13 May 2013 - South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace came from behind to end a three-year title drought when she triumphed at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open at the National Golf Club in Belek, Antalya on Sunday.

The Mossel Bay professional was two off the pace at the start of the final round but overhauled overnight leaders Charley Hull from England and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda to lift her sixth Ladies European Tour title since she won five times in 2010 on her way to claiming the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit.

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ANTALYA, Turkey (10 May 2013) - South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace is just one shot off the pace after the first round of the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open after the first round at the National Golf Club in Belek, Antalya.

Pace carded an opening three-under-par 70 to finish one shot behind first round leader Carlota Ciganda of Spain. The Mossel Bay professional is joint second with Australian Sarah Kemp, Carmen Alonso of Spain and Norway’s Cecilie Lundgreen.

The South African had to undergo surgery to her right elbow at the end of last season and is slowly coming back the form that saw her win five times in 2010 and claim the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit.

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SANYA (China), Nov 4, 2012 – Cassandra Kirkland of France came from a stroke behind to claim her first professional title at the Sanya Ladies Open in China.

The 28-year-old from Paris held off stiff opposition to post a final round 70 on a hot and breezy final day at Yalong Bay Golf Club.

She ended two strokes clear of fellow Frenchwoman Jade Schaeffer and England’s Holly Aitchison, with a further nine players a stroke back in a tie for fourth.

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2 November 2012

France’s Joanna Klatten grabbed the first round lead at the Sanya Ladies Open in China on Friday with an opening-round three under par 69 at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Hainan.

The 27-year-old from Paris ended a hot and blustery first round one shot ahead of fellow compatriot Celine Palomar and Thailand’s Numa Gulyanamitta while a further seven players shared fourth place a shot further back.

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SANYA (China) Oct 31, 2012: Favourite Lee-Anne Pace's challenge in the Sanya Ladies Open may be as good as over as the South African sustained injuries to her elbow on Tuesday night.

The 2010 event champion lost her balance and fell backwards hitting the edge of a mirror in the bungalow where she is staying at Yalong Bay Golf Club.

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Friday, 12 October 2012

Three out of the four South Africans that teed it up in Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying tournament in Florida have advanced through to the final stage.

George’s Lee-Anne Pace posted rounds of 70, 68, 72 and 72 at the Plantation Golf & Country Club, Venice, Florida to finish at six-under-par total and shared fourth position. The 31-year-old was the highest placed South African.

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7 October 2012

Australian Stacey Keating came from three shots behind overnight leader Diana Luna of Italy to capture the Lacoste Ladies Open de France at Chantaco Golf Club on Sunday.

The 26-year-old from Cressy, Victoria, recorded her second straight win on the Ladies European Tour after she earned her maiden title at the Tenerife Ladies Open de Espana a fortnight previously.

Playing in the penultimate group, Keating was quick out of the blocks with four birdies in a row from the second to catch Luna.

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23 September 2012

South Africans Lee-Anne Pace and Ashleigh Simon finished in the top 10 at the Tenerife Open de España Femenino.

Pace finished in tie for fifth position at six-under-par, after posting a final round of 70, while Simon finished one shot further back and in share for ninth after a four-under-par 68.   However, the day belonged to Australian Stacey Keating who birdied the first extra hole in a sudden death play-off to secure her maiden Ladies European Tour victory.

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22 September 2012

South African Lee-Anne Pace carded an even par third round to remain right in contention heading into the final round of the Euro 350,000 Tenerife Open de España Femenino.

On a hot and windy day, Pace’s round included a double bogey and bogey in her opening 10 holes before the 2010 LET Player of the Year came home strongly with three birdies in her last five holes.

The player from George is ironically chasing Germany’s Caroline Masson who won the South African Women’s Open a couple of months ago. Pace finished one shot behind Masson on that occasion and will be looking to turn the result.

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21 September 2012

South African Lee-Anne Pace shares third position after a solid opening round at the Tenerife Open de España Femenino at Golf Las Américas on Thursday.

Pace, posted a four-under-par 68, which included two bogeys and six birdies.  The 31-year-old will be chasing Australian Nikki Garrett who set a blistering pace as she posted a career low round of eight-under-par 64.

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