Pettersen wins by five in Ireland

Suzann Pettersen

published 16 July 2008

(Dublin, Ireland - Sunday 13th July 2008) .

The Norwegian shot a final round five-under-par 67 to finish on an 11-under-par 205 total after three rounds at Portmarnock Links in Dublin.

It was windy and challenging so I m very happy with my performance, said Pettersen, who collected a first prize of 67,500 for her ninth career title, following her recent victory at May s Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open. The wind was different today which made the course play totally different. It made some of the holes a little harder and the other way round so the par fives were very reachable. I tried to be patient and get my score on the par fives.

New Zealand s Lynn Brooky shot a final round 73 for third place on four-under-par, which was her best finish of the season. Spain s Tania Elosegui, first round leader Federica Piovano from Italy and Germany s Martina Eberl shared fourth on three-under-par. U.S. Solheim Cup star Morgan Pressel got the hang of the greens on the final day and shot six birdies for a 66. She shared seventh with Wales Becky Brewerton, Spain s Emma-Cabrera Bello and Sweden s Maria Hjorth, all on two-under.

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