A dramatic remaining day on the Lacoste Girls Open de France ended with Chiara Tamburlini with the ability to name herself a two-time Girls European Tour winner following a play-off victory over Kirsten Rudgeley.
With the pair locked at seven-under-par it was again to the 18th gap at Golf Barriere the place the Swiss rookie produced a wonderful birdie after her Australian opponent’s effort got here up brief.
The victory is Tamburlini’s second of 2024 after she dominated in South Africa earlier within the season to assert the Joburg Girls Open.
“It was manner too nerve-racking!” she mentioned afterwards. “Kirsten performed so nicely at the moment, particularly on the again 9, she actually lit it up and it was robust for me to maintain up. The birdie on 17 in common play was large to maintain up along with her. After which the birdie on the playoff gap was unbelievable. I can’t actually imagine it proper now. All of it went so quick!”
Tamburlini began the day one shot away from current winner Annabel Dimmock, with Rudgeley 4 photographs behind in Deauville. A nervy begin noticed the Swiss star drop three photographs on the entrance 9.
Three birdies in a row from the eighth moved Tamburlini two clear earlier than Rudgeley received her recreation happening the again 9, making birdies on 11, 12, 15 and 16 to maneuver into the lead.
Then, the shot of a champion. Tamburlini stiffing her method on the par-3 seventeenth to tie issues up and power a play-off with a good par spherical of 71.
Magical method
After splitting the golf green on the first further gap, Tamburlini produced extra magic when nearly holing her method because it spun again to seven toes. Rudgeley did nicely to hit the inexperienced after pulling her drive left, however with the birdie effort arising brief, Tamburlini was capable of gap her putt for victory.
“It was a rollercoaster day,” she continued. “I didn’t have my A-game. Particularly originally. I couldn’t make a putt however I simply stored telling myself it’s not over till 18. All of it labored out in the long run.”
Belgium’s Manon de Roey took third, a shot behind the leaders, with a closing 66, whereas Dimmock closed with a one-over 72 to complete in a tie for fourth alongside Noora Komulainen and Virginia Elena Carta.
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