Two French women on the podium of this first edition of La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational (LET) organized by Annika Sörenstam, Céline Herbin won her second Ladies European Tour title one step ahead. The 36-year-old finished at (-6) with a last round of 69 and preceded by a length Esther Henseleit who alone occupies second place. Camille Chevalier, Charlotte Thompson and Caroline Hedwall, share the third step of the podium.

La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational: Céline Herbin wins its first title of the season

Céline Herbin receives the cup from Annika Sörenstam during La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational

Kelsey MacDonald had the fastest lap of the day, a 67, to share sixth place in La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational with Daniela Holmqvist and the Spanish pair Carmen Alonso and Maria Parra.

Céline Herbin, who won her last victory at the Lacoste Ladies Open in France 2015, said: “I've been trying to win in Spain for a long time. "

Céline Herbin trains with Seve Ballesteros' brother, Vicente, while her caddy of the week was Alps Tour pro Juan Ochoa, with whom she played on a Spanish golf reality TV show nine years ago. .

She said: “I like playing in Spain and I have trained a lot here. My coach is Spanish so I really wanted to do well here so it's a very special win and a big thank you to my caddy, Juan, who has been awesome all week and kept me calm. You've seen me smile all day and all week because we talked about so many other things and I was very focused when I got to the ball. It was one of the keys, for sure, and it helped me a lot on the greens. It was also very moving to win in front of my parents. "

“It was a lot of fun and quite amazing. My nine to go were very good: (-3) with a birdie and an eagle, it was a good start. The 10's and 11's were tough holes where the bogeys could come in pretty quickly, but I responded well with birdies on the 12's and 13's and then made it a little interesting with a 3-putt hole, which was unfortunate. I saw the scoreboard on the 15 when I was on the green and realized I was close to Esther. She birdied and I had a very good par on the 16 but with the gusts of wind it was very difficult. I put in a three-and-a-half-yard putt to finally make the par and suddenly anything was possible, so I tried to birdies on the last two and it went really well. "

Henseleit had to settle for second place in La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational and his sixth top-10 out of seven starts for his first season as a professional on the Ladies European Tour. She took the lead with a birdie at 16, but Céline Herbin quickly responded with a pair of birdies to secure the title.

Henseleit said: “I'm very happy because I played really well and made some birdies and some good putts in difficult situations. Second place is not what I expected, but it's a good position. "

The blow of the day belonged to Astrid Vayson de Pradenne, defending champion of the Jabra Ladies Open, whose next edition will take place next week, who made a hole-in-one with a 9 iron on the 15th par-3 on a distance of 137 meters, his first ace in a Ladies European Tour tournament.

Reflecting on this inaugural event, host Annika Sörenstam said: “I think the week went really well. This tournament, in which I invested myself for six weeks, took place very quickly. This year it was more of a test to see how things were going to turn out. It was a great week and I think La Reserva is a great place, a great place and the girls really liked the course. The conditions were tough, but I think it's been a very good week and hopefully we can keep that momentum going and move on. We want to bring the best players here to experience what La Reserva de Sotogrande has to offer. "

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