England’s Charlotte Heath fired a bogey-free round of 67 (-5) to lead with a score of eight-under-par after the second day of the 2026 Dutch Ladies Open.
The LET rookie produced a 69 (-3) on the opening day of action at Goyer Golf & Country Club in The Netherlands.
Heath began her day on the 10th tee and rolled in her first birdie of the day on 16 before making another on the first and fourth.
The Englishwoman finished strongly with birdies on the seventh and ninth holes to seal her five-under and lead by two strokes with one round remaining.
“I had pretty good ball striking, I didn’t really hole many long putts they were all within 10 feet,” said Heath. “I haven’t been doing that recently, so it was nice to do. I hit pretty much all bar one green, so it was pretty stress-free. I love to throw a bogey in my rounds, so I honestly cannot remember the last time I didn’t have one.
“Quirky is a good way to describe the course. You have to think a lot about positioning. There are some tee shots which I find quite uncomfortable. You’re laying back or you have to commit to it really hard drives. It’s a bit quirky.
“I have been working on mostly putting, I felt like the last stretch my ball striking was really good, but I could never convert. I’ve had several putting lessons in the last break.
“I don’t think I will do anything different tomorrow. It’s just another round of golf and that’s how I will do it. The leaderboard could change, so you never know. With the pin positions, this golf course can play very differently. Some holes that were easy yesterday were tough today and vice versa. We will see tomorrow.”
South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace, Spain’s Harang Lee and Germany’s Sophie Witt share second place on six-under-par at the 36-hole mark.
11-time LET winner Pace had five birdies and two bogeys on her scorecard for her round of 69 (-3).
“It’s been very nice. I like the course, I think it challenges you off the tee and also into the green. I’ve got Anne-Lise [Caudal] on the bag reading the greens very nicely for me this week, so that definitely helps a lot,” said Pace.
“It was pretty much the same as yesterday. I hit it pretty close and just converted the putts, which is great. I am just hitting it close, hitting the fairways and then making a few putts as well.
“You definitely have to hit some shots off the tee, as well as into the green to hold them. There are a few longer holes like number eight played super long and was really tough today. With a pin at the back, it was challenging.”
Spain’s Lee had an up and down day rolling in three birdies on the trot on holes five, six and seven before a bogey and double bogey on eight and nine.
On her back nine, the Spaniard made back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12 before further birdies on 14, 16 and 17, as well as a dropped shot on the last to seal her 68 (-4).
“It was good,” said Lee. “I am playing really well and have been playing well the past weeks, it’s just my putter has been not there. Today, some of the putts went in and I’m hitting it quite close.
“I’m feeling good about my game. I had a friend who used to play with me on the Spanish national team who is on my bag. It’s nice to be with someone who you can catch up and be yourself around. It was a really good round.”
Germany’s Witt rolled in birdies on the second and third holes before her only dropped shot of the day on six.
She made further birdies on holes seven, nine and 17 to be in T2 with one round remaining.
“I would say it was quite easy today. I hit a lot of fairways and greens, the wind wasn’t that strong, so it was nice to start. It felt easy, I had fun and I played shot by shot and stayed in the moment,” said Witt.
“It feels unreal because with an injury, it’s not just the injury itself, it’s also tough mentally to come back and trust what you can do. It feels unreal to be here and I am enjoying it. Tomorrow, I will go out there and enjoy being in contention again and play shot by shot.
“I feel I’ve been good from the tee box, and the hybrids have been good, the irons have been solid. Everything is quite good. My mum is caddying as she is always doing and my dad is coming for the weekend, so it’s nice to have them here. It’s good support and nice that they are here.”
Four players are in a tie for fifth place with Australian duo Maddison Hinson-Tolchard and Sarah Kemp, India’s Diksha Dagar and Norway’s Dorthea Forbrigd all on five-under-par.
Australia’s Kemp fired the equal best round of the week with a 66 (-6) on day two which included an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys.
“I got off to a good start on the front nine and had I think three birdies, then on eight and nine I made two bogeys,” said Kemp. “Eight is a tough hole and I three-putted from about 60 feet. I just didn’t get up and down on nine, but I had a really good back nine.
“I can’t quite tell you the holes I birdied, but the standout was the eagle. I hit in on for two on 17 and holed about a 35-footer there, so that was really nice. It was one of those rounds I forgot how many under-par I was, I had to ask my caddie. It was really solid. I hit the ball well and did most things well, so that was nice.”
Six players are in a share of ninth place with Romy Meekers of the Netherlands, Hong Kong’s Ginnie Ding, Nigeria’s Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh, England’s Hannah Screen, and Australian pair Kirsten Rudgeley and Justice Bosio all on four-under-par.
The cut fell at +1 with 74 players making it through to the final day of action at the 2026 Dutch Ladies Open.
Round three will begin at 8.54 am (local time) at Goyer Golf & Country Club with the leaders teeing off at 11.00 am on Sunday.
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