Among other Indians, Tvesa Malik Sandhu, who was tied for third when she finished, tied for ninth at the end of the day, while Ridhima Dilawari and Amandeep Drall tied for 57th with 1 over 72 and Seher Atwal (77) was T-108 .
Australian Rudgeley, chasing her first victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET), got going on Friday morning by posting a bogey-free 66 (-5) at Golfpark Holzhäusern.
A little later, Solheim Cup star Hedwall followed suit, making six birdies and hitting just one shot on the par-4 fifth to even the score.
In the afternoon wave, Vani Kapoor, starting on the 10th hole, went on a streak of birdies on her back nine shooting five birdies after getting level.
"It's a great relief," said the Indian. "My game has been feeling good for quite some time, but I feel like not everything was going my way. So it's nice to see some positives. I'm just trying to believe in myself a little more. I think that's helped me. I was playing in Italy a couple of weeks ago and I had someone in my bag, he was a professional, and he told me: 'you have it in' He said let's believe and that's what I did today.
Finally, Mora continued her excellent record at Golfpark Holzhäusern - the Frenchwoman finished T10 in 2021 and T3 in 2023 - recovering well after opening with a double bogey on the par-4 1st to make seven birdies.
Four players sit just behind tied for fifth place at four under par. This quartet includes the Spanish María Hernández, the Moroccan Maha Haddioui, the Swedish Sofie Bringner and the Polish Dorota Zalewska.
Twelve players share ninth place at three under par, including local favorite Kim Metraux, last week's runner-up Rosie Davies and the in-form Emma Spitz of Austria.
Another of the local stars, the winner of the Joburg Ladies Open, Chiara Tamburlini, is one shot behind them all with par of two under par.
Australian Rudgeley, chasing her first victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET), got going on Friday morning by posting a bogey-free 66 (-5) at Golfpark Holzhäusern.
A little later, Solheim Cup star Hedwall followed suit, making six birdies and hitting just one shot on the par-4 fifth to even the score.
In the afternoon wave, Vani Kapoor, starting on the 10th hole, went on a streak of birdies on her back nine shooting five birdies after getting level.
"It's a great relief," said the Indian. "My game has been feeling good for quite some time, but I feel like not everything was going my way. So it's nice to see some positives. I'm just trying to believe in myself a little more. I think that's helped me. I was playing in Italy a couple of weeks ago and I had someone in my bag, he was a professional, and he told me: 'you have it in' He said let's believe and that's what I did today.
Finally, Mora continued her excellent record at Golfpark Holzhäusern - the Frenchwoman finished T10 in 2021 and T3 in 2023 - recovering well after opening with a double bogey on the par-4 1st to make seven birdies.
Four players sit just behind tied for fifth place at four under par. This quartet includes the Spanish María Hernández, the Moroccan Maha Haddioui, the Swedish Sofie Bringner and the Polish Dorota Zalewska.
Twelve players share ninth place at three under par, including local favorite Kim Metraux, last week's runner-up Rosie Davies and the in-form Emma Spitz of Austria.
Another of the local stars, the winner of the Joburg Ladies Open, Chiara Tamburlini, is one shot behind them all with par of two under par.
