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Big congrats to Marion Ricordeau, the winner of the 2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open.  The Biarritz-based french pro shot a scorching -5 on the front nine of the “le Riou” course at Four Seasons Provence and never looked back on her way to the win.

Marion Ricordeau (France) after securing her win on the 18th green at Terre Blanche

link:  2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open photo gallery 

Probably not well-known (yet) internationally, Marion is one to watch this year.  She played through injury at the end of of 2011 and during 2012 Q school, where she just missed earning a full card on the LET.  Now fully recovered, her mind is in the right place and no doubt (at least in my mind) that her win at Terre Blanche is a sign of what’s ahead.

Marion Ricordeau, the 2012 champion at the Terre Blanche Ladies Open

The runnerup, Australia’s Rebecca Flood, was equally impressive on the week and was the only legitimate challenger on the final day.  Rebecca tore up Terre Blanche on day 2, dominating on the greens despite difficult pin placements, challenging reads, and ultra-fast (11.5 on the stimpmeter) speeds.

Rebecca Flood (Australia) teeing off from the 4th during round 1 of the 2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open

And the amateurs who competed also impressed.  One of the great things about the collaboration between the LET Access Series and the Generali Ladies Tour is that it in many ways becomes a showcase of the top french amateurs.  So here are a few more photos, focused on the younger competitors at Terre Blanche.

French amateur Camille Chevalier out of a fairway bunker on the 10th during round 1 at the 2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open

Marion Kaddouche (France) with a nice putt on the 18th during round 1 at the 2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open

Ariane Provot (France) on the 2nd tee during round 1 at the 2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open

French amateur Marion Benzekri at the 2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open

Scottish amateur Pamela Pretswell teeing off from the 18th during the final round at the 2012 Terre Blanche Ladies Open

We’re still busy publishing photos from the weekend.  So check out our gallery here at DLM from the tournament for the complete set of photos.  But also watch for our photos on the LET Access Series website and LETAS Facebook page.

And yes, we were shooting a bit of video during the week, so we’ll be publishing a reel from Terre Blanche later this week. It will be truly a reel rather than highlights, since it’s a bit difficult to cover full holes with video and photos.  But hopefully it will give everyone a taste from the tournament and show the great golf that we saw.