Karen Stupples overhauls Amy Yang to
win S4C Wales Ladies Championship
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Karen Stupples reeled in overnight leader Amy Yang of South Korea to claim victory at the S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe on Sunday.
The 36-year-old from Kent secured a one-stroke win at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech in North-west Wales, thanks to a final round of 70 for a total of 12 under par.
It was Stupples' first win since the 2004 Women's British Open at Sunningdale and provided some cause for celebration after a tough start to the year which has seen her miss seven out of 14 cuts on the LPGA Tour.
She also had to take four weeks off after surgery to remove her appendix in March.
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"It's been quite a traumatic year, physically and mentally," she said.
Starting the day two shots behind Yang, she birdied her opening two holes to catch the South Korean and added further birdies at the fourth and eighth to move three strokes clear at the turn.
She made up for dropping a shot at the tough par-four 10th with a birdie on the 13th before bogeys at the 16th and 18th threatened to deny her victory, but she did enough to claim the £52,500 first prize.
"I tried to let it go on the last few holes but fortunately I managed to hold on with all the nails I had," said Stupples. "I think the front nine set me off to a fine start. I went off to a really good one and from that point on I sat back I think instead of keeping attacking. It was interesting."
Yang could only manage a final round of 73, while Katherine Hull of Australia finished third on nine under par.
Wales' Becky Brewerton was fourth on eight under after a final round of 71, while England's Melissa Reid and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist finished a stroke further back in a share of fifth.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
276 Karen Stupples 69 71 66 70
277 Amy Yang (USA) 68 65 71 73
279 Katherine Hull (Aus) 67 68 75 69
280 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 70 67 72 71
281 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 66 71 77 67, Melissa Reid 73 68 74 66
282 Carin Koch (Swe) 70 71 73 68
283 Diana Luna (Ita) 73 68 70 72
284 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 68 71 76, Julieta Granada (Par) 69 74 69 72, Laura Davies 68 74 72 70
285 Iben Tinning (Den) 71 70 74 70, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 72 71 69 73, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 71 71 73 70
286 Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 74 69 71 72, Breanne Alicia Loucks (Wal) 72 69 73 72, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 74 69 72 71
287 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 74 72 69 72, Johanna Mundy 74 71 70 72, Becky Morgan (Wal) 72 72 73 70, Samantha Head 72 71 72 72, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 71 71 74 71, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 72 69 71 75
288 Caroline Afonso (Fra) 74 67 74 73, Lydia Hall (Wal) 69 76 73 70, Nina Reis (Swe) 71 74 70 73
289 Beatriz Recari (Spa) 73 74 72 70, Elizabeth Bennett 71 71 75 72, Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 70 76 73, Krystle Caithness (Sco) 68 75 70 76, Trish Johnson 73 71 72 73, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 68 74 72 75, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 76 71 72 70, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 71 71 74 73
290 Smriti Mehra (Ind) 68 77 71 74, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 70 74 73 73, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 69 76 73 72, Anna Tybring (Swe) 72 72 74 72, Rebecca Hudson 71 71 71 77
291 Virginine Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 73 71 74 73, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 70 71 76 74, Caroline Westrup (Swe) 73 73 73 72, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 67 70 78 76, Florentyna Parker 68 77 72 74, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 68 70 79
292 Frances Bondad (Aus) 68 70 81 73, Vikki Laing (Sco) 70 73 75 74, Marta Prieto (Spa) 71 76 73 72, Kirsty Taylor 73 74 74 71
293 Linda Wessberg (Swe) 73 74 72 74, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) (am) 77 69 73 74, Anna Rawson (Aus) 70 77 76 70, Emma Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 78 76 70
294 Jill McGill (USA) 73 72 77 72, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 76 71 76 71, Sahra Hassan (Wal) 76 70 71 77
295 Martina Gillen (Irl) 75 72 75 73, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 74 72 77 72, Claire Aitken 72 74 73 76
296 Laura Terebey (USA) 72 72 76 76
297 Nicole Gergely (Aut) 70 76 74 77
298 Johanna Lundberg (Swe) 74 71 75 78, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 72 73 77 76
299 Michele Thomson (Sco) 74 71 76 78
300 Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 70 77 80 73
303 Anna-KRarin Salmen (Fin) 73 71 79 80
304 Morgana Robbertze (Rsa) 77 70 83 74, Heather MacRae (Sco) 73 74 77 80
305 Tara Davies (Wal) 72 75 79 79
306 Zuzana Masinova (Cze) 71 76 77 82
win S4C Wales Ladies Championship
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Karen Stupples reeled in overnight leader Amy Yang of South Korea to claim victory at the S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe on Sunday.
