South Africa’s Kiera Floyd is challenging for the biggest victory of her career as she heads into Sunday’s final round of the Investec South African Women’s Open just two shots off the lead of France’s Perrine Delacour.
On a challenging day at the Erinvale Country & Golf Estate when the weather threw wind, rain and even a brief burst of sunlight at this Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour field, Floyd birdied the last for a 69 and a total of 10 under par.
She’ll be chasing Delacour, who maintained her position at the top of the leaderboard on 12 under par with a third round of 70.
Shot of the day from Kiera Floyd! 🔥
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) April 12, 2025
The South African now sits in solo second on home soil…#InvestecSAWomensOpen pic.twitter.com/xTFRiH0yBX
A final round of incredible opportunity awaits for the 20-year-old Floyd at the end of a Sunshine Ladies Tour season where she claimed her breakthrough victory as a professional.
“It was tough out there. I took advantage on the front nine, and then on the back nine I just kept it in play as the back nine was playing the toughest,” she said.
A magnificent birdie putt of about 20 feet at the last was exactly the way she wanted to finish off her round.
“I knew I needed to make that final birdie putt to sit comfortably in second. It was a bit of an up-and-down round, but that birdie putt on 18 just gave me a good bit of confidence for the final day.”
Floyd broke through with a maiden win in the Platinum Ladies Open in March, and she did so with a superb final round of 60 which she said has given her a new level of confidence.
“That 60 gave me a lot of confidence. To be able to shoot 60 to win my first professional title just showed me that I can do it out here. It has built my confidence way more on the course and has made me feel so free on the course. So it will be a bit of a battle in this final round, and Perrine is a good player. But I’m feeling confident.”
Delacour is equally focused after retaining her lead at the end of a difficult day.
“It was definitely hard. It was windy and we had some rain as well. But it turned out well. Towards the end I was struggling to make birdies, but I just stayed patient and kept doing my thing. If the birdies come then great, but if not then par is good. The first big tournament I won as an amateur was the Girls Amateur Championship in Britain, and it was raining and cold. So I’m just going to do my things and keep patient. There is a lot of golf left and we’ll just see where it goes.”
Perrine Delacour leads the way with 18 holes remaining in Cape Town 📈#InvestecSAWomensOpen pic.twitter.com/NqkhIklE6w
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) April 12, 2025
SCORES
204 - Perrine Delacour (FRA) 65 69 70
206 - Kiera Floyd 70 67 69
207 - Chiara Tamburlini (SUI) 68 65 74
208 - Laura Fuenfstueck (GER) 67 70 71
209 - Dorthea Forbrigd (NOR) 70 68 71, Alessandra Fanali (ITA) 69 69 71, Bronte Law (ENG) 70 67 72
210 - Darcey Harry (WAL) 70 69 71, Casandra Alexander 70 69 71, Brianna Navarrosa (USA) 68 71 71, Kelsey Bennett (AUS) 69 68 73, Aline Krauter (GER) 65 71 74
211 - Kelsey Nicholas 71 69 71, Lauren Walsh (IRL) 69 72 70, Maha Haddioui (MAR) 71 70 70, Bonita Bredenhann (NAM) 66 73 72, Lee-Anne Pace 69 70 72, Sara Kouskova (CZE) 66 72 73, Kajsa Arwefjall (SWE) 68 75 68
