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Lee-Anne Pace wins Sanya Ladies Open in China
SANYA, China – South African Lee-Anne Pace returned to the summit of European women’s golf on Sunday when she shot a six-under-par 66 to win the Sanya Ladies Open in China.
With her fourth victory of the season, she moved to first place on the Ladies European Tour’s Henderson Money List ahead of England’s Laura Davies.
The 29-year-old from Mossel Bay ended on 11-under-par 205 after three rounds at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya, Hainan Province, for a one-shot victory over Austria’s Stefanie Michl, playing in temperatures of 44°C at midday.
Pace began the final round four shots behind Michl but she had already tied for the lead with her fourth birdie at the day at the ninth hole.
With three straight birdies from the 12th, Michl moved two ahead, but she dropped a shot at the 15th and Pace then birdied the next hole to tie for the lead.
After keeping her cool in the hot and humid conditions all day, Michl missed the 18th green with her approach shot and was unable to get up and down, leaving Pace two putts to ensure victory.
“I can’t believe it. I’m a little bit overwhelmed. I didn’t quite expect to win today but I wanted to get a little bit of a chase, which I did, so I’m just over the moon,” said Pace, who had already claimed the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe and Finnair Masters this year.
“It was a tight finish. I was still a couple of shots behind and she had three birdies in a row and then I missed my birdie putt, so she was two ahead, and then fortunately I made a bunker save on 15, which was good.”
With her winnings of €30,000, Pace moved €25,962 ahead of Davies, who has also won four times this season, on the Henderson Money List. With Davies skipping next week’s Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in Suzhou, China, Pace will have another opportunity to climb further ahead.
“It was a goal to come and win this week, or finish top five, just get a little bit ahead. Now I’ve done that, so we move on to the next one,” she said.
“Next week, I’m still going to go for the win. I’ve played there before, I really enjoy the course. I like the place and feel very comfortable there, so I think it’s going to be good. I’m hitting the ball really well.”
Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum (67) was third on eight-under-par and Australian Nikki Garrett (69) was a shot back in fourth. England’s Florentyna Parker shot a final round of 73 and slipped back into a tie for fifth place with Scotland’s Vikki Laing (67), South Korean Jeehae Lee (67) and Thailand’s Russamee Gulyanamitta.
Spain’s Belen Mozo, who was invited to the event, recorded the first hole-in-one of her short professional career at the third hole using a six-iron and finished on one-under-par in a share of 16th place.
Sanya Ladies Open
Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, Hainan, China (par 72)
Final Result:
205 - Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 68 71 66
206 - Stefanie Michl (AUT) 65 70 71
208 - Pornanong Phatlum (THA) 72 69 67
209 - Nikki Garrett (AUS) 72 68 69
210 - Vikki Laing (SCO) 72 71 67, Jeehae Lee (KOR) 75 68 67, Russamee Gulyanamitta (THA) 70 72 68, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 68 69 73
211 - Christel Boeljon (NL) 73 70 68, Lin Xi Yu (Am) (CHN) 75 66 70, Lin Tzu Chi (TAI) 70 70 71
212 - Li Jia Yun (Am) (CHN) 72 71 69
213 - Wang Xin (Am) (CHN) 74 70 69, Samantha Richdale (CAN) 69 73 71
214 - Huang Mei Hao (CHN) 75 68 71
215 - Dewi-Claire Schreefel (NL) 72 74 69, Melissa Reid (ENG) 78 68 69, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 69 76 70, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 74 70 71, Hannah Jun (USA) 73 71 71, Yang Hong Mei (CHN) 69 74 72, Yan Pan Pan (CHN) 70 72 73, Belen Mozo (ESP) 73 68 74
216 - Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 74 74 68, Yang Jia Xin (Am) (CHN) 77 70 69, Zhang Na (CHN) 74 71 71, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 73 72 71, Marjet van der Graaff (NL) 69 74 73, Katherine Kempter (USA) 72 70 74
217 - Praewnappa Phol-Uayporn (THA) 73 75 69, Zhong Liu Mei (CHN) 71 74 72, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 74 70 73, Beth Allen (USA) 73 71 73, Yang Tao Li (CHN) 73 70 74
218 - Elizabeth Smith (USA) 72 77 69, Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 75 72 71, Rebecca Coakley (IRE) 72 75 71, Wu Hong Lian (CHN) 73 72 73, Karen Lunn (AUS) 70 73 75, Cecilie Lundgreen (NOR) 68 73 77
219 - Trish Johnson (ENG) 73 74 72, Kate Combes (AUS) 76 71 72, Becky Morgan (WAL) 74 72 73, Tian Hong (CHN) 72 73 74, Kylie Walker (SCO) 73 71 75
220 - Ashleigh Simon (SA) 73 73 74, Maria Verchenova (RUS) 72 74 74
221 - Shang Lin Yan (CHN) 78 71 72, Li Wei (CHN) 74 74 73, Jenni Kuosa (FIN) 74 72 75
222 - Laurette Maritz (SA) 75 74 73, Diana D'Alessio (USA) 73 73 76, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 75 71 76, Sharmila Nicollet (IN) 74 72 76
223 - Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 76 73 74, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 73 75 75, Ren Xiao Zheng (CHN) 77 71 75, Chen Wan Zhen (CHN) 72 75 76, Virada Nirapathpongporn (THA) 74 72 77
224 - KM Juul (DEN) 75 74 75, Lu Yue Xia (CHN) 75 74 75
225 - Bai Yun Yan (CHN) 72 75 78, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 71 74 80
226 - Hanna-Leena Salonen (FIN) 70 79 77, Jessica Ji (KOR) 71 76 79
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| Lee-Anne Pace with the Sanya Ladies Open trophy (image courtesy of ONEONEGOLF) |
SANYA, China – South African Lee-Anne Pace returned to the summit of European women’s golf on Sunday when she shot a six-under-par 66 to win the Sanya Ladies Open in China.
