Jaclyn Sweeney makes cut at Portugal Ladies Open

Jaclyn Sweeney during a January practice session at IMG Academies. Photo by Paul Videla/Bradenton Herald.

Bradenton's Jaclyn Sweeney made the cut in this week's Ladies European Tour stop.

Sweeney opened with a 3-under par 69 at the ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open, before carding an even-par 72 that has her tied for 26th.

Sweeney is nine shots adrift of leader Gwladys Nocera.

The tournament is only a 54-hole event, and Sweeney begins the final round at 9:35 a.m. local time.

She made five birdies to offset two bogeys in the first round.

In the second round, Sweeney continued to attack the par-5's to do her damage. She played the four holes in 3-under par, which included an eagle on the No. 17.