Casandra Alexander Makes her Move on Round 2 of the Joburg Ladies Open
South Africa’s Casandra Alexander had no sooner taken the lead in the Joburg Ladies Open when the second round was suspended for rain for a premature end to the day at Modderfontein Golf Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 4 April, 2025.
The suspended first round had to be completed on Friday morning, and Alexander was one shot off the lead of England’s Mimi Rhodes. Alexander then started her second round strong with birdies at the first and third holes to take the lead on nine under par, one clear of Rhodes.
But a waterlogged course after more heavy rain meant the second round will have to be completed on Saturday, with 80 golfers in the field of 132 still out on the course. The round will resume at 08:00 on Saturday, with the third round set to tee off one hour after the completion of the second round.
Alexander, though, has handled the tough conditions superbly and made a strong move towards a maiden Ladies European Tour title as she flies the South African flag in this tournament.
Iceland’s Alexandra Swayne also took advantage on Friday and climbed to five under par overall with three holes to play, and France’s Agathe Laisne produced a sublime round of six-under-par 67 to climb to two under overall.
“It rains a lot in France so I’m used to these conditions. I like it. It’s different. I also made a lot of putts and hit 17 greens in regulation which helped,” said Laisne.
But for most of the field it was a challenging day. “There’s two aspects to playing in weather like this,” said South Africa’s Danielle du Toit, who is on three over par for the tournament through two holes of her second round.
“The first is how the rain affects the flight of your golf ball and things like how your ball rolls on the greens,” said Du Toit. “You never have a constant speed on the greens. Then you have the challenge of keeping everything dry. It’s a logistical nightmare for a golfer and caddie.”
Incomplete Scores on Day 2 of the Joburg Ladies Open on Friday, 4 March, 2025
-9 – Casandra Alexander 66 (-2) [3]
-8 – Mimi Rhodes (ENG) 65 (Par) [5]
-5 – Alexandra Swayne (ISV) 71 (-3) [15], Alice Hewson (ENG) 69 (-1) [3], Lauren Walsh (IRL) 68
-4 – Smilla Tarning Soenderby (DEN) 68 (+1) [16], Sofie Bringner (SWE) 70 (-1) [5], Shannon Tan (SIN) 67 (+2) [2], Kajsa Arwefjall (SWE) 69
-3 – Carolin Kauffmann (GER) 72 71, Chloe Williams (WAL) 71 72, Sara Kouskova (CZE) 70 (Par) [3], Lydia Hall (WAL) 70 (Par) [1], Harang Lee (ESP) 70, Anna Zanusso (ITA) 70, Klara Davidson Spilkova (CZE) 70, Blanca Fernandez (ESP) 70
-2 – Agathe Laisne (FRA) 77 67, Amy Taylor (ENG) 71 73, April Angurasaranee (THA) 74 70, Moa Folke (SWE) 72 (-1) [5], Sara Byrne (IRL) 72 (-1) [5], Anna Huang (CAN) 73 (-2) [5], Chiara Tamburlini (SUI) 70 (+1) [4], Helen Briem (GER) 72 (-1) [4], Bronte Law (ENG) 71 (Par) [3], Kim Metraux (SUI) 71 (Par) [2], Nuria Iturrioz (ESP) 71 (Par) [1], Kelsey Bennett (AUS) 71, Alessia Nobilio (ITA) 71, Tandi McCallum 71
-1 – Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (AUS) 70 75, Ellinor Sudow (SWE) 71 74, Sofie Kibsgaard (DEN) 72 73, Aunchisa Utama (THA) 72 73, Mayka Hoogeboom (NED) 75 70, Momoka Kobori (NZL) 72 73, Kylie Henry (SCO) 70 75, Brianna Navarrosa (USA) 73 (-1) [17], Ayako Uehara (JPN) 72 (Par) [17], Laura Beveridge (SCO) 72 (Par) [5], Lee-Anne Pace 73 (-1) [5], Teresa Toscano (ESP) 72 (Par) [5], Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 71 (+1) [5], Celine Herbin (FRA) 70 (+2) [4], Stacy Bregman 72 (Par) [4], Diksha Dagar (IND) 71 (+1) [3], Eleanor Givens (ENG) 73 (-1) [3], Verena Gimmy (GER) 72, Alessandra Fanali (ITA) 72, Kiera Floyd 72
