Suspense until the last hole!
In France, golf lovers know it better than elsewhere: the final of the Carnoustie links can be the scene of incredible reversals of the situation.
Especially for whoever is in the lead on the leaderboard ...
This Sunday, Anna Nordqvist did not crack.
She, whose husband Kevin is from Dundee, was tied with Dane Nanna Koerstz Madsen as the last pair played the 18th hole, but she held on ... unlike the other Scandinavian who experienced a cruel end to an ugly double bogey.
At 34, Anna Nordqvist (54th in the world) won the British Women's Golf Open, the third major title of her career.
Already titled in 2009 at the LPGA Championship and in 2017 in Evian, Nordqvist made Sunday a card of 69 to finish 12 strokes under par, one less than the English Georgia Hall, the American Lizette Salas and her compatriot Madelene Sagstrom (-11), and two less than Australian Minjee Lee (-10), winner of the Amundi Evian Championship at the end of July.
Nordqvist, whose victory owes a lot to his score of 65 in the third round, had a clear round on the first nine holes on Sunday, posting three birdies to make his way to the leadership on an increasingly sunny afternoon. .
After a surprising bogey at 12, the blonde Swede was exceptional, birding in the 14th to return to 12 below, then remaining calm thereafter to succeed the German Sophia Popov, notably realizing an exceptional last approach at the 18. ..
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Following in the footsteps of the illustrious Annika Sörenstam - even though she is still a long way from her ten Major victories - Anna Nordqvist now holds the rare distinction of having won the British Women's Amateur and Professional Championships, the Smyth Salver and the Open female AIG, equaling the feat achieved by Hall in 2018.
The French Perrine Delacour, author of four solid laps (73 - 71 - 71 - 72), finished in 34th position (-1).
Final classification of the British Open of women's golf at Carnoustie (par 72):
Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) - 12 (71 - 71 - 65 - 69)
2. Georgia Hall (Ang) -11 (68 - 69 - 73 - 67);
Madelene Sagstrom (Sweden) -11 (67 - 73 - 69 - 68);
Lizette Salas (EU) -11 (69 - 69 - 70 - 69)
5. Minjee Lee (Aust) -10 (71 - 69 - 72 - 66) ... etc.
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