Nothing seemed to be able to stop the eldest of the Korda sisters, left with a six-stroke lead at the start of the last lap. Against all odds, it was his youngest daughter Nelly who won the Aramco Tean Series Sotagrande this Saturday. Pauline-Roussin Bouchard finished tied for second. Another Frenchwoman stood out, Emma Grechi, who signed a fine fifth place, one shot behind the Varoise.

Nelly Korda better than Jessica, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard 2nd

American Nelly Korda winner poses with the Aramco Team Series Sotogrande trophy, La Reserva Club de Sotogrande, Credit: Tristan Jones/LET

Jessica korda looked impregnable with two birdies and a six shot lead to start his final lap. but she had a very different day from the first two, marked by seven bogeys and a double bogey (+5), which got her hopes right. The American had to settle for 2nd place in the end tie, three strokes behind the winner, former world No. 1, who is none other than her younger sister nelly.

Everything was then possible for Pauline Roussin-Bouchard. At -4 after ten holes, the Frenchwoman found herself alone in control, but after seeing her second shot disappear into a bunker behind the 11th green, alas, a slightly too long outing heavily penalized her with a four-putt synonymous with triple bogey. An error that will leave the field open to Nelly korda.
Alain Alberti's protege also had to settle for second place at -10 with a last card of 71 (-1) with seven birdies, against three bogeys and a triple.

At the same time, Nelly korda accelerated methodically to find himself at the top of the leaderboard, enquiring three successive birdies from 12 to 14, then a last birdie at 16 to seal the victory. Despite a bogey on 18, the American secured her second LET title – with an overall score of -13 to The Reserva Club of Sotogrande.

"I haven't won this year so it's nice to have a win under my belt, but I'm also very sad because it wasn't the day Jess expected," said Nelly. “I guess we were hoping for a little more battle in stride, but that's golf and that happens sometimes. »

Behind the second trio which also featured the Spaniard Ana Peláez Trivino, Emma Greci signed his third top 10 of the season, thanks to an excellent 67 (-5). The Girondine shares with the Slovenian Pia babnik a very nice fifth place at -9.

The American Alison lee, the Dutch star Anne Van Dam, the Belgian Manon DeRoey and the Swedish Linn Grant are a swipe away.

Five other tricolor players had crossed the cut. Anne-Lise Caudal finished 22nd, at -2 overall. Charlotte Liautier with a final card under par (71, -1), takes 39th place, at +1 in the company ofAgathe Sauzon. Celine Herbin finished two lengths further, in 49th place. Finally, Anne-Charlotte Mora finished 54th, at +5.

The Swedish maja stark is still in command of the Race to Costa del Sol 2022, with
3 points ahead of his compatriots Grant (2 533,91) and Johanna gustavsson (1 802,63)

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Roussin-Bouchard 2nd, the Korda team triumphs.