The 36-year-old from Kent secured a one-stroke win at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech in North-west Wales, thanks to a final round of 70 for a total of 12 under par.
It was Stupples' first win since the 2004 Women's British Open at Sunningdale and provided some cause for celebration after a tough start to the year which has seen her miss seven out of 14 cuts on the LPGA Tour.
She also had to take four weeks off after surgery to remove her appendix in March.
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"It's been quite a traumatic year, physically and mentally," she said.
Starting the day two shots behind Yang, she birdied her opening two holes to catch the South Korean and added further birdies at the fourth and eighth to move three strokes clear at the turn.
She made up for dropping a shot at the tough par-four 10th with a birdie on the 13th before bogeys at the 16th and 18th threatened to deny her victory, but she did enough to claim the £52,500 first prize.
"I tried to let it go on the last few holes but fortunately I managed to hold on with all the nails I had," said Stupples. "I think the front nine set me off to a fine start. I went off to a really good one and from that point on I sat back I think instead of keeping attacking. It was interesting."
Yang could only manage a final round of 73, while Katherine Hull of Australia finished third on nine under par.
Wales' Becky Brewerton was fourth on eight under after a final round of 71, while England's Melissa Reid and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist finished a stroke further back in a share of fifth.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
276 Karen Stupples 69 71 66 70
277 Amy Yang (USA) 68 65 71 73
279 Katherine Hull (Aus) 67 68 75 69
280 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 70 67 72 71
281 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 66 71 77 67, Melissa Reid 73 68 74 66
282 Carin Koch (Swe) 70 71 73 68
283 Diana Luna (Ita) 73 68 70 72
284 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 68 71 76, Julieta Granada (Par) 69 74 69 72, Laura Davies 68 74 72 70
285 Iben Tinning (Den) 71 70 74 70, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 72 71 69 73, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 71 71 73 70
286 Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 74 69 71 72, Breanne Alicia Loucks (Wal) 72 69 73 72, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 74 69 72 71
287 Bettina Hauert (Ger) 74 72 69 72, Johanna Mundy 74 71 70 72, Becky Morgan (Wal) 72 72 73 70, Samantha Head 72 71 72 72, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 71 71 74 71, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 72 69 71 75
288 Caroline Afonso (Fra) 74 67 74 73, Lydia Hall (Wal) 69 76 73 70, Nina Reis (Swe) 71 74 70 73
289 Beatriz Recari (Spa) 73 74 72 70, Elizabeth Bennett 71 71 75 72, Louise Stahle (Swe) 70 70 76 73, Krystle Caithness (Sco) 68 75 70 76, Trish Johnson 73 71 72 73, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 68 74 72 75, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 76 71 72 70, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 71 71 74 73
290 Smriti Mehra (Ind) 68 77 71 74, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 70 74 73 73, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 69 76 73 72, Anna Tybring (Swe) 72 72 74 72, Rebecca Hudson 71 71 71 77
291 Virginine Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 73 71 74 73, Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin) 70 71 76 74, Caroline Westrup (Swe) 73 73 73 72, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 67 70 78 76, Florentyna Parker 68 77 72 74, Federica Piovano (Ita) 74 68 70 79
292 Frances Bondad (Aus) 68 70 81 73, Vikki Laing (Sco) 70 73 75 74, Marta Prieto (Spa) 71 76 73 72, Kirsty Taylor 73 74 74 71
293 Linda Wessberg (Swe) 73 74 72 74, Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal) (am) 77 69 73 74, Anna Rawson (Aus) 70 77 76 70, Emma Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 78 76 70
294 Jill McGill (USA) 73 72 77 72, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 76 71 76 71, Sahra Hassan (Wal) 76 70 71 77
295 Martina Gillen (Irl) 75 72 75 73, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 74 72 77 72, Claire Aitken 72 74 73 76
296 Laura Terebey (USA) 72 72 76 76
297 Nicole Gergely (Aut) 70 76 74 77
298 Johanna Lundberg (Swe) 74 71 75 78, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 72 73 77 76
299 Michele Thomson (Sco) 74 71 76 78
300 Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 70 77 80 73
303 Anna-KRarin Salmen (Fin) 73 71 79 80
304 Morgana Robbertze (Rsa) 77 70 83 74, Heather MacRae (Sco) 73 74 77 80
305 Tara Davies (Wal) 72 75 79 79
306 Zuzana Masinova (Cze) 71 76 77 82
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