Kim Métraux makes remarkable appearance

Kim Métraux from Lausanne achieved third place at the Swiss Ladies Open in Holzhäusern. This was part of this year’s European Women's Tour LET.

25-year-old Kim Métraux went into the final round in fourth place, as in her tournament in the Czech Republic. On that occasion, the Vaudois dropped out of the top ten in the final round. In her "home game" in Switzerland, however, she even succeeded in improving her position slightly. For Métraux, however, the final on the Holzhäusern golf course in the Canton of Zug had not started at all as desired. With two stroke losses on the first two holes, the title race seemed to be run for her. "I wasn't nervous, but I didn't start the game in the way I wanted," said Métraux, explaining her slow start. The comeback from  hole three was then all the more pleasing. "I managed to get a dream stroke from the sand," she explained immediately after the round.

Everything suddenly went right for Kim Métraux “The spectators gave me enormous support."

This put Métraux back on schedule. "From then on, things went quite well," the Lausanne native said, summing up the special round in front of a comparatively large number of spectators. Due to the corona measures, spectator number has been limited to 500 per day. Although Swiss television broadcast the tournament directly, the demand on the final day was particularly high, and it was not possible for the organizers to allow all the interested spectators onto the course on Saturday. "The spectators supported me enormously, and suddenly things were much better with the putter on the greens. I thereby achieved a great series of five-stroke wins in series," Métraux said. She didn't look too much at the results of her competitors. " I saw the result of Amy Boulden on the last few holes, and I was almost finished by then." In the end, it was enough for third place - her best result on the Ladies European Tour.

Sister of Kim Métraux was also happy
Amy Boulden, from Wales, had had problems for a long time, and was only able to secure a return to the highest European tournament series this year. She thereby celebrated her first title in a long time with tears in her eyes. She had previously been greeted by her English colleagues with a Champagne shower - they had enough time to obtain the bottles from the restaurant. Thanks to a sensational round of 64 strokes, Boulden was already in the lead a few hole before the end of the final, and, at the end, she was still three strokes ahead of the rest of the field. "This gives me a new boost and additional confidence," said Boulden, who received an original wooden cow as the winner's trophy, in addition to the winner's cheque of € 30,000. The second Swiss woman in the event, Morgane Métraux, was in eleventh place, which was by far her best result of the shortened season. "I can be quite satisfied with that," said Morgane, who is two years younger than her sister Kim Métraux.

The remaining Swiss women were unable qualify for the final of the tournament. The 18-year-old Zug amateur Elena Moosmann played daily results of 76 and 74 strokes, and thereby missed the cut by just four strokes. After two days, Caroline Rominger missed the final by just one stroke. For the Bündnerin, who has lived nearby for a long time and mostly trains in Holzhäusern, it was "an extremely good week." A lot of people supported me on the course. This is my new home, even if I still like to go to Engadine."

Golf
Holzhäusern ZG. Swiss Ladies Open/European Women's Tour LET
(€ 200,000 Euro/3 rounds/par 72).
Final ranking:
1. Amy Boulden (WAL) 199 (70/65/64).
2. Stephanie Kyriacou (AUS) 202 (71/66/65).
3. Kim Métraux (SUI) 204 (66/70/68), Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) 204 (66/68/70) and Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN) 204 (71/65/68).

The other Swiss women:
11. Morgane Métraux 210 (72/69/69). – Cut missed (146 strokes):
70. Ana's Maggetti 147 (71/76) and Caroline Rominger 147 (72/75).
86. Melanie Mätzler 149 (76/73).
92. Elena Moosmann (amateur) 150 (76/74).
106. Christina Gloor 152 (78/74).
120. Rachel Rossel and Clara Pietri each 157 (80/77). -
A total of 125 women were classified.