Dubai - Agencies
Feng\'s three-under-par 69 was good enough for victory on final day
Chinese golfer Shanshan Feng proved her golfing credentials with victory in the Dubai Ladies Masters, despite a three-under par 69 on the final day and the lowest overall four-day score.
The 23-year old beat Netherlands\' Dewi Claire
Schreefel into second place to claim the €500,000 cash prize.
At the par-72 Majlis course of Emirates Golf Club, it was Schreefel who had a realistic chance of clinching the prize going into the final day. However, her score of 63 meant she closed with a 16-under par 272. Becky Brewerton of Wales and Germany’s Caroline Masson were tied in third place on a 12-under-par 276.
Feng told reporters: \"At the beginning of the day, I told myself that I needed to shoot a five-under par 67 round and nobody would be able to catch me thereafter. That did not happen, but a 69 was really a good round considering there was a bit of wind out there on the golf course and nobody made a charge at me.\"
The victory in the final tournament of the Ladies European Tour season was Feng\'s sixth win of the season and eighth since August last year.
At the par-72 Majlis course of Emirates Golf Club, it was Schreefel who had a realistic chance of clinching the prize going into the final day. However, her score of 63 meant she closed with a 16-under par 272. Becky Brewerton of Wales and Germany’s Caroline Masson were tied in third place on a 12-under-par 276.
Feng told reporters: \"At the beginning of the day, I told myself that I needed to shoot a five-under par 67 round and nobody would be able to catch me thereafter. That did not happen, but a 69 was really a good round considering there was a bit of wind out there on the golf course and nobody made a charge at me.\"
The victory in the final tournament of the Ladies European Tour season was Feng\'s sixth win of the season and eighth since August last year.