Last-round birdies earn Michele Thomson top-10 finish in France

Former Scottish women's amateur champion Michele Thomson birdied the second, 11th, 12th and 17th on her way to a final round of level par 69 and a tied ninth place finish in the opening event of the 2015 LETAS Tour, the Dinard Women's Open in northern France today, writes Colin Farquharson.

The Ellon-born 2008 GB and I Curtis Cup player, pictured, had earlier scores of 67 and 75 over the par-69 course and finished on four-over-par 207.
Winner by one shot with a 207 aggregate was France's Sophie Giquel Bettan with scores of 70, 66 and 71. 
Thomson was the only Scot to survive the second-round cut. Jane Turner (West Linton) and Glasgow's Gemma Webster were eliminated.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 207 (3x69)
207 Sophie Giquel Bettan (Fra) 70 66 71
208 Virginia Espejo (Spa) 68 70 70
209 Lucie Andre (Fra) 72 69 68, Anne Van Dam (Net) 68 72 69.
210 Maria Palacious (Spa) 68 72 70, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 69 70 71, Eleanor Givens (Eng) 67 68 75
SELECTED TOTALS
211 Michele Thomson (Sco) 67 75 69 (T9)
212 Tara Delaney (Ire) 72 69 71 (T11)
214 Lauren Taylor (Eng) 72 71 71, Kym Larratt (Eng) 72 67 75 (T21).
216 Charlotte Thompson (Eng) 71 71 74 (T29)
218 Rachael Goodall (Eng) 69 71 78, Gabriella Cowley (Eng) 71 74 73 (T35)
221 Abbey Gittings (Eng) 72 72 77 (T43)