MELBOURNE, Australia — England teenager Georgia Hall held her nerve to claim a one-stroke victory in the Victoria Open on Sunday while Australia’s seven-time major winner Karrie Webb shot 68 to finish in a tie for 11th.
The 19-year-old Hall shot a two-under 71 in Sunday’s final round to finish at 11-under 281, a shot ahead of Denmark’s Nanna Madsen, who finished with a 69, and defending champion Marianne Skarpnord of Norway who shot 70.
Webb opened with a 77 and had to make a clutch putt on the last hole of her second round to make the halfway cut. But she improved as the tournament progressed and finished 70, 68 for an aggregate of 289.
The 47-year-old New Zealander Michael Long won the men’s Victoria Open on the first hole of a sudden death playoff with Australia’s Matt Millar.
Millar birdied his last three holes to join Long at 13-under and force the playoff. He seemed to have one hand on the trophy when Long hooked his second shot into long reeds well left of the green.
But Long played a miraculous chip to within eight feet of the hole and sank the putt to claim the title.