Olivia Mehaffey moves into top 30 at France event

Olivia Mehaffey played her way back into the tournament after shooting a second round 67 to move into the top 30 at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France.

Following a disappointing opening round 74, Mehaffey moved from three over to one under in Friday's second round to comfortably make the 36-hole cut at the Deauville event.

The County Armagh woman sits nine shots off the lead and is unlikely to contend for the title of what is a 54-hole tournament, however, she will look to move futher up the leaderboard with another under par round on Saturday.

Johanna Gustavsson of Sweden shot a five-under-par 66 on Friday to take a slim one-stroke lead with a round remaining.

The 30-year-old has a 10-under-par total heading into the final round of the 54-hole tournament at Golf Barrière.

On an afternoon of low scoring, Gustavsson opened with four birdies on the back nine. She bogeyed the uphill par-4 first hole, her 10th, but bounced back with a birdie. She then sank a 25-foot putt to get into double figures and take a one-stroke lead over fellow Swede Moa Folke, who lies in second, while England's Meghan MacLaren is another stroke back in third.

"I feel quite comfortable. I’ve been in this position a few times now and I’m getting, not used to it, but kind of," Gustavsson said.

"It’s very small margins that decide if you win or not and hopefully tomorrow, the odds are in my favour.

"A win would mean quite a bit. I’ve been trying for a few years, so I’ll do my best and see what happens."

Folke, a second season LET player from Saby, Sweden, who recorded a career best finish of tied second in the Joburg Ladies Open in March, also shot a second round of 66.

"I played great today and hit some great shots," said Folke, after signing for a scorecard