By Matt Smith
Momoka Kobori took a one-shot lead into the Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open, thanks to a second-round 72 in France, with Dubai’s Chiara Noja — the LET Access Series leader — in hot pursuit.

Kobori heads into the final round on five-under in the co-sanctioned tournament, which sees two separate fields, leaderboards, trophies and purses as LETAS and the men’s Alps Tour both compete at the Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club in the north of France.

Kobori will take her slender lead into the final round, one ahead of Scotland’s Hannah McCook. The Scot, who finished runner-up after Kobori in Montauban last time out, and is in contention once again.

In third place is amateur Lauren Holmey from the Netherlands, while Noja sits T4 alongside Spain’s Clara Moyano Reigosa and Patricia Isabel Schmidt, England’s Ellie Gower, Italy’s Clara Manzalini, and Dutch player Nikki Hofstede.

“The first two birdies helped a lot as it takes the stress off, especially when the conditions are getting tougher. So those were really nice to get a lot of early on,” admitted the 23-year-old Kobori.

“I’m happy with how I played today in the wind. It was definitely tougher today; I wasn’t expecting it to be that windy in the morning. You just have to adjust more to the wind so today was more of a challenge for me.”

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