Jenny Haglund of Sweden signs her first victory on the Ladies European Tour with a birdie at the second play-off hole to win the Lalla Meryem Cup in Rabat, Morocco. Meanwhile, Frenchman Alexander Levy won the trophy Hassan II on the red course of the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco.


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Haglund tied for three with co-leader Sarah Kemp and 2017 champion Klara Spilkova at 3 under par after having 75, 72, 68 and 70 cards on the Blue Course. at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.

The trio came back on the 18th with three starts on the first playoff hole, but Haglund took the lead after sending a 249-yard drive on the 18th and converting a four-foot putt for a birdie.

" It's awesome! It's been a great tournament and a good week and I'm very happy that it ended like this ”said Karlstad, 24, a second-year LET member who previously won the 2016 Norrporten Ladies Open on the LET Access Series a few weeks after becoming a professional.

Haglund, tied for 11th in the 2017 Lalla Meryem Cup as a rookie, started the final four shots behind the leaders and played the first nine holes in par, but had three birdies in holes 12, 14 and 15 to find themselves in the lead, before returning to a par with a three-stroke bogey on the difficult 16th, playing downwind.

“When I made those three birdies in the back 9, going towards the 16th, I knew I had a chance, because I saw the scoreboard. I continued and played my game and that was enough to get me into the play-off  ", did she say.

"The last drive was a bomb!" I was right in the moment, not shaking, but shaking after seeing the ball in the hole. I worked a lot on this part, so I'm very happy to be here and I'm very proud of myself. "

Another Swede, Lynn Carlsson, posted her best career performance in fourth place and finished 2 under par after a final lap of 75.

With this victory, Haglund walked away with a check for € 67.500 and climbed to the top of the LET 2018 Order of Merit, with Kemp coming in second and Spilkova third.

Alexander Levy wins the Trophy Hassan II

On the men's side, Alexander Levy returns victorious from the Hassan II Golf Trophy played simultaneously on the Red Course of the Royal Golf Dar Es Salaam., The Frenchman won his fifth title on the European circuit and is now 47th in the world ranking and in ninth position. of the Race to Dubai and the Ryder Cup.