HELSINGBORG, Sweden — Linn Grant of Sweden made yet more history as she won the Volvo Scandinavian golf title for the second time, chasing down leader Sebastian Soderberg courtesy of a flawless final-round 65 in her hometown of Helsingborg.
Swedish Grant, who became the first female winner in DP World Tour history at this event two years ago, started the day 11 shots behind runaway 54-hole leader Soderberg.
“Honestly I just tried to go out and give myself an opportunity,” Grant said according to AP.
“I didn´t even think that I had the chance of winning – 11 shots is a huge gap. So I just wanted to go out, have fun and make as many birdies as possible, and enjoy it with my brother on the bag and being at home.
“I have very mixed emotions,” added Grant, who had been warming up on the range in case of a playoff. “Like I said before, I feel honestly terrible for Sebastian at the moment.
Grant made seven birdies and no bogeys to set the clubhouse target at 17 under. And with her countryman Soderberg finishing his final-round 77 with a double bogey at the 18th to miss out on a play-off, Grant earned her second DP World Tour title in dramatic circumstances, winning by a single shot.
Soderberg finished in joint-second alongside Scotland’s Calum Hill on 16 under, with Swedish Ladies European Tour star Johanna Gustavsson three shots further back in a tie for fourth with Englishmen Alex Fitzpatrick and Andy Sullivan.
Grant flew out of the blocks on day four, making four birdies in five holes from the second to close the gap. The 24-year-old took dead aim at the ninth to set up a six-foot birdie before holing from 15 feet on the tenth for back-to-back birdies.
She added: “It was unbelievable. I think I celebrated it good enough when I was there. So I’m not looking back on that wishing it was me on the last hole.”
Grant gave herself further chances down the stretch but could not add to her birdie count until the 18th, where she chipped in from the bank around the green to finish with a flourish. “It turned out to be an incredible day.”
Hill birdied three of his last six holes for a 69 and tied for second.
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