April Angurasaranee rolled a 24-foot birdie putt in from simply off the 18th inexperienced to clinch the group championship for Staff Kouskova on the conclusion of the second spherical of the Aramco Houston Championship in Pearland, Texas on Saturday.
The putt gave her group, which is captained by Sara Kouskova of the Czech Republic, a slender victory within the group competitors with an combination 32-under par 256, one stroke forward of Staff Rhodes and Staff Boutier every at 31 below at Golfcrest Nation Membership.
The event is a part of the Women European Tour’s PIF International Sequence, and contains a 36-hole group competitors, which concluded Saturday, alongside 54 holes of particular person stroke-play competitors, which is able to conclude Sunday.
Of the 4 PIF International Sequence group occasions this season, Staff Kouskova has now received two of them, beforehand claiming a victory on the Aramco Korea Championship in Might.
Their captain, Kouskova, has now received two particular person and two group occasions this season. The 2022 LET Order of Benefit winner, she at present sits second within the 2025 OoM standings behind England’s Mimi Rhodes.
Nevertheless it was Angurasaranee, a 21-year-old from Thailand, who delivered within the clutch for a group which additionally featured Slovenia’s Ana Belac and Denmark’s Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen.
Angurasaranee shot a team-best 6-under on Saturday, and was the one group member who made any birdies over the ultimate six holes, tallying three of them, together with the clincher on the ultimate gap to complete the again 9 5 below.
“I would by no means actually performed that effectively in group occasions earlier than, so this can be a massive change and a very vital second for me,” Angurasaranee stated. “I did not have any expectations coming into the week, however being a part of such a relaxed, supportive group made it actually fulfilling.
“That birdie putt on 18 is one thing I will keep in mind for a very long time. To see it drop in entrance of the gang was such a confidence increase, and it got here at simply the appropriate time for me.”
Within the particular person competitors Spaniards Carlota Ciganda and Nuria Iturrioz surged up the leaderboard and sit within the prime two spots getting into Sunday’s last spherical.
Ciganda shot an 8-under 64 within the second spherical and holds a one-stroke lead at 10 below over Iturrioz, who shot 5 below on Saturday.
Ciganda, 35, is in search of her first LET win of the season. She positioned herself in pole place for the ultimate spherical because of a red-hot begin to Saturday’s second spherical which noticed her notch six birdies over a bogey-free again 9 after beginning on the tenth gap.
It is a return to kind for Ciganda, who has missed her previous 4 cuts in LPGA Tour occasions.
“My previous few occasions I have never been nice, so I spent a pair days with my coach on Sunday, Monday,” Ciganda stated. “And yeah, I feel my swing is again on monitor. It feels fairly good now. And I feel on the finish of day simply hold working. You need to be at all times humble, hold training and check out your greatest each day.”
Rhodes, the first-round chief, is in solo third place at 8 below after posting a 2 below on Saturday. Angurasaranee and Czech competitor Kristyna Napoleaova spherical out the highest 5 in a tie for fourth at 7 below after every carding 6 below within the second spherical.
–Area Degree Media
