{"id":24911,"date":"2026-06-21T09:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=24911"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:15:05","slug":"utama-secures-playoff-victory-at-2026-dutch-ladies-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/utama-secures-playoff-victory-at-2026-dutch-ladies-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Utama secures playoff victory at Dutch Ladies Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aunchisa Utama\u00a0rolled in her birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the 2026 Dutch Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour (LET).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Thai star fired a bogey-free round of 66 (-6) on the final day of action to win with a score of nine-under-par at Goyer Golf & Country Club in The Netherlands.<\/p>\n

After finishing her round, Utama was joined by Norway\u2019s Dorthea Forbrigd at the top of the leaderboard as the duo headed back down 18 for the playoff.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old found the green in two and then sunk her 18-foot birdie putt to secure her maiden LET title and follow in the footsteps of Thailand\u2019s Trichat Cheenglab, who won this title in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means everything [to win], not only to me but every player. They put everything in their life to win or do the best we can. It means everything,\u201d\u00a0said Utama.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s heartwarming to have players celebrate with you. I\u2019m so happy to have friends around and not only Thai players but LET players. Everyone is so helpful.<\/p>\n

\u201cI facetimed my dad, it\u2019s nine o\u2019clock back home and they knew when I phoned them. He was so happy. My dad is crying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Utama began the day in a share of 15th\u00a0place and rolled in her first birdie on the day on the\u00a0fifth with a 12-footer before adding birdies on the seventh and the ninth holes.<\/p>\n

The Thai star made a further birdie on 10 before back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 and a great par save on 18 to set the clubhouse lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to make par on every hole. I don\u2019t think about making bogeys, I just wanted to make a par. I fixed my putter the last two weeks and now I try not to think about it too much when I hit it, I just go through and it worked,\u201d\u00a0she continued.<\/p>\n

\u201c[On her par on 18] I had to make that putt, so I have a chance to win. I just focused and committed to it, and it went in. I felt a lot of pressure waiting, but I tried to be as calm as I can and when I knew I had the playoff, I practiced and did my routine and kept calm and played.<\/p>\n

\u201c[On the playoff] I hoped the putt was going to go in, but I just made the swing as good as I can, so the ball ran in and I was so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Norway\u2019s Forbrigd finished in second place, ultimately missing her birdie putt in the playoff, after producing a round of 68 (-4) on the final day.<\/p>\n

The Norwegian started with a birdie at the first before rolling in another on the sixth and the ninth.<\/p>\n

She made a birdie on 15 before dropping her only shot of the day on 16 and then she rolled in an eight-foot birdie putt on the last to also finish on nine-under-par.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very nice to see everyone cheering me on [when I finished on 18]. That meant a lot. This performance makes me more relaxed knowing I can continue doing my thing and that it is good enough, and then one day hopefully, I\u2019ll be fighting for a victory,\u201d\u00a0said Forbrigd.<\/p>\n

Indian duo Avani Prashanth and Diksha Dagar ended the week in a tie for second place on eight-under-par.<\/p>\n

Prashanth fired a round of 67 (-5) which included six birdies but unfortunately made a bogey on the last to miss out on the playoff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m obviously very happy with how the day went, but the last hole I guess that\u2019s just sport. I played solid out there start to finish. Every part of my game really did well, so I\u2019m happy,\u201d\u00a0said Prashanth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve definitely been playing well the last two weeks; it\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve played golf like this. Finally, I\u2019m healthy as well with my back. I definitely have been hitting it very good. I\u2019ve just been waiting for the putts to drop and that\u2019s exactly what happened today.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives me a lot of confidence. Just playing in Jabra Ladies Open de France was helpful because that not a golf course that suits my games because I hit fades, but to play well there and finish top five and then third here is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eight players rounded out the top 10 with Wales\u2019 Chloe Williams, India\u2019s Pranavi Urs, American Annika Borrelli, Australian duo Justice Bosio and Kirsten Rudgeley, England\u2019s Hannah Screen, Nigeria\u2019s Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh and Spain\u2019s Harang Lee all in T5 on seven-under-par.<\/p>\n

There is not much change at the top of the LET Order of Merit<\/strong> <\/a>with South Africa\u2019s Casandra Alexander still leading the way on 1,777.65 points.<\/p>\n

2026 Dutch Ladies Open champion Utama has moved up 55 spots and is now in 12th\u00a0place with 646.98 points.<\/p>\n

Next week the LET heads to Czechia for the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open at Royal Beroun Golf Club from June 26-28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aunchisa Utama\u00a0rolled in her birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the 2026 Dutch Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour (LET).\u00a0 The Thai star fired a bogey-free round of 66 (-6) on the final day of action to win with a score of nine-under-par at Goyer Golf & Country Club in The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24909,"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":[5142,5143,3162,4256,2986],"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