Olivia Mehaffey clinched her greatest end as an expert for 640 days when she closed with a second successive six underneath 65 to assert fourth place within the Platinum Women Open on the Sunshine Women Tour.
Taking part in with conditional standing on the LET this 12 months, the previous Arizona State star made seven birdies at Blair Atholl Golf and Equestrian Property to complete simply 4 pictures behind her enjoying accomplice, South Africa’s Kiera Floyd, who shot a blistering 11-under 60 to win by a shot.
“Yeah it was good,” mentioned Mehaffey, who plans to play subsequent week’s ABSA Women Invitational at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington earlier than making an attempt to pre-qualify for the LET’s Joburg Women Open.
“Good to shoot two low scores again to again.”
Floyd made 9 birdies and an eagle in a bogey-free, 11-under-par 60 to safe her maiden skilled win by a shot from England’s Hayley Davis on 15-under.
“It’s so good to have all of the worldwide gamers within the subject,” Floyd mentioned. “I performed with Olivia Mehaffey at this time and I learnt a lot from her – like how calm she is on the course.
“And if the European gamers make a drop, they only keep on. So, it is extremely good and a superb expertise enjoying with them. Olivia mentioned I made her spherical of six underneath par look horrible at this time!”
Scores
198 – Kiera Floyd 71 67 60199 – Hayley Davis (ENG) 65 68 66201 – Casandra Alexander 66 66 69202 – Olivia Mehaffey (NIR) 72 65 65203 – Emma Grechi (FRA) 69 67 67, Karoline Lund (NOR) 64 71 68, Fernanda Lira (MEX) 70 63 70
