Australian Whitney Hillier holds the lead at midway in her newest bid to land her maiden particular person title on the Women European Tour, holding a one-shot benefit on the Massive Inexperienced Egg Open within the Netherlands.
The 31-year-old West Australian has loved a positive yr on the tour, incomes her first LET title in a group occasion in Bangkok and in addition reaching the play-off of the Jabra Open at Evian Resort Golf Membership every week later.
At Rosendaelsche Golf Course close to Arnhem on Friday, Hillier recorded a second successive spherical of four-under par 68, to steer on eight below at midway, one away from Austrian Sarah Schober.
Geraldton’s Hillier, whose solely skilled particular person title got here on the Brisbane Invitational three years in the past, birdied every of her ultimate three holes to carry the slim benefit with 36 holes left to play.
“I had a fairly good day immediately, I used to be affected person greater than something, I had a few testing putts and a pair bogeys in between, however to complete off with three birdies was a very good sturdy end,” mentioned Hillier.
“This course is tight in some locations so you must be affected person and choose small targets, so that is what I am attempting to do.”
Hillier birdied the third and fourth holes on Friday to set the tone for her spherical, and a dropped shot on the fifth was swiftly erased by birdie on eight.
After one other dropped shot on 14, her sturdy end put her in pole place, with the prospect of incomes extra worthwhile factors in her bid to prime the tour’s order of benefit, during which she presently lies ninth.
“I am glad and I am rolling with it, I have been working exhausting and that appears to be coming off now,” she mentioned of her improved type.
“There’s a lot extra golf to go, I will not be altering something heading into the weekend.”
Hillier was set to have a three-shot lead on the midway level, however Schober arrowed in an eagle on the eighth – her penultimate gap – to keep up the strain on the prime.
The Indian duo of Vani Kapoor and Diksha Dagar are tied for third on 5 below.
