Jana Melichova fired a last spherical of 67 to return from behind and safe her first skilled victory on the Dutch Girls Open.
The Czech participant, who gained the 2022 Czech Girls Open as an novice, started the ultimate day at Hilversumsche Golf Membership six pictures behind chief Kim Metraux of Switzerland, however the deficit had lowered to simply two on the midway mark.
Melichova continued to modify the momentum, rolling in additional birdies as Metraux went out of bounds on the 12, however regardless of a fightback from the Swiss star, it wasn’t sufficient.
The 26-year-old Czech made a birdie on the sixteenth to offer her a one-shot lead which she held onto to safe her second LET title with a rating of 11-under-par.
“I really feel completely wonderful,” mentioned Melichova after selecting up the trophy and the €45,000 first prize. “It means a lot. Particularly as I’ve been struggling a lot this yr. I’ve simply not been making cuts, I’ve not had good outcomes and been struggling total mentally. This win goes to offer me some main confidence going ahead.
After her victory, Melichova devoted the win to her mom, who sadly died in 2022.
“When she handed away, I swore to myself that I used to be going to win a title for her, and I actually wished to try this for her,” she defined. “Her birthday being this week, it simply made all of it so particular and I believe that’s what motivated essentially the most this week.
Metraux, who led from the primary day, had a last spherical of 74 to complete in outright second on 10-under-par. Thailand’s April Angurasaranee and England’s Liz Younger ended the week in a tie for third, two pictures additional again.
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