Casandra Alexander rebounded from a poor second round with a one-under-par 72 on Saturday to finish the Ladies European Tour’s first tournament of the 2025 season, the Lalla Meryem Cup in a share of 42nd place.
Alexander made three birdies and two bogeys on the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Blue Course in Rabat, Morocco for her second 72 of the week after she slipped to a four-over 77 in the second round. At two-over for the tournament, she was 11 strokes outside the play-off that decided the tournament.
England’s Cara Gainer secured her first Ladies European Tour victory after defeating India’s Diksha Dagar in the play-off.
“First tournament back of the year, you can’t really ask for any better,” said Gainer. “I was aware when we started how many people were in with a shout, but I knew there’s a lot of good players. I knew people were going to be shooting low scores, so I just wanted to keep in my own bubble, and I thought if I had shot, maybe three or four under, there could be a chance. Then, when I started to birdie the last few, I thought hold on a minute, this could really be real.”
Dagar came just short in the play-off to claim second place at the season opener. This still makes a very good start to Dagar’s 2025 campaign, which saw her also set the clubhouse target on nine-under with a stunning final round of six-under 67.
