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Laura Davies claims third Austrian title for 75th career win |
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 |
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 Laura Davies fired a closing 70 to win the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria on Sunday.
It was her 75th career victory and third at the same event at Golf Club Foehrenwald in Wiener Neustadt after wins in 2007 and 2008. She was also second in 2009.
It was her third win of the season after victories in New Zealand and Germany and she finished with an 11-under 205 total, one ahead of Virginie Lagoutte-Clement from France.
The win came right down to the last hole, which Davies birdied after playing a magnificent shot out of the greenside bunker to six feet and sinking the putt.
Despite having won so many titles, she revealed that she was nervous.
Davies said: “I was shaking. It’s your legs; your legs go. If your hands and your arms go then you’re in trouble but you feel your legs getting a bit shaky. Over that bunker shot, with all the water behind, my legs were a bit shaky on that and over the putt but I guess that’s just the adrenaline and you’re just excited about trying to win a golf tournament. If you didn’t have that then you wouldn’t win.”
Davies entered the final round a stroke behind compatriot Melissa Reid, who closed with a 73 to share third with Alison Walshe of the United States, shot 67.
Reid was tied with Davies with a hole to play and in an almost identical spot in the bunker but three putted for a bogey to slip behind Lagoutte-Clement.
Davies explained: “It was very hard work. The conditions were much more difficult than the first two days and obviously the competition was really tough out there. There was a lot of players playing well. Mel and I tried to get clear of everybody and we never could so it was right down to the wire.”
Davies was the Ladies European Tour’s oldest winner aged exactly 46 years and 11 months and she hopes to top the Henderson Money List for the eighth time in her career by the end of the year.
“That’s why I’m playing a lot of tournaments,” she said. “This is my seventh straight tournament and then I’m playing in France and Spain the next two weeks because I would love to do well on the Henderson Money List and obviously I have some ground to make up. Today was a good start.”
UNIQA Ladies Open Presented by Raiffeisen
Golf Club Foehrenwald, Wiener Neustadt
3-5 September 2010
Final Round Scores:
205 - Laura Davies (ENG) 70 65 70
206 - Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA) 71 67 68
207 - Alison Walshe (USA) 71 69 67, Melissa Reid (ENG) 67 67 73
208 - Nikki Garrett (AUS) 66 71 71
209 - Karen Lunn (AUS) 69 72 68, Rebecca Coakley (IRE) 68 69 72, Christel Boeljon (NL) 67 69 73
210 - Carin Koch (SWE) 71 71 68, Beth Allen (USA) 69 69 72
211 - Trish Johnson (ENG) 69 71 71, Federica Piovano (ITA) 67 72 72, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 70 68 73, Sophie Walker (ENG) 69 69 73
212 - Mallory Blackwelder (USA) 70 74 68, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 70 72 70, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 71 70 71, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 72 68 72, Marina Stutz (Am) (AUT) 66 72 74
213 - Linda Wessberg (SWE) 71 71 71, Lisa Holm Sorensen (DEN) 71 70 72, Stefanie Michl (AUT) 70 70 73
214 - Maria Boden (SWE) 74 69 71, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 72 70 72, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 66 74 74, Marta Prieto (ESP) 67 72 75, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 70 69 75
215 - Martina Gillen (IRE) 71 73 71, Johanna W Johansson (SWE) 71 73 71, Jeehae Lee (KOR) 70 71 74
216 - Tandi Cuningham (SA) 70 75 71, Lydia Hall (WAL) 75 69 72, Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 72 71 73, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 68 74 74
217 - Kylie Walker (SCO) 74 71 72, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 70 75 72, Anja Monke (GER) 70 73 74, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 70 73 74, Claire Aitken (ENG) 68 74 75, Sophie Sandolo (ITA) 72 70 75, Holly Aitchison (ENG) 68 72 77, Caroline Masson (GER) 68 71 78
218 - Caroline Afonso (FRA) 72 73 73, Elin Emanuelsson (SWE) 70 73 75, Camille Fallay (FRA) 70 72 76
219 - Carmen Alonso (ESP) 71 74 74, Carly Booth (SCO) 70 73 76, Pamela Feggans (SCO) 70 73 76, Jo Pritchard (WAL) 73 69 77, Julie Greciet (FRA) 66 76 77
220 - Denise-Charlotte Becker (GER) 71 74 75, Tara Delaney (IRE) 74 70 76, Lisa Hall (ENG) 72 72 76, Hazel Kavanagh (IRE) 71 70 79
221 - Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 75 70 76, Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) 69 73 79
222 - Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 78 67 77, Hanna-Leena Salonen (FIN) 70 75 77
Many thanks to Bethan Cutler. Image courtesy of Davide de Ponte | | |
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Reid edges one clear of Davies in Austria |
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 |
 Melissa Reid shot a second successive 67 to take a one stroke lead into the final round of the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria.
