Thailand's Pajaree Anannarukarn won her first LPGA / LET title, after two play-off holes at the ISPS HANDA World Invitational. The mixed event took place in Northern Ireland, co-sanctioned by the European Tour, the LPGA and the LET.

ISPS HANDA WORLD INVATIONNAL: Pajaree Anannarukarn opens her LPGA victory counter.

ISPS HANDA world Invitational, Pajaree Anannarukam presents his trophy - Credit: Tristan Jones - Ladies European Tour 2021

After two good first laps, Céline Herbin placed 12th (-5) on Friday evening and was the only Frenchwoman to pass the first cut (8 French women participated in this tournament).
A card of 79 (+6), 5 bogeys and a double against a birdie, on Saturday prevented him from being in the first 40 tied and crossing the second cut.

The race for victory was very close this Sunday at the Galgorm Castle Golf Club, with 3 players tied at -16 at the start of the 72nd hole. Unfortunately, American Jennifer Kupcho makes 6 on the par 5 of 18, while her opponents Pajaree Anannarukarn and Emma Talley do the par. She therefore finished 3rd at -15.
The victory is played on the second play-off hole, Emma Talley makes a bogey while Pajaree Anannarukarn enters her putt for par.


It's a day full of twists and turns for this young Thai player of 22 years: after 3 birdies on holes 1,3,4, she commits a triple bogey on hole number 6. She nevertheless returns a card of -3 le Sunday and joined the LPGA winner's circle.

« Honestly, I'm just speechless. I really wanted to thank everyone, everyone who believed in me from the very beginning. I wouldn't have gone this far without them. It was really nice to have my friends here. It's always great to see them, it's especially such a special memory », Said Pajaree Anannarukam

On the men's side, ten French people were involved in this event, 5 passed the first cut on Friday: Clément Sordet, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Adrien Saddier and Alexander Levy.
They are three to finish in the first 40 tied and to be able to play on Sunday, a Sunday which was difficult for our French who all play above par: Levy finished 26th (-5), Saddier 39th (PAR) and Sciot- Siegrist 41st (+1). Daniel Gavins wins at -13, a stroke in front of Englishman David Horsey who signs a bogey on the 18th and last hole, bogey which closes the door of the play-off to him.

Baptist Laurensou

See the leaderboard