Aramco Team Series – New York (LET) : Pauline Roussin-Boucha

The format is particular and not always easy to decipher when the competition is in full swing, but these “Team Series” seem to be particularly appreciated by the players, who find there the opportunity to play with friends and to associate. closely the amateurs to the collective effort. As proof, the presence of a large half-dozen stars of LPGA Tour this week at Glen Oaks Club, a route located on Long Island, New York. It is also one of them who left with the trophy reserved for the captain of the victorious team: Jessica Korda, taking in its wake the German Karolin Lampert, the Swedish Lina Boqvist and the American amateur Alexandra O’Laughlin. With a score of -41 over four rounds, Team J. Korda had to fight two more holes against the team led by the German Sophia Popov. In a play-off between only the two captains, the American triumphed and offered a first title on the Ladies European Tour to its partners.

On the French side, who numbered six this week on the other side of the Atlantic, it was the neo-proets who stood out the most. On the one hand Lucie Malchirand, member of Team Strom who finished tied for 6th in the team classification; the other Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, who took 7th place in the individual standings (endowed with $ 200,000, or one-fifth of the overall envelope). For the latter, which will compete from Thursday in Florida for Stage II of the American cards, this is a good omen result …