Sanmartin (ESP), Elina Nummenpaa (FIN), Kiera Floyd, Emie Peronnin (FRA), Stacy Bregman, Romy Meekers (NED), Hayley Davis (ENG), Nadia van der Westhuizen, Kylie Henry (SCO)
73 – Andrea Lignell (SWE), Natasha Fear (ESP), Madelene Stavnar (NOR), Gabrielle Venter, Nina Pegova (WHT), Helen Kreuzer (GER), Emily Penttila (FIN), Tina Mazarino (NOR)
74 – Demi Flanagan, Symone Henriques, Rosie Belsham (ENG), Emma Falcher (FRA), Bronwyn Doeg, Isabella Deilert (SWE), Anne-Charlotte Mora (FRA), Sofie Kibsgaard (DEN), Sara Kjellker (SWE), Louisa Carlbom (SWE), Isabella van Rooyen, Bonita Bredenhann (NAM), Alexandra Swayne (ISV)
75 – Andrea Bergsdottir (ICE), Shannon O’Dwyer (ENG), Lenanda van der Watt, Anais Meyssonnier (FRA), Ana Dawson (IMN), Tandi McCallum, Kelsey Nicholas, Cara Gorlei, Florentyna Parker (ENG)
76 – Jessica Bailey (ENG), Celina Sattelkau (GER), Selena Costabile (CAN), Olivia Mehaffey (NIR), Tiia Koivisto (FIN), Brittney-Fay Berger, Louise Duncan (SCO), Zethu Myeki, Ellie Vorster (CAN)
77 – Jahaanvie Walia (ZAM), Abigail O’Riordan (IRL), Kajal Mistry, Laura Beveridge (SCO), Emma Grechi (FRA), Judith van der Voort (NED), Yolanda Duma, Ivanna Samu
78 – Claire Minter (ZIM), Lize-Mari Prinsloo, Thalia Martin (ENG), Corinne Viden (SWE), Linn Wiberg (SWE), Lora Assad, Lauren Taylor (ENG), Pasqualle Coffa (NED)
79 – Paris Hilinski (USA), Tara Griebenow, Michelle Forsland (NOR), Shawnelle de Lange, Chantal Dueringer (AUT), Clara Pietri (SUI)
80 – Vicki Traut (a), Leontine Petit (FRA), Chante van Zyl, Jane Turner (SCO)
81 – Kim de Klerk, Francesca Cuturi, Larissa Du Preez, Nikki Hofstede (NED)
82 – Eloise Healey (ENG), Lindi Coetzee, Hannah Arnold (USA), Vanessa Knecht (SUI)
83 – Carey Dodds
84 – Chante de Lange, Isabella Holpfer (AUT)
85 – Kayla van der Merwe (a)
87 – Lee-Ann van der Merwe (a)
Original Copy: Sunshine Ladies Tour, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: France’s Lucie Malchirand has won her maiden Sunshine Ladies Tour title at the Standard Bank Ladies Open hosted by The City of Cape Town at Durbanville Golf Club in the Western Cape, on Saturday, 22 February, 2025. All Photos: Petri Oeschger / Sunshine Ladies Tour
Photo 2 Caption: Malchirand finished four shots clear of South Africa’s Casandra Alexander (pictured), and Romy Meekers, from the Netherlands. Photo: Heinrich Helmbold
Photo 3 Caption: Casandra Alexander and Romy Meekers (pictured) tied for second place on eight under par for the tournament. Photo: Heinrich Helmbold
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