Anna Nordqvist is the 2022 Big Green Egg Open champion after a final round score of 72 saw the Swede take a one-shot victory in The Netherlands on Sunday.
The three-time Major champion warmed up for next week’s Amundi Evian Championship in the perfect way at Rosendaelsche Golf Club, with the win her first individual success on the Ladies European Tour outside of the Majors.
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Having gone into the final round with a slender one shot advantage, Nordqvist had to hold off the challenge from a number of players throughout the day to get her hands on the trophy.
A birdie on the 17th hole ultimately proved the difference for the Swede, who had to stay patient to seal the win on a tough day of scoring.
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“It feels really good, I’m proud. It was a bit of a battle out there today, I played really well in the beginning then lost focus and rhythm around the turn. But I’m proud of myself for fighting through the week,” she said.
“The beginning of this week was a bit of a struggle, then I played so well yesterday in a bit of a breeze, I’ve done a lot of good things this week and it’s nice to be back competing again.”
The Swedish star started the day with a steady front nine, picking up a shot on the par-five fourth, before dropping a shot on the ninth to make the turn in 36.
Another bogey on the tenth saw things tighten up at the top, with Nordqvist locked on -6 alongside Vani Kapoor and Sarah Schober, with a nail-biting final stretch in store.
A birdie on the 13th saw the Solheim Cup star move herself back into the ascendency, only for a dropped shot to see her fall back to -6 alongside Schober once again, with Sophie Witt and Kapoor a shot back with three to play.
But a birdie on the penultimate hole of the tournament was to prove the difference for the Swede.
A level-par round of 72 was enough for Schober to secure a career-best finish on the LET in second, as she finished the week on six-under par.
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Three bogeys and three birdies on the front nine saw the Austrian come out in 36, before fighting back from another dropped shot on the tenth with a birdie on 13 to earn herself a runner-up position.
Kapoor could be understood for having nerves as she stood on the first tee ahead of Sunday’s play, as she featured in the final group of an LET event for the first time, with none other than three-time Major champion Nordqvist for company throughout the day.
And it could have been those early jitters that forced a bogey on the second, before she earned a shot back with a birdie on the eighth.
Another dropped shot on the 14th saw her fall a shot back behind the leading pair once again, with a finish of T3 the best of her career, just as it was for Sophie Witt who also finished on -5 for the week.
The German also shot the best round of her fledgling LET career on the final day in the Netherlands, with eight birdies on the card in a score of 67 (-5), which saw her shoot up the leaderboard.
Witt and Kapoor shared third spot with Nuria Iturrioz, who registered three birdies and three bogeys to go round in level-par on Sunday, leaving her two shots off the lead – just as she had started the day.
