{"id":16857,"date":"2023-06-10T21:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T19:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=16857"},"modified":"2023-06-12T21:30:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T19:30:44","slug":"kibsgaard-nielsen-gets-her-win-at-the-montauban-ladies-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/kibsgaard-nielsen-gets-her-win-at-the-montauban-ladies-open\/","title":{"rendered":"KIBSGAARD NIELSEN GETS HER WIN AT THE MONTAUBAN LADIES OPEN"},"content":{"rendered":"

After two second places this season, Denmark\u2019s Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen fired a phenomenal\u00a0final\u00a0round of 67 (-4) to claim her first LET Access Series (LETAS) title by three strokes at the Montauban Ladies Open.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old kept her nerve to roll in a birdie early on the second hole. Two more birdies on holes seven and eight set her off to a good start on the front nine.<\/p>\n

Kibsgaard Nielsen slowly extended her lead with two more birdies on holes 13 and 15 whilst a bogey on the 18th<\/sup>\u00a0left her 13 under par for the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t processed the win yet,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Kibsgaard Nielsen said, adding: \u201cI was very shaky on the last putt, but I am very happy as the win is finally here.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I have been chasing the win more today looking back, so it\u2019s been the best, such a fun week and I am so proud of myself and how I managed to be on the course today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The LETAS rookie started the last day one shot in front of the first-round leader and playing partner for the week, Emily Price from England.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried not to be nervous coming into the final day because I felt like my mind would take me to the win.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u201cI tried to relax, take one shot at a time and beat myself. I didn\u2019t look back at the others and their scores I just focused on myself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Kibsgaard Nielsen has had a strong start to the season as the current leader of the LETAS Order of Merit with 548.88 points after placing second at two tournaments, the Flumserberg Ladies Open and Santander Golf Tour-Girona<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, thanks to her win in France, that lead will be extended by another 500 points.<\/p>\n

Speaking about whether her goals for the year would change, Kibsgaard Nielsen said:\u00a0\u201cWinning was one of my goals for the year, but I still have a lot of goals for the season. All the work I have put in is paying off.<\/em>\u201cI don\u2019t know how I will celebrate, just have some good food and enjoy it with my friends here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Slovenia\u2019s Katja Pogacar and Price occupied joint second place with rounds of 69 and 70 respectively.<\/p>\n

Whilst it was Pogacar\u2019s first trip to the top-10 on LETAS since 2018, it is Price\u2019s third top-five place this season and the Birmingham born player will be looking to follow Kibsgaard Nielsen\u2019s example and chase down a spot in the winners\u2019 circle soon.<\/p>\n

The 13-year-old French amateur and invite, Alice Kong, became the crowd favourite after a phenomenal week, shooting rounds of 69, 68 and 71 to end the week in third place.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Alexandra Swayne from the US Virgin Islands and Sweden\u2019s Emma Thorngren shared fourth position after rounds of 69 and 71 respectively.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Kristalle Blum fired a strong round of 69 to jump five places into seventh place and Spain\u2019s Marta Martin ended in eighth whilst Germany\u2019s Carolin Kauffmann and France\u2019s Marine Griffaut finished in tied ninth.<\/p>\n

Marit Harryvan from the Netherlands shot a round of 67(-4) to equal Kibsgaard Nielsen as the strongest round of the day.<\/p>\n

LETAS<\/a> now moves to Czechia for the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge at\u00a0Panorama Golf Resort, the fifth event of the season.<\/p>\n

Speaking about next week, Kibsgaard Nielsen said: \u201cI will take a lot of confidence into the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge. I feel my game is in a good spot right now so I will just try to enjoy it and look forward to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After two second places this season, Denmark\u2019s Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen fired a phenomenal\u00a0final\u00a0round of 67 (-4) to claim her first LET Access Series (LETAS) title by three strokes at the Montauban Ladies Open.\u00a0 The 24-year-old kept her nerve to roll in a birdie early on the second hole. Two more birdies on holes seven and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"categories":[45,893,864,881],"tags":[802,258,3546,3421],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t