Caroline Masson Tops the Class at Ladies European Tour Final Q-School
December 22, 2009
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German amateur Caroline Masson outplayed 165 other entrants to win the Ladies European Tour’s Final Qualifying School at La Manga Club on Monday.
The 20-year-old from the town of Gladbeck signed for a closing round of 66, seven under par, to finish the four-round Final Qualifying School at 14-under-par, 278. She survived seven gruelling rounds, having graduated from the pre-qualifying stage played over the previous three days.
Masson had recorded a third round of 70 on the La Manga Club South Course earlier in the day, but made an explosive start from the second hole playing in a shotgun format for the fourth and final round.
She birdied her first three holes, picked up another shot at the sixth and continued the fine run with further birdies at the 11th and 14th. She three-putted the 16th, which was her only blemish on the card, but recovered with an impressive eagle at the par-five 18th hole, when she reached the green in two.
“I played pretty well from stage one and just made some more putts today so that’s why I scored a little better. It was solid,” said Masson, who attended Oklahoma State University for a year before leaving to concentrate on golf full-time.
“It was difficult because I didn’t know what to expect. I was thinking that if I played well, like I had been playing all year, I could make the top 30; so that was my goal. I was just playing steady and kept cool and relaxed and it worked out.”
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