WALES LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE

SWEDE LINDA WINS BY ONE SHOT FROM LAURA DAVIES

Linda Wessberg (Sweden) held on to the lead she established with a third-round 69 to win the Wales Ladies Championship of Europe with a 14-under-par total of 274 at Machynys Peninsula Golf Club today.
Linda had a final round of 71 and just held off the fast-finishing Laura Davies to win the top prize of 77,000 Euros.
Laura had a closing round of 67 for 275 to win 52,150 Euros.

Curtis Cup player and English amateur champion Kiran Matharu marked her pro debut by finishing joint 15th on five-under-par 283 and earning 7,017 Euros.
Sophie Walker, a leading amateur who was not selected for the GB&I t4eam, finished 22nd equal on 284.
That was two shots ahead of Kathryn Imrie, the top Scot who earned 4,932 Euros after a final round of 72 for two-under 286.
Breanne Loucks, who did play in the Curtis Cup, tied for 51st place, her four-round total of 292 ruined by a third-round 80.
Julie Forbes finished tied for 53rd place on 293 and earned 2,055 Euros.

LEADING TOTALS
274 (-14) Linda Wessberg (Sweden) 67 67 69 71.
275 Laura Davies (England) 66 69 73 67.
276 Gwladys Nocera (France) 70 72 68 66, Nikki Garrett (Australia) 69 67 69 71.
278 Becky Brewerton (Wales) 65 69 73 71, Helen Alfredsson (Sweden) 67 68 71 72.
Other scores:
283 Kiran Matharu (England) 70 70 72 71 (jt 15th).
284 (am) Sophie Walker (England) 65 71 73 75 (jt 22nd).
286 Kathryn Imrie (Scotland) 70 70 74 72 (jt 30th).
292 (am) Breanne Loucks (Wales) 70 71 80 71 (jt 51st).
293 Julie Forbes (Scotland 71 70 77 75.