HEATHER MACRAE WINS PLAY-OFF FOR VICTORY IN SWEDEN

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Heather MacRae (Gleneagles Hotel), sponsored by Aberdeen hotelier Stewart Spence - one of the backers of the Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Open Tour, won the Solvesborg Women's Open in Sweden today after a three-way play-off.
It was her first win on the Ladies European Tour's Access Series developmental circuit.
To get into the play-off, Heather covered her last 12 holes in five under par with birdies at the seventh, ninth, 11th, 17th and 18th. She had seven birdies in her last round of four-under-par 68 for two-under-par 214.
She also had a double bogey 6 at the fourth.
MacRae has a good record in play-offs. She won the British women's amateur stroke-play championship at Nairn in 2005 after a play-off.
Also on 214 were England's Kym Larratt from Market Harborough with rounds of 73, 74 and 67. She set the clubhouse target at two-under-par for the 54 holes.
Belgium's Chloe Leurquin was the third play-off participant. She scored 71-72-71.
She had the opportunity to overtake Larratt and MacRae, with a birdie on the final hole, but could only manage a par to make it a three-way sudden-death play-off.
MacRae continued her good form in the play-off, holing a 7ft birdie putt at the first extra hole to claim victory. The win moves the Scottish golfer into 5^th place on the LETAS Order of Merit
MacRae collected the first prize of 5,500 Euros - her biggest payday as a professional.
Kelsey MacDonald from Nairn finished joint ninth on 219 with rounds of 70-75-74. She also made the top 10 in last week's LETAS Tour event in Sweden.
MacDonald  has made the cut in all three of her competitions since turning pro.
At the close of the 2013 LETAS season, the top five players on the 2013 Ranking will earn membership of the Ladies European Tour while players in sixth to 20th positions will have the opportunity to progress to the final stage of Lalla Aicha Tour School in Morocco.

SOLVESBORG WOMEN'S OPEN
Solvesborg GC, Sweden
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
214 Heather MacRae (Sco) 70 76 68, Kym Larratt (Eng) 73 74 67, Chloe Leurquin (Bel) 71 72 71 (MacRae won play-off at first extra hole).
215 Linda Henriksson (Swe) 73 71 71

SELECTED TOTALS
219 Kelsey MacDonald (Sco) 70 75 74 (T9)
220 Eleanor Givens (Eng) 75 70 75 9T12)
223 Danielle McVeigh (NIr) 74 6 9 80 (18th).
224 Natalie Lowe (Eng) 73 78 73 (T19)
225 Charlie Douglass (Eng) 75 73 77 (T26)
228 Pamela Feggans (Sco) 78 72 78 (T33)/.
229 Tracey Boyes (Eng) 74 77 78 (37th).