Westerberg claims first LET win
Sweden’s Johanna Westerberg won her maiden Ladies European Tour title at the Portugal Ladies Open on Sunday.
Sweden’s Johanna Westerberg beat Spain’s Tania Elosegui in a play-off to claim her maiden Ladies European Tour title at the Portugal Ladies Open.
Westerberg holed a stunning bunker shot for birdie on the first hole of sudden death after finding the sand with both her first and second shots.
It was only the fifth birdie all day on the tough par-four 18th at Golden Eagle Residence and Golf and Westerberg admitted it was the shot of her life.
“To hole that to win, I couldn’t ask for more,” she said.
The 31-year-old Swede had fired a closing 67 to come from five shots off the pace at the start of the day.
Elosegui birdied the 18th to match her total of three under par, but was unable to repeat the trick in the play-off.
Westerberg paid tribute to her caddie and fiance, Swedish tennis star Joachim Johansson, who plays off a handicap of three and has made several appearances on the LET while he recovers from a shoulder injury.
“He has been helping me with lines and stuff so it’s been a big comfort to have him with me,” she said.
Wales’ Becky Brewerton (69) and Germany’s Bettina Hauert (67) shared third place on two under par with England’s Florentyna Parker and Scotland’s Pamela Feggans among six players another stroke back.
Overnight leader Lotta Wahlin slumped to a closing 76 to finish four off the pace.
All the final round scores & totals in the Ladies European Tour Ladies Open de Portugal, Golden Eagle Golf Club, Rio Maior, Portugal.
(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
213 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 74 72 67 (Johanna Westerberg won at the first play-off hole), Tania Elosegui (Spa) 73 70 70
214 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 73 74 67, Becky Brewerton 69 76 69
215 Iben Tinning (Den) 69 74 72, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 74 71 70, Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 70 73 72, Pamela Feggans 71 73 71, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 72 71 72, Florentyna Parker 74 71 70
216 Stefania Croce (Ita) 71 71 74, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 70 75 71, Paula Marti (Spa) 74 72 70
217 Lotta Maria Wahlin (Swe) 68 73 76, Lee-Anne Pace (USA) 72 73 72, Diana Luna (Ita) 71 73 73, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 69 75 73
218 Malene Jorgensen (Den) 73 74 71, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 74 74 70
219 Karen Lunn (Aus) 74 73 72, Lynnette Teresa Brooky (Nzl) 77 70 72, Rebecca Coakley 73 76 70, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 75 71 73, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 72 72, Cecillia Ekelundh (Swe) 71 76 72
220 Nina Reis (Swe) 71 75 74, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 72 73 75
221 Kirsty S Taylor 74 75 72, Vikki Laing (USA) 71 77 73, Breanne Alicia Loucks 73 75 73, Beth Allen (USA) 70 77 74, Samantha Head 75 73 73, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 72 75 74
222 Felicity Johnson 73 73 76, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 69 77 76, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 70 76 76, Dana Lacey (Aus) 78 71 73, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 77 72 73
223 Sophie Walker 75 74 74, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 72 77 74, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 72 76 75, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 72 72 79
224 Nikki Garrett (Aus) 74 75 75, Jessica Ji (Kor) 71 76 77, Federica Piovano (Ita) 77 72 75
225 Joanne Mills (Aus) 76 72 77, Camille Fallay (Fra) 75 74 76
226 Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 77 72 77, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 77 70 79, Emma Cabrera Bello (Spa) 77 68 81
230 Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 80 69 81
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