Playoff victory for Hudson in Tenerife

6/22/2008

Tenerife - Sunday 22nd June 2008) – England’s Rebecca Hudson birdied the third extra hole of a sudden-death playoff against Anne-Lise Caudal from France to capture the Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf Costa Adeje on Sunday.

Hudson, 29, from Doncaster, began the final round one shot behind Caudal and posted a final round 69 in regulation play to finish on 10-under-par 278 in total.

Caudal, who won the previous week’s tournament in Portugal, was a shot ahead with one hole to play, but bogeyed the par-five 18th after hitting her second shot into a greenside bunker, from where she took four shots to get down. She signed for a final round 70.

Both players birdied the 472-yard 18th hole at the first extra time of asking. Hudson rