Title-holder Michele Thomson one off the 

pace with a 65 in Spain

LETAS NEWS RELEASE
Finland’s Sanna Nuutinen leads by one stroke with a four-under-par 64 in the first round of the LETAS event, the Ribeira Sacra Patrimonio de la Humanidad International Ladies Open, at Augas Santas Balneario and Golf Resort  in Spain.

Nuutinen credited her strong wedge play over the challenging course for her excellent score

“My wedge shots were pretty good today. When I had wedge in my hand I knew it was going to be a good one. I’ve been working hard with those because I knew I would need them on this course,” she said.

"I didn’t get nervous, I just wanted to make more birdies. I had some good chances but the putts just didn’t go in. I played here last year so I feel confident with the course. I know exactly where I want to be so I just go and hit it and not think too much.”

Aberdeenshire's defending champion Michele Thomson (pictured above) opened with a three-under-par 65, to sit one shot behind Nuutinen and alongside Spain’s Piti Martinez Bernal and Marion Duvernay from France. The Scot is enjoying being back at Augas Santas and hopes to retain the title she won 12 months ago.

“It's an honour to be back defending the title. The course has obviously had a lot of rain and the staff have done a fantastic job with the greens. So a credit to the green staff.

“Each tournament I have gained valuable experience. Within the year I have identified certain areas in my game, which I have worked hard on and it's great to see positive results. 

"I only had 26 putts today so that sums up my round. My short game was the key to a low score. I have great memories from last year so that helps me to stay confident, which is important on a course like this.”

Top Spanish amateur Maria Parra, Switzerland’s Caroline Rominger and Valdis Thora Jonsdottir from Iceland are all tied for fifth place, at two under par 66.  

FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
par 68

[+]	1		1	Sanna Nuutinen		F	-4	64				64
[+]	2		2	Piti Martinez Bernal		F*	-3	65				65
[+]	2		2	Michele Thomson		F	-3	65				65
[+]	2		2	Marion Duvernay		F*	-3	65				65
[+]	5		5	Caroline Rominger		F*	-2	66				66
[+]	5		5	Maria Parra (am)		F*	-2	66				66
[+]	5		5	Valdis Thora Jonsdottir		F	-2	66				66
[+]	8		8	Laura Jansone		F	-1	67				67
[+]	8		8	Rachael Goodall		F	-1	67				67
[+]	8		8	Olivia Winning (am)		F*	-1	67				67
[+]	8		8	Stefania Avanzo		F*	-1	67				67
[+]	12		12	Lien Willems		F*	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Natasha Fear (am)		F*	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Lucie Hinnerova		F	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Emilie Alonso		F*	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Gabriella Cowley		F*	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Noemi Jimenez		F	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Csilla Lajtai-Rozsa		F*	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Heather Stirling		F	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Olafia Kristinsdottir		F*	E	68				68
[+]	12		12	Emma Nilsson		F*	E	68				68
[+]	22		22	Virginia Espejo		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Maha Haddioui		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Kelsey Macdonald		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Leena Makkonen		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Ana Menendez		F*	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Luna Sobron (a)		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Tonje Daffinrud		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Emma Goddard		F*	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Astrid Vayson De Pradenne		F*	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Ines Lescudier		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Therese Nerpin		F	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Joyce Chong		F*	+1	69				69
[+]	22		22	Tracey Boyes		F*	+1	69				69
[+]	35		35	Lauralie Migneaux (am)		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Jamila Jaxaliyeva		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Maria Beautell		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Lucy Goddard		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Camilla Hedberg		F*	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Stacey Tate		F*	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Daisy Brierley		F*	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Chloe Williams (am)		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Marta Silva		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Kiran Matharu		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso (a)		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Susana Mendes Ribeiro		F*	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Flora Peuch		F	+2	70				70
[+]	35		35	Alexandra Bonetti		F	+2	70				70
Projected Cut +2
[+]	49		49	Elina Nummenpaa		F*	+3	71				71
[+]	49		49	Manon De Roey		F*	+3	71				71
[+]	49		49	Rebecca Mcginley		F	+3	71				71
[+]	49		49	Keely Chiericato		F*	+3	71				71
[+]	49		49	Viva Schlasberg		F	+3	71				71
[+]	49		49	Laura Murray		F	+3	71				71
[+]	49		49	Carolina Gonzalez Garcia		F*	+3	71				71
[+]	49		49	Clara Pietri		F	+3	71				71
[+]	57		57	Emily Slater (am)		F	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Marika Voss		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Carmen Alonso		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Anna Svenstrup		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Sophie Keech		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Elia Folch		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Jane Turner		F	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Chiara Mertens		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Ann-Kathrin Maier		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Olivia Dose		F	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Sofia Ljungqvist		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Elisabetta Bertini		F*	+4	72				72
[+]	57		57	Lisa Shervill		F	+4	72				72
[+]	70		70	Josephine Janson		F	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Marina Rinaldi		F*	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Mireia Prat		F	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Rebecca Wallace		F*	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Marian De Miguel		F	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Nina Muehl		F*	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Vivian Tsui		F	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Ksenia Eremina		F*	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Greta Isabella Voelker (am)		F*	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Manon Gidali		F*	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Kristina Rothengatter		F	+5	73				73
[+]	70		70	Marie Fourquier		F*	+5	73				73
[+]	82		82	Anais Maggetti		F	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Laura Sanchez Zuluaga		F*	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Sideri Vanova		F*	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Lauren Horsford (am)		F	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Sarah Nilsson		F*	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Josefin Odenring		F	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Emma Westin		F*	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Maria Alzueta Garcia (am)		F*	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Anna Christina Kindgren		F	+6	74				74
[+]	82		82	Patricia Lobato Moreno		F	+6	74				74
[+]	92		92	Laurence Herman		F	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Chloe Rogers		F*	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Marta Munoz Jimenez		F*	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Amanda Strang		F*	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Tamara Scheidegger		F*	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Cloe Frankish (a)		F	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Charlotte Austwick		F	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Alexandra Alang		F	+7	75				75
[+]	92		92	Maria Palacios		F	+7	75				75
[+]	101		101	Iona Stephen		F*	+8	76				76
[+]	101		101	Julia Davidsson		F	+8	76				76
[+]	101		101	Jessica Ljungberg		F	+8	76				76
[+]	101		101	Rachel Raastad		F	+8	76				76
[+]	101		101	Martyna Mierzwa		F	+8	76				76
[+]	101		101	Mayte Vizcarrondo		F	+8	76				76
[+]	101		101	Teresa Diez Moliner (am)		F	+8	76				76
[+]	101		101	Lauren Blease		F*	+8	76				76
[+]	109		109	Sarah Schober		F	+9	77				77
[+]	109		109	Veslemoy Heramb		F	+9	77				77
[+]	111		111	Eva-Maria Moehwald		F	+10	78				78
[+]	111		111	Gemma Fuster Anglada		F*	+10	78				78
[+]	113		113	Rebeca Maruri Aldaz (am)		F*	+12	80				80
[+]	114		114	Lisa Anderson		F	+16	84				84
[+]	115		115	Nicola Bennett		F	+17	85				85
	RETD			Fanny Cnops (am)