Joburg Ladies Open: England's Lily May Humphreys wins with final round 67
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Lily May Humphreys turned professional in 2021
Joburg Ladies Open final leaderboard |
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-12 L May Humphreys (Eng); -10 M Folke (Swe), A Pelaez (Spa); -9 N Broch Estrup (Den), K Floyd (SA), K Spilkova (Cze); -8 N Van der Westhuizen (SA) |
England's Lily May Humphreys won her maiden title on the Ladies European Tour with victory in the Joburg Ladies Open at Modderfontein.
The 20-year-old started the final round six shots behind overnight leader Moa Folke.
But Humphreys fired seven birdies and just one bogey in a six-under par 67 to triumph on 12 under.
Sweden's Folke carded a final-round 75 and finished joint second with Spain's Ana Pelaez, two shots back on 10 under.
"I'm pretty speechless," said Humphreys. "I felt so nervous playing 18 and I just can't believe I've done it. It's an incredible feeling and I'm so overwhelmed right now.
"Today was simple golf, I stuck to the same gameplan. I wasn't as aggressive as other people on a few holes, it was what I felt comfortable with and what I felt was best for me and it obviously paid off for me this week.
"I stuck to my gameplan and tried to play my best golf. On 15 was when I noticed, and I had a five-foot putt for par and had just seen that I was tied for the lead.
"Luckily, I holed that and then followed up with a birdie on 16 and then I didn't know I had a two-shot lead until I was basically putting on 18. The nerves properly kicked in then."
It was a second professional win for Humphreys, whose first came in The Golf Flanders Trophy on the LET Access Series.
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