Italy’s Alessia Nobilio fired a bogey-free round of 65 (-6) to lead by one stroke at the end of the first day of action of the 2025 Lacoste Ladies Open de France.
The LET rookie got off to a hot start at Golf Barrière in Deauville with birdies on the second, fourth and fifth holes.
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Nobilio added further birdies on the ninth, 10th and 13th to sit at the top of the leaderboard on six-under-par.
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“I’m very happy about it, I played very solidly,” said the Italian. “I think I hit 17 greens and holed a few long putts, which helped. The key was staying patient out there because it wasn’t easy with the wind in the afternoon.
“It’s very tough to adapt to different courses throughout the year and I think I did a good job during the practice rounds of figuring out where the good spots were and that was helpful today.
“I’m loving my rookie season; we’re travelling all over the world. I made so many friendships and it’s nice to visit new places. It’s been great so far.
“I think I started off very well, I made three birdies in the first six holes with a lot of wind, so that gave me a lot of confidence going into the back nine as well. I was steady all day. I will go and rest now, I really enjoyed it.”
Germany’s Helen Briem is in solo second place on five-under-par after she produced a round of 66 (-5) in France.
The LET winner began her day with a birdie at the 10th before rolling in another birdie on 18 to make the turn in two-under.
Briem made further birdies on holes two and four but dropped a shot on seven; however, she finished in style with back-to-back birdies on eight and nine.
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“It was actually pretty good, I hit many fairways and many greens and only made one bogey,” said Briem. “That’s a huge step forward compared to the last few tournaments, so I’m really happy.
“Two of my birdies were two-putts on the par-5s, one was an up-and-down from the bunker, which was a short putt, and then the other birdies were inside three metres. There’s still a lot of room for improvement but I’m really happy with every part of my game today.
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“I played with Anna [Nordqvist] at the AIG Women’s Open and being in the same field as the Kordas at Evian, and now in the group with Celine [Boutier] here. It’s a great experience for me to see that development I’ve had from playing my first PING Junior Solheim Cup to the second one and now playing out here in the same tournaments and in the same groups is great.”
Five players end day one in a share of third place with Japan’s Ayako Uehara, Australia’s Kirsten Rudgeley, Wales’ Lydia Hall and French pair Ariane Klotz and Charlotte Liautier on four-under-par.