Par – Gabrielle Venter 71 75, Romy Meekers (NED) 72 74, Anne-Charlotte Mora (FRA) 71 75, Megan Dennis (ENG) 73 73, Pranavi Urs (IND) 70 (+3) [15], Marta Martin (ESP) 73 (Par) [5], Hannah Burke (ENG) 71 (+2) [4], Dorthea Forbrigd (NOR) 74 (-1) [2], Pia Babnik (SVN) 73
Missed the cut:-
+1 – Lisa Pettersson (SWE) 78 69, Thalia Martin (ENG) 73 74, Elena Moosmann (SUI) 73 (+1) [16], Lucie Malchirand (FRA) 74 (Par) [16], Tina Mazarino (NOR) 75 (-1) [15], Laura Fuenfstueck (GER) 72 (+2) [2], Emma Spitz (AUT) 75 (-1) [1], Annabell Fuller (ENG) 73 (+1) [1]
+2 – Anna Magnusson (SWE) 74 74, Helen Kreuzer (GER) 71 77, Tereza Melecka (CZE) 74 74, Kaiyuree Moodley 74 74, Cecilie Finne-Ipsen (DEN) 75 73, Madelene Stavnar (NOR) 71 (+4) [15], Michelle Forsland (NOR) 71 (+4) [15], Nastasia Nadaud (FRA) 75 (Par) [5], Liz Young (ENG) 75 (Par) [1], Maria Hernandez (ESP) 76 (-1) [1], Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) 75, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 75, Nina Pegova (WHT) 75
+3 – Lauren Taylor (ENG) 73 76, Emie Peronnin (FRA) 80 69, Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) 74 75, Hayley Davis (ENG) 76 73, Nadia van der Westhuizen 76 73, Hannah Screen (ENG) 72 77, Amelia Garvey (NZL) 76 73, Cara Gainer (ENG) 76 (Par) [4], Danielle du Toit 77 (-1) [2], Perrine Delacour () 76, Pasqualle Coffa (NED) 76
+4 – Sarah Schober (AUT) 74 76, Emily Penttila (FIN) 73 77, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 72 78, Ginnie Ding (HKG) 73 77, Natacha Host Husted (DEN) 75 (+2) [15], Aline Krauter (GER) 74 (+3) [3], Cara Gorlei 77 (Par) [1], Nikki Hofstede (NED) 77, Kristyna Napoleaova (CZE) 77
+5 – Avani Prashanth (IND) 77 74, Agathe Sauzon (FRA) 74 77, Ariane Klotz (FRA) 79 72, Ana Pelaez Trivino (ESP) 78 (Par) [5], Lily May Humphreys (ENG) 77 (+1) [5], Daniela Darquea () 77 (+1) [2], Maha Haddioui (MAR) 78 (Par) [1]
+6 – Annabel Wilson (NIR) 75 77, Lora Assad 75 77, Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR) 75 (+4) [16], Jane Turner (SCO) 76 (+3) [16], Patricia Isabel Schmidt (GER) 76 (+3) [5], Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG) 77 (+2) [5], Trichat Cheenglab (THA) 78 (+1) [3], Luna Sobron Galmes (ESP) 79
+7 – Bonita Bredenhann (NAM) 74 79, Chiara Noja (GER) 77 76, Ivanna Samu 75 78, Gia Raad (a) 77 (+3) [16]
+8 – Brittney-Fay Berger 78 76, Rosie Davies (ENG) 80 (+1) [1]
+9 – Camille Chevalier (FRA) 76 79, Billie-Jo Smith (ENG) 76 79
+10 – Johanna Wrigley (SWE) 77 79, Tvesa Malik (IND) 77 79
+11 – Ana Dawson (IMN) 80 77
+12 – Lindi Coetzee 79 79
+14 – Yolanda Duma 78 82, Vanessa Knecht (SUI) 80 80, Isabella van Rooyen 79 (+8) [17]
RTD – Annabel Dimmock (ENG) 73 RTD
Incomplete Scores on Day 1
-8 – Mimi Rhodes (ENG)
-7 – Casandra Alexander
-6 – Shannon Tan (SIN)
-5 – Lauren Walsh (IRL), Pranavi Urs (IND) [13]
-4 – Alice Hewson (ENG), Kajsa Arwefjall (SWE), Hannah Screen (ENG) [16]
-3 – Sofie Bringner (SWE), Chiara Tamburlini (SUI), Celine Herbin (FRA), Sara Kouskova (CZE), Lydia Hall (WAL), Harang Lee (ESP), Anna Zanusso (ITA), Klara Davidson Spilkova (CZE), Blanca Fernandez (ESP), Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (AUS), Smilla Tarning Soenderby (DEN) [14], Madelene Stavnar (NOR) [13]