212 - Daniela Darquea () 69 71 72, Ginnie Ding (HKG) 70 71 71, Pranavi Urs (IND) 72 67 73, Chloe Williams (WAL) 71 67 74, Diksha Dagar (IND) 72 71 69, Nastasia Nadaud (FRA) 67 70 75, Tina Mazarino (NOR) 70 73 69
213 - Patricia Isabel Schmidt (GER) 71 70 72, Nadia van der Westhuizen 71 69 73, Blanca Fernandez (ESP) 71 69 73, Amelia Garvey (NZL) 71 71 71, Anna Zanusso (ITA) 70 73 70, Gia Raad (a) 67 70 76, Smilla Tarning Soenderby (DEN) 69 74 70
214 - Emma Spitz (AUT) 67 74 73, Marta Martin (ESP) 71 70 73, Agathe Laisne (FRA) 71 69 74, Ariane Klotz (FRA) 69 71 74, Alexandra Swayne (ISV) 69 71 74, Ayako Uehara (JPN) 69 70 75, Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) 68 71 75, Alessia Nobilio (ITA) 69 69 76, Teresa Toscano (ESP) 74 69 71, Annabel Wilson (NIR) 70 67 77
215 - Elena Moosmann (SUI) 71 69 75, Avani Prashanth (IND) 68 74 73, Momoka Kobori (NZL) 69 73 73, Luna Sobron Galmes (ESP) 71 72 72, Liz Young (ENG) 69 74 72, Anna Foster (IRL) 73 70 72
216 - Rosie Davies (ENG) 71 70 75, Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) 71 69 76, Emie Peronnin (FRA) 70 72 74, Celine Herbin (FRA) 71 68 77, Cara Gainer (ENG) 72 71 73, Nuria Iturrioz (ESP) 70 73 73, Maria Hernandez (ESP) 71 72 73
217 - Tvesa Malik (IND) 70 71 76, Annabell Fuller (ENG) 69 72 76, Sofie Bringner (SWE) 69 73 75, Gabrielle Venter 71 71 75, Anna Magnusson (SWE) 72 70 75, Agathe Sauzon (FRA) 71 71 75, Danielle du Toit 68 75 74, Carolin Kauffmann (GER) 72 71 74
218 - Lucie Malchirand (FRA) 66 75 77, Helen Kreuzer (GER) 70 72 76, Kaiyuree Moodley 71 72 75
219 - Helen Briem (GER) 73 69 77, Emily Penttila (FIN) 69 73 77, Sarah Schober (AUT) 73 70 76
MISSED THE CUT:
144 - Florentyna Parker (ENG) 74 70, Ana Pelaez Trivino (ESP) 72 72, Kylie Henry (SCO) 69 75, Billie-Jo Smith (ENG) 72 72, Stacy Bregman 74 70, Amy Taylor (ENG) 73 71, Moa Folke (SWE) 72 72, Maiken Bing Paulsen (NOR) 72 72
145 - Thalia Martin (ENG) 70 75, Lisa Pettersson (SWE) 72 73, April Angurasaranee (THA) 75 70, Hayley Davis (ENG) 72 73, Demi Flanagan 75 70, Chiara Noja (GER) 70 75, Hannah Screen (ENG) 72 73, Hannah Burke (ENG) 73 72
146 - Alexandra Forsterling (GER) 75 71, Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) 72 74, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 74 72, Shannon Tan (SIN) 75 71, Lily May Humphreys (ENG) 75 71, Aunchisa Utama (THA) 71 75, Megan Dennis (ENG) 72 74, Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG) 72 74, Nina Pegova (WHT) 75 71, Kim Metraux (SUI) 75 71, Cecilie Finne-Ipsen (DEN) 72 74, Anne-Charlotte Mora (FRA) 74 72, Ellinor Sudow (SWE) 72 74, Sara Byrne (IRL) 73 73, Jane Turner (SCO) 72 74, Johanna Wrigley (SWE) 71 75, Lydia Hall (WAL) 74 72, Fernanda Lira (MEX) 74 72, Tereza Melecka (CZE) 75 71
147 - Harang Lee (ESP) 74 73, Klara Davidson Spilkova (CZE) 73 74, Rhea Purvi (IND) 72 75, Tandi McCallum 71 76
148 - Eleanor Givens (ENG) 74 74
149 - Pia Babnik (SVN) 74 75, Kesha Louw (a) 74 75, Camille Chevalier (FRA) 75 74
150 - Pasqualle Coffa (NED) 74 76, Alice Hewson (ENG) 78 72, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 78 72, Lisa Coetzer (a) 76 74, Lauren Taylor (ENG) 75 75, Trichat Cheenglab (THA) 77 73
151 - Ivanna Samu 77 74, Romy Meekers (NED) 76 75, Natacha Host Husted (DEN) 75 76, Ana Dawson (IMN) 76 75, Tereza Kozeluhova (CZE) 76 75
152 - Vanessa Bouvet (FRA) 79 73, Kristyna Napoleaova (CZE) 75 77, Cara Gorlei 72 80
155 - Lora Assad 79 76
156 - Verena Gimmy (GER) 78 78, Olivia Mehaffey (NIR) 80 76
159 - Brittney-Fay Berger 79 80
RTD - Annabel Dimmock (ENG) 77 RTD