The 22-year-old, seeking her second professional victory, carded seven birdies and two bogeys at Golf Club Foehrenwald in Wiener Neustadt on Saturday.
She finished on 10-under-par after two rounds ahead of fellow Englishwoman Laura Davies, who equalled her own course record from 2007 with a 65.
Reid made four birdies and two bogeys on the back nine before picking up three shots over the front nine to edge ahead of Davies.
The Turkish Airlines Ladies Open champion, who has posted six other top ten finishes so far this season, said that she was pleased as she had struggled with her iron play.
“I feel like I’m not swinging it how I’d like but I’m going to do a bit of work on the range and chat to my coach a little bit and hopefully we’ll get it a bit more in the slot tomorrow and hit some better iron shots and drivers,” said Reid, who has just returned to action after a two week break.
“My bad shots aren’t horrendous; I still get it in play and still somehow managed to hit 15 greens today, so all in all, five-under, I would have taken that definitely today.”
Davies is seeking her third victory at the event after winning on the same golf course in 2007 and 2008. She was second last year after losing a play-off to Sweden’s Linda Wessberg.
She is also targeting her third title of the season after wins in New Zealand and Germany and she said: “I’m in a position where I have a chance now whereas yesterday with that two under, I had to come and do what I did this morning.”
She carded three birdies over the front nine and reeled off five successive birdies from the 11th hole.
At the par-five 15th, she smashed two drives, one from the fairway, to 25 feet past the flag but narrowly missed the eagle putt. She finished with a bogey on 18 after hitting her second shot into the water right of the green.
“On the 15th green I hit that eagle putt and it was in for all money and that would have been nine-under with three to go and then you’re thinking of all sorts of numbers,” said the 74-time tournament champion.
“I putted so well. That’s one of my best putting rounds of my whole life. I had 24 putts which for me, I mean, yesterday I had 32, which is way too many.”
Christel Boeljon from the Netherlands was a stroke back on eight under par after a 69 while Ireland’s Rebecca Coakley (69) and Australian Nikki Garrett (71) were tied for fourth on seven under.
Coakley has the chance to become the first Irishwoman to win in the 32-year history of the Ladies European Tour and she said: “I was pretty happy because I felt like I didn’t hit the ball that well.”
Spain’s Marta Prieto made the best possible start to her second round when she used a five-iron to ace the 161-yard par-three 10th-hole.
The 31-year-old from Seville won a €10,000 shopping spree sponsored by fashion brand AKRIS for her sixth hole-in-one and her second as a professional.