-2 – Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA), Hannah Burke (ENG), Diksha Dagar (IND), Bronte Law (ENG), Kim Metraux (SUI), Nuria Iturrioz (ESP), Kelsey Bennett (AUS), Alessia Nobilio (ITA), Tandi McCallum, Helen Kreuzer (GER), Ellinor Sudow (SWE), Amy Taylor (ENG), Gabrielle Venter, Anne-Charlotte Mora (FRA), Florentyna Parker (ENG) [17], Chloe Williams (WAL) [16], Kylie Henry (SCO) [15], Ayako Uehara (JPN) [14]
-1 – Laura Beveridge (SCO), Sara Byrne (IRL), Moa Folke (SWE), Teresa Toscano (ESP), Helen Briem (GER), Stacy Bregman, Laura Fuenfstueck (GER), Verena Gimmy (GER), Alessandra Fanali (ITA), Kiera Floyd, Carolin Kauffmann (GER), Sofie Kibsgaard (DEN), Aunchisa Utama (THA), Romy Meekers (NED), Momoka Kobori (NZL) [16], Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR) [15], Elena Moosmann (SUI) [14], Brianna Navarrosa (USA) [14], Michelle Forsland (NOR) [14]
Par – Lee-Anne Pace, Marta Martin (ESP), Anna Huang (CAN), Annabel Dimmock (ENG), Eleanor Givens (ENG), Annabell Fuller (ENG), Pia Babnik (SVN), Lauren Taylor (ENG), Emily Penttila (FIN), Thalia Martin (ENG) [16], Agathe Sauzon (FRA) [16], Jane Turner (SCO) [15], Ginnie Ding (HKG) [15], Amelia Garvey (NZL) [15], Natacha Host Husted (DEN) [14], Alexandra Swayne (ISV) [13]
+1 – Aline Krauter (GER), Dorthea Forbrigd (NOR), Bonita Bredenhann (NAM), Anna Magnusson (SWE), Sarah Schober (AUT), Tereza Melecka (CZE), Sanna Nuutinen (FIN), April Angurasaranee (THA), Mayka Hoogeboom (NED) [17], Megan Dennis (ENG) [16], Kaiyuree Moodley [16], Lucie Malchirand (FRA) [14], Tina Mazarino (NOR) [14]
+2 – Nastasia Nadaud (FRA), Liz Young (ENG), Emma Spitz (AUT), Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ), Carmen Alonso (ESP), Nina Pegova (WHT), Lora Assad, Annabel Wilson (NIR), Camille Chevalier (FRA) [17], Nadia van der Westhuizen [16], Ivanna Samu [16], Gia Raad (a) [15]
+3 – Patricia Isabel Schmidt (GER), Cara Gainer (ENG), Maria Hernandez (ESP), Perrine Delacour (FRA), Pasqualle Coffa (NED), Hayley Davis (ENG), Billie-Jo Smith (ENG) [16], Cecilie Finne-Ipsen (DEN) [16]
+4 – Lily May Humphreys (ENG), Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG), Danielle du Toit, Daniela Darquea (ECU), Cara Gorlei, Nikki Hofstede (NED), Kristyna Napoleaova (CZE), Avani Prashanth (IND), Johanna Wrigley (SWE), Agathe Laisne (FRA), Tvesa Malik (IND), Chiara Noja (GER)
+5 – Ana Pelaez Trivino (ESP), Trichat Cheenglab (THA), Maha Haddioui (MAR), Yolanda Duma, Brittney-Fay Berger, Lisa Pettersson (SWE), Ariane Klotz (FRA) [16], Isabella van Rooyen [14]
+6 – Luna Sobron Galmes (ESP), Lindi Coetzee
+7 – Rosie Davies (ENG), Vanessa Knecht (SUI), Ana Dawson (IMN), Emie Peronnin (FRA)
Original Copy: Sunshine Ladies Tour, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: South Africa’s Casandra Alexander had no sooner taken the lead in the Joburg Ladies Open when the second round was suspended for the day for rain during the second round of the Joburg Ladies Open at Modderfontein Golf Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 4 April, 2025. All Photos: Troy Winfield/Sunshine Ladies Tour
Photo 2 Caption: Alexander started her 2nd round strong with first and third holes birdies to take the lead on 9 under par, one clear of Mimi Rhodes.
Photo 3 Caption: England’s Alice Hewson is a chasing group of three with Alexandra Swayne and Lauren Walsh, four shots off the lead.
Crédito: Link de origem