{"id":9301,"date":"2021-08-08T08:38:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T06:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=9301"},"modified":"2021-08-09T08:41:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T06:41:04","slug":"team-buhai-triumph-in-playoff-as-lee-wins-individual-event-in-sotogrande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/team-buhai-triumph-in-playoff-as-lee-wins-individual-event-in-sotogrande\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Buhai triumph in playoff as Lee wins individual event in Sotogrande"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo: Tristan Jones<\/em><\/p>\n

Team Buhai clinched victory at the Aramco Team Series \u2013 Sotogrande after they beat Team Strom in a one-hole playoff at La Reserva Club Sotogrande.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After starting the day one stroke behind, Ashleigh Buhai, Stacy Lee Bregman, Hayley Davis and amateur Ignacio Morillo produced a thrilling back nine as they combined to finish with a total of 35-under-par.\u00a0Once a playoff was confirmed, captain Buhai headed back down 18 and made a par to secure her fourth LET victory, while it was a first LET title for Bregman and Davis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a team effort; we all pulled our part this week. Me personally, I turned even, and I thought okay I have got to get something going now if we\u2019re going to have a chance and luckily, I managed to do that and went four-under-par on the back nine,\u201d said Buhai.\u00a0Ignacio was great, such great company. He was a little nervous today, but he came in when we needed him, and I think he really enjoyed it too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bregman made an incredible final shot on 18, rolling in a putt from behind the green, to make a birdie and put her team in the clubhouse lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been practicing, I had a feeling I was going to use that shot at some point and I used it twice this week. I actually nearly holed it on nine doing it and I said to my caddie \u2018this is the absolute perfect shot for this little hybrid\u2019 and when I hit it, I knew that it was good and it was a magical moment. It is one of those things\u2026 it\u2019s surreal. I\u2019m just trying to gather my thoughts on it,\u201d said Bregman.<\/p>\n

Davis explained: \u201cIt was a lot of fun. It was cool, it was great playing as a team and all of us came in when we needed to. It has been a great week. We were a bit slow on the front nine and we knew we had to get going on the back nine and we did. It was so much fun \u2013 I loved it!\u201d<\/p>\n

Morillo added: \u201cWhat can I say! It was a once in a lifetime experience. These girls are incredible, they have been so nice to me, and I couldn\u2019t be more pleased for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

After holding the overnight lead, it was Team Strom who finished in second place as captain Linnea Strom made a bogey in the playoff.<\/p>\n

Team Hull claimed third place on 34-under-par with Team Macdonald and Team Pace sat one shot further back and tied for fourth.<\/p>\n

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In the individual standings, American Alison Lee stormed to a five-shot victory and captured her first win as a professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of fun. It didn\u2019t really sink in until my friend Lindsey [Weaver] came over. It still doesn\u2019t feel right thinking that I have won my first event as a pro due to the format and not knowing what the other girls were doing. I\u2019m so glad I came here. This is my first time in Spain, playing on the LET, I\u2019m so happy with my decision,\u201d said the 2015 Solheim Cup player.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been through a lot with golf. There were times when I just thought about giving up and a few years where I would lose my card and have to go back to Q School. My parents have supported me so much. I can\u2019t wait to call my parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

After carding rounds of 65 on the first two days, Lee produced a solid round of 71 (-1) which included four birdies and three bogeys to clinch the title.<\/p>\n

Lee added: \u201cA seven-shot lead coming into today, I didn\u2019t want to think about it too much and get ahead of myself. It was another difficult day because of the wind, it felt like it was going harder today. I did my best to take it one shot at a time and stay confident, not get too down on myself and try and make as many birdies for the team. I feel like I could have played a lot better today, but it was definitely playing pretty difficult out there, so happy with my round.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buhai finished second in the individual tournament on 10-under-par with Germany\u2019s Karolin Lampert in third place and Australia\u2019s Stephanie Kyriacou in fourth.<\/p>\n

While English duo Charley Hull and Bronte Law ended the tournament in fifth and sixth place, respectively.<\/p>\n

More info:\u00a0https:\/\/anws.co\/b4j0o\/%7B54e81f93-a1d0-43c4-bc9b-6facd879380a%7D<\/a><\/p>\n

In the 2021 Race to Costa del Sol<\/strong>, Atthaya Thitikul still leads with 1,693.25 points but Kyriacou jumped up to second place and now has 1,164.36 points to her name with Sanna Nuutinen in third.\u00a0https:\/\/ladieseuropeantour.com\/costa-del-sol-order-of-merit\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo: Tristan Jones Team Buhai clinched victory at the Aramco Team Series \u2013 Sotogrande after they beat Team Strom in a one-hole playoff at La Reserva Club Sotogrande. After starting the day one stroke behind, Ashleigh Buhai, Stacy Lee Bregman, Hayley Davis and amateur Ignacio Morillo produced a thrilling back nine as they combined to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"categories":[45,864,881],"tags":[2061,2069,2077,1919,2079,2080,1966,2078],"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