BRITAIN’S Mimi Rhodes claimed her first skilled win on the Girls European Tour (LET) with a two-shot victory on the Ford Ladies’s NSW Open at Wollongong Golf Membership.
Beginning because the in a single day chief, Rhodes constructed on her expertise from three Curtis Cup appearances for Nice Britain to safe the Jan Stephenson Trophy, ending the event at 17-under par after a bogey-free ultimate spherical.
“I’m nonetheless in shock, however I’m so comfortable. I’ve labored actually exhausting. I didn’t have an excellent week final week, so I wasn’t actually anticipating a lot. However I went by way of a little bit of a swing change, and it clearly labored this week. So yeah, I’m simply actually comfortable,” Rhodes mentioned in reflecting on her win.
Requested about her nerves coming down the stretch, the 24-year-old added.
Mimi Rhodes, the winner of the 2025 Ford NSW Open.
“I used to be fantastic for the entrance 9, however when it began to get tight, I obtained a bit careworn. I used to be asking my caddy how the group in entrance was doing and what number of photographs forward I used to be. However I simply stored respiration, stayed targeted, and tried to not assume forward. It’s troublesome in these conditions, however yeah, I’m simply actually glad I obtained it executed.
“I didn’t even realise I hadn’t made a bogey within the final two rounds. I used to be simply making an attempt to remain calm and targeted on the market,” she added.
Western Australian Kirsten Rudgeley, with a three-under par ultimate spherical of 68 and Italian customer Alessandra Fanali, tied for second two photographs behind the winner.
Rhodes collected $75,000 for the victory.
Subsequent up for the ladies was the World Sand Greens Championship at Binalong Golf Course within the NSW southern tablelands (see report web page 21).
The Ford Ladies’s NSW Open was proudly supported by the NSW Authorities’s tourism and main occasions company, Vacation spot NSW.
