Golf: Dobson's late charge gives her first title
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Your support makes all the difference.HELEN DOBSON, of Britain, won her first title as a professional with a marvellous closing round of 69 to win the BMW European Masters here yesterday, writes John Bolton from Bercuit, Belgium.
Dobson's nine-under-par aggregate of 283 left her one stroke clear of Scotland's Dale Reid and Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, of France, who had started the final round five strokes ahead of Dobson.
Dobson made up ground early in her round by reaching the turn in 33. After birdies at the 11th and 15th holes she struck a five-iron to 20 feet for a birdie two at the 17th which left Reid and De Lorenzi needing birdies at the final hole to tie. Reid, who had squandered a birdie chance by taking three putts at the 16th, missed another opportunity from 25 feet at the final hole to set the stage for De Lorenzi.
The Frenchwoman golfer was always struggling after driving into a bunker at the 18th. She managed to find the green with her third shot, but finished 45 feet from the hole. From there De Lorenzi ran her first putt to three feet only to miss the next one.
BMW EUROPEAN MASTERS (Bercuit, Bel): Leading final scores (GB or Irl unless stated): 283 H Dobson 71 71 72 69. 284 D Reid 71 73 70 70; M-L De Lorenzi (Fr) 70 69 70 75. 285 P Wright 67 74 73 71. 286 L Neumann (Swe) 71 68 75 72; A Nicholas 70 70 72 74; L Davies 69 68 73 76. 288 Li Wen-Lin (Tai) 73 73 72 70; J Soulsby 73 71 71 73. 289 K Parker (US) 72 72 72 73. 291 L Hackney 70 78 72 71; A Sorenstam (Swe) 75 71 70 75. 292 L Sugg (US) 72 75 74 71; G Stewart 72 71 74 75. 293 T Johnson 70 76 73 74; S Prosser 74 70 74 75. 294 H Alfredsson (Swe) 74 73 74 73; J Forbes 77 70 73 74. 295 A Shapcott 74 77 73 71.
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