With her fourth victory of the season, she moved to first place on the Ladies European Tour’s Henderson Money List ahead of England’s Laura Davies.
The 29-year-old from Mossel Bay ended on 11-under-par 205 after three rounds at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya, Hainan Province, for a one-shot victory over Austria’s Stefanie Michl, playing in temperatures of 44°C at midday.
Pace began the final round four shots behind Michl but she had already tied for the lead with her fourth birdie at the day at the ninth hole.
With three straight birdies from the 12th, Michl moved two ahead, but she dropped a shot at the 15th and Pace then birdied the next hole to tie for the lead.
After keeping her cool in the hot and humid conditions all day, Michl missed the 18th green with her approach shot and was unable to get up and down, leaving Pace two putts to ensure victory.
“I can’t believe it. I’m a little bit overwhelmed. I didn’t quite expect to win today but I wanted to get a little bit of a chase, which I did, so I’m just over the moon,” said Pace, who had already claimed the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe and Finnair Masters this year.
“It was a tight finish. I was still a couple of shots behind and she had three birdies in a row and then I missed my birdie putt, so she was two ahead, and then fortunately I made a bunker save on 15, which was good.”
With her winnings of €30,000, Pace moved €25,962 ahead of Davies, who has also won four times this season, on the Henderson Money List. With Davies skipping next week’s Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in Suzhou, China, Pace will have another opportunity to climb further ahead.
“It was a goal to come and win this week, or finish top five, just get a little bit ahead. Now I’ve done that, so we move on to the next one,” she said.
“Next week, I’m still going to go for the win. I’ve played there before, I really enjoy the course. I like the place and feel very comfortable there, so I think it’s going to be good. I’m hitting the ball really well.”
Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum (67) was third on eight-under-par and Australian Nikki Garrett (69) was a shot back in fourth. England’s Florentyna Parker shot a final round of 73 and slipped back into a tie for fifth place with Scotland’s Vikki Laing (67), South Korean Jeehae Lee (67) and Thailand’s Russamee Gulyanamitta.
Spain’s Belen Mozo, who was invited to the event, recorded the first hole-in-one of her short professional career at the third hole using a six-iron and finished on one-under-par in a share of 16th place.
Sanya Ladies Open
Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, Hainan, China (par 72)
Final Result:
205 - Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 68 71 66
206 - Stefanie Michl (AUT) 65 70 71
208 - Pornanong Phatlum (THA) 72 69 67
209 - Nikki Garrett (AUS) 72 68 69
210 - Vikki Laing (SCO) 72 71 67, Jeehae Lee (KOR) 75 68 67, Russamee Gulyanamitta (THA) 70 72 68, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 68 69 73
211 - Christel Boeljon (NL) 73 70 68, Lin Xi Yu (Am) (CHN) 75 66 70, Lin Tzu Chi (TAI) 70 70 71
212 - Li Jia Yun (Am) (CHN) 72 71 69
213 - Wang Xin (Am) (CHN) 74 70 69, Samantha Richdale (CAN) 69 73 71
214 - Huang Mei Hao (CHN) 75 68 71
215 - Dewi-Claire Schreefel (NL) 72 74 69, Melissa Reid (ENG) 78 68 69, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 69 76 70, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 74 70 71, Hannah Jun (USA) 73 71 71, Yang Hong Mei (CHN) 69 74 72, Yan Pan Pan (CHN) 70 72 73, Belen Mozo (ESP) 73 68 74
216 - Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 74 74 68, Yang Jia Xin (Am) (CHN) 77 70 69, Zhang Na (CHN) 74 71 71, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 73 72 71, Marjet van der Graaff (NL) 69 74 73, Katherine Kempter (USA) 72 70 74
217 - Praewnappa Phol-Uayporn (THA) 73 75 69, Zhong Liu Mei (CHN) 71 74 72, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 74 70 73, Beth Allen (USA) 73 71 73, Yang Tao Li (CHN) 73 70 74
218 - Elizabeth Smith (USA) 72 77 69, Nontaya Srisawang (THA) 75 72 71, Rebecca Coakley (IRE) 72 75 71, Wu Hong Lian (CHN) 73 72 73, Karen Lunn (AUS) 70 73 75, Cecilie Lundgreen (NOR) 68 73 77
219 - Trish Johnson (ENG) 73 74 72, Kate Combes (AUS) 76 71 72, Becky Morgan (WAL) 74 72 73, Tian Hong (CHN) 72 73 74, Kylie Walker (SCO) 73 71 75
220 - Ashleigh Simon (SA) 73 73 74, Maria Verchenova (RUS) 72 74 74
221 - Shang Lin Yan (CHN) 78 71 72, Li Wei (CHN) 74 74 73, Jenni Kuosa (FIN) 74 72 75
222 - Laurette Maritz (SA) 75 74 73, Diana D'Alessio (USA) 73 73 76, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 75 71 76, Sharmila Nicollet (IN) 74 72 76
223 - Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 76 73 74, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 73 75 75, Ren Xiao Zheng (CHN) 77 71 75, Chen Wan Zhen (CHN) 72 75 76, Virada Nirapathpongporn (THA) 74 72 77
224 - KM Juul (DEN) 75 74 75, Lu Yue Xia (CHN) 75 74 75
225 - Bai Yun Yan (CHN) 72 75 78, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 71 74 80
226 - Hanna-Leena Salonen (FIN) 70 79 77, Jessica Ji (KOR) 71 76 79
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