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Friday, March 14, 2008

Double whammy for Lisa Holm
Sorensen in South Africa

Overnight joint leader Lisa Holm Sorensen from Denmark maintained her position at the head of the field with a three-under-par final round of 69 for a 13-under-par total of 203 and a two-stroke victory in the Telkom Women’s Classic at Zwartkop Country Club, Johannesburg.
She also topped the Ladies African Tour 2008 Order of Merit.
Sorensen was delighted with the overnight rain which softened up the course.
“Yes we had rain all night – it was perfect. I must say I did enjoy playing in some European weather today!” said an elated Sorensen.
She had birdies at the second, fourth, seventh, 11th and 15th and bogeys at the 10th and 18th.
for the tournament.
“My goal at the start of the Tour was to be the winner of the Order of Merit, so today’s win was in my plan,” said Sorensen who takes home just under 100,000 Rand for her achievements.
Sorensen leaves for Europe on Sunday to spend some well-earned time with her family, before commencing training for the European Team Cup at Alicante, Spain where she will team up with Iben Tinning.
Sweden's Maria Boden slipped past Denmark's Julie Tvede with a final round of 69 to finish second on 11-under-par 205.
Tvede slipped back to a level par closing round of 72 for third place on 206.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
Players from South Africa unless stated.
203 Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den) 66 68 69.
205 Maria Boden (Swe) 71 66 68.
206 Julie Tvede (Den) 68 66 72.
208 Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 69 66 73, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 62 74 72, Stacy Bregman 70 68 70.
209 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 71 69 69.
210 Morgana Robbertze 71 68 71, Laurette Maritz 72 67 71, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 69 69 72.
211 Hanna-Leena Salonen (Fin) 73 68 70.
212 Tsebo Betty Mokoena 70 69 73, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 71 73 68.
213 Lee-Anne Pace 74 70 69.
214 Monique Smit (am) 70 72 72; Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin) 74 69 71, Marne Roos (am) 69 71 74; Antonella Cvitan (Swe) 71 69 74, Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 68 71 75, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 72 67 75.
215 Ana Larraneta (Spain) 69 72 74, Sandra Carlborg (Swe) 69 75 71, Caroline Afonso (Fra) 72 68 75.
216 Emma Lyons (Eng) 73 70 73, Florence Luscher (Swi) 72 70 74, Julie Berton (Fra) 73 71 72.
217 Gina Switala (am) 74 73 70, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 72 71 74, Jo Clingan (Eng) 75 73 69.
218 Caryn Louw 68 77 73.
219 Maria Beautell (Spain) 76 69 74.
220 Kelly Hutcherson (Eng) 77 70 73.
221 Zuzana Kamasova (Slovakia) 77 71 73, Sohvi Harkonen (Fin) 76 78 67, Bonita Bredenhann (Namibia) (am) 74 74 73, Anna Becker-Frankel (Swe) 74 73 74, Nicole Becker (am) 77 74 70.
222 Tandi Cuningham (am) 74 69 79.
223 Rose Naliaka (Ken) 72 72 79, Connie Chen (am) 73 78 72.
224 Mercia Pretorius (am) 75 74 75, Lise Botha 77 73 74.
225 Crizelda van Niekerk 74 75 76; Bertine Strauss (am) 75 75 75, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 75 76 74, Santie Koch 80 75 70.
226 Stenna Westerlund (Fin) 71 80 75, Henriette Frylinck (am) 77 73 76.
227 Zelda Smook (am) 74 76 77.
228 Kim Williams (am) 74 78 76, Sarah Faller (Ire) (am) 78 77 73, Karin Borjeskog (Swe) 81 74 73, Mandy Adamson 73 79 76.
230 Ashleigh Holmes (am) 77 75 78; Kirsty Fisher (Eng) 76 77 77, Michelle de Vries 80 73 77, Eugenie Clack (am) 75 77 78.
231 Jenna Schonfeld (am) 76 77 78.
232 Jessica Meyer (am) 74 76 82.
233 Mareli Joubert (am) 74 80 79.
234 Nora Angehrn (Swi) 71 83 80.
238 Esther Strous (Netherlands) 79 76 83.

2008 Ladies African Tour Order of Merit
FINAL PLACINGS
1 L Holm Sorensen Rand 99,738.63.
2 S Bregman 95,673.87.
3 J Tvede 87,990.81.
4 R Hudson 76,490.58.
5 M Skarpnord 66,260.59.
6 M Boden 60,885.57.
7 A-L Caudal 52,922.19.
8 M Robbertze 48,707.24.
9 A Temple 46,273.44.
10 L K Saether 35,791.05.
11 J Westerberg 33,466.47.
12 L-A Pace 33,417.00.
13 L Maritz 31,769.90.
14 E Zackrisson 26,870.14.
15 E Lyons 24,007.19.
16 A Cvitan 20,485.65.
17 C Lundgreen 19,808.56.
18 M Adamson 18,820.69.
19 F Luscher 17,740.96.
20 J Berton 17,170.91

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