UNIQA Ladies Open Presented by Raiffeisen
Golf Club Foehrenwald, Wiener Neustadt
3-5 September 2010
Scores at the end of round 2:
134 - Melissa Reid (ENG) 67 67
135 - Laura Davies (ENG) 70 65
136 - Christel Boeljon (NL) 67 69
137 - Rebecca Coakley (IRE) 68 69, Nikki Garrett (AUS) 66 71
138 - Beth Allen (USA) 69 69, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (FRA) 71 67, Sophie Walker (ENG) 69 69, Tania Elosegui (ESP) 70 68, Marina Stutz (Am) (AUT) 66 72
139 - Caroline Masson (GER) 68 71, Becky Brewerton (WAL) 70 69, Marta Prieto (ESP) 67 72, Federica Piovano (ITA) 67 72
140 - Holly Aitchison (ENG) 68 72, Trish Johnson (ENG) 69 71, Rebecca Hudson (ENG) 66 74, Lee-Anne Pace (SA) 72 68, Alison Walshe (USA) 71 69, Stefanie Michl (AUT) 70 70
141 - Lisa Holm Sorensen (DEN) 71 70, Jeehae Lee (KOR) 70 71, Karen Lunn (AUS) 69 72, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 71 70, Hazel Kavanagh (IRE) 71 70
142 - Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) 69 73, Sophie Sandolo (ITA) 72 70, Linda Wessberg (SWE) 71 71, Elizabeth Bennett (ENG) 68 74, Veronica Zorzi (ITA) 70 72, Julie Greciet (FRA) 66 76, Jo Pritchard (WAL) 73 69, Claire Aitken (ENG) 68 74, Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) 72 70, Carin Koch (SWE) 71 71, Camille Fallay (FRA) 70 72
143 - Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) 72 71, Pamela Feggans (SCO) 70 73, Morgana Robbertze (SA) 70 73, Elin Emanuelsson (SWE) 70 73, Maria Boden (SWE) 74 69, Anja Monke (GER) 70 73, Carly Booth (SCO) 70 73
144 - Johanna W Johansson (SWE) 71 73, Lisa Hall (ENG) 72 72, Mallory Blackwelder (USA) 70 74, Martina Gillen (IRE) 71 73, Lydia Hall (WAL) 75 69, Tara Delaney (IRE) 74 70
145 - Denise-Charlotte Becker (GER) 71 74, Georgina Simpson (ENG) 70 75, Stacy Lee Bregman (SA) 75 70, Kylie Walker (SCO) 74 71, Tandi Cuningham (SA) 70 75, Caroline Afonso (FRA) 72 73, Hanna-Leena Salonen (FIN) 70 75, Lynnette Brooky (NZ) 78 67, Carmen Alonso (ESP) 71 74
Missed the cut:-
146 - Lynn Kenny (SCO) 73 73, Bettina Hauert (GER) 72 74, Nina Reis (SWE) 73 73, Hannah Ralph (ENG) 73 73, Rhian Wyn Thomas (WAL) 72 74, Christine Hallstrom (SWE) 74 72, Melodie Bourdy (FRA) 70 76, Dana Lacey-Johnson (AUS) 72 74, Florentyna Parker (ENG) 73 73, Frances Bondad (AUS) 70 76, Riikka Hakkarainen (FIN) 70 76, Maria Verchenova (RUS) 71 75
147 - Krystle Caithness (SCO) 68 79, Elena Giraud (FRA) 74 73, Nathalie David-Mila (FRA) 75 72, Caroline Rominger (SWI) 73 74, Kim Welch (USA) 75 72, Julie Tvede (DEN) 72 75
148 - Jessica Ji (KOR) 72 76, Felicity Johnson (ENG) 73 75, Malene Jorgensen (DEN) 74 74, Rebecca Flood (AUS) 73 75, Emma Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 77 71, Emelie Lind (SWE) 75 73, Sandra Carlborg (SWE) 72 76, Kyra van Leeuwen (NL) 72 76, Julie Maisongrosse (FRA) 73 75, Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) 74 74, Kym Larratt (ENG) 75 73
149 - Natascha Grossschadl-Fink (AUT) 72 77, Sophie Giquel (FRA) 74 75, Laura Cabanillas (ESP) 77 72, Margherita Rigon (ITA) 69 80, Marlies Krenn (Am) (AUT) 78 71
150 - Johanna Lundberg (SWE) 75 75, Sarah Schober (Am) (AUT) 75 75, Kate Combes (AUS) 75 75
151 - Ana Larraneta (ESP) 77 74
152 - Stefania Croce (ITA) 74 78, Laurette Maritz (SA) 74 78
153 - Antonella Cvitan (SWE) 76 77, Clare Queen (SCO) 76 77, Michaela Gasplmayr (Am) (AUT) 80 73, Elisabeth Esterl (GER) 75 78
154 - Eva Steinberger (AUT) 77 77, KM Juul (DEN) 70 84, Anna Rossi (ITA) 74 80
155 - Smriti Mehra (IN) 78 77, Daniela Wagner (AUT) 75 80
157 - Nicole Gergely (AUT) 83 74
Image courtesy of Davide da Ponte
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