SEVEN-SHOT TRIUMPH AT HELSINGBORG OPEN IN SWEDEN

DUTCH TREAT AS DEWI-CLAIRE SCORES

FIRST WIN ON LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
By BETHAN CUTLER, LET Media Manager
Dewi Claire Schreefel secured her first win on the Ladies European Tour as she raced seven strokes clear of Rebecca Artis at the Helsingborg Open in Sweden.

The Dutch player comfortably kept the lead that she had held from the first round, saving the best until last. With rounds of 68, 70, 68 and 66, she ended on a total of 271, 17 under par at Vasatorps Golfklubb.

The 28-year-old from Alkmaar in Netherlands 

started the day two strokes ahead of the 2013 

tournament champion Artis and set her goal at 15 

under. 

In the final round, Schreefel bogeyed the 

fourth but found her groove with three straight 

birdies from the fifth hole, gaining a five stroke 

advantage until Artis birdied the eighth and both 

players then bogeyed the ninth hole.

Artis continued to chase with three straight birdies from the 10^th and another on 14, but Schreefel matched them with birdies on 10, 12, 14 and 15. After Artis bogeyed 16, Schreefel was five strokes ahead before a two shot swing on the last hole which Artis bogeyed and Schreefel birdied.

“It’s a good way to win. Rebecca had a good chase on and I was glad to be playing well to keep up with her and I can’t find a better way to win that this,” said Schreefel, who turned professional in 2008 and won her first pro title at the 2009 New England Golf Classic in her rookie season on the US Futures Tour.

“I’ve been a pro for five years and every year has got better but I felt like this year it was going to come. All the elements came together,” said the Dutch professional, whose previous best finish on the Ladies European Tour was second at the 2012 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters and who holds full playing status on the LPGA.

The Ladies European Tour now heads to France for the Evian Championship, the final major of the year, taking place at Evian Resort Golf Course from September 11-14.

FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72)

271 - Dewi Claire Schreefel (NED)  67 70 68 66

278 - Rebecca Artis (AUS)  69 70 68 71

279 - Laura Davies (ENG)  69 76 68 66

282 - Valentine Derrey (FRA)  69 71 72 70

283 - Felicity Johnson (ENG)  71 74 71 67, Line Vedel (DEN)  70 70 70 73

284 - Christine Wolf (AUT)  70 70 69 75, Nikki Campbell (AUS)  69 73 71 71, Nikki Garrett (AUS)  69 74 72 69, Becky Brewerton (WAL)  71 71 69 73, Lydia Hall (WAL)  73 72 71 68, Noora Tamminen (FIN)  72 69 70 73, Sophia Popov (GER)  71 70 73 70

285 - Johanna Bjork (SWE)  71 71 73 70, Nina Holleder (GER)  74 73 68 70, Camilla Lennarth (SWE)  68 73 74 70, Caroline Hedwall (SWE)  70 70 68 77, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN)  71 71 73 70, Louise Friberg (SWE)  69 71 75 70

286 - Amy Boulden (WAL)  69 76 69 72, Louise Larsson (SWE)  71 71 71 73, Holly Clyburn (ENG)  75 70 69 72, Malene Jorgensen (DEN)  69 74 70 73

287 - Whitney Hillier (AUS)  67 72 72 76, Pamela Pretswell (SCO)  69 75 72 71, Cassandra Kirkland (FRA)  73 72 72 70

288 - Sophie Giquel-bettan (FRA)  75 69 72 72, Nicole Broch Larsen (DEN)  73 67 74 74, Katie Burnett (USA)  71 75 73 69, Liz Young (ENG)  74 71 72 71, Maria Salinas (PER)  74 73 70 71

289 - Georgia Hall (ENG)  75 68 71 75, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA)  73 74 72 70, Pernilla Lindberg (SWE)  70 75 73 71, Lauren Taylor (ENG)  73 74 71 71

290 - Karin Sjodin (SWE)  72 75 70 73, Leigh Whittaker (GER)  73 72 73 72, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA)  71 72 72 75, Sally Watson (SCO)  72 72 70 76

291 - Celine Herbin (FRA)  72 74 74 71, Alexandra Vilatte (FRA)  72 71 72 76, Gwladys Nocera (FRA)  74 71 73 73

292 - Heather MacRae (SCO)  70 72 79 71

293 - Maria Mcbride (SWE)  72 74 72 75, Hannah Jun Medlock (USA)  71 74 74 74, Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA)  73 72 75 73, Minea Blomqvist (FIN)  68 77 74 74

294 - Marion Ricordeau (FRA)  73 73 77 71, Isabelle Boineau (FRA)  74 70 74 76

295 - Jade Schaeffer (FRA)  74 72 78 71, Beth Allen (USA)  73 72 75 75, Victoria Lovelady (BRA)  73 70 75 77, Chloe Leurquin (BEL)  74 72 75 74, Nicole Garcia (RSA)  73 73 72 77, Patricia Sanz Barrio (ESP)  73 71 75 76, Carin Koch (SWE)  73 70 75 77

296 - Lucie Andre (FRA)  71 69 81 75, Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)  69 71 83 73, Lucy Williams (ENG)  72 73 76 75, Nina Muehl (AUT)  72 74 76 74

297 - Laura Jansone (LVA)  71 71 83 72

298 - Elina Nummenpaa (FIN)  72 75 74 77

301 - Fabienne In-albon (SUI)  74 72 76 79

303 - Sahra Hassan (WAL)  71 75 77 80, Michaela Finn (SWE)  73 74 76 80

304 - Julie Tvede (DEN)  78 69 76 81

RTD – Kylie Walker (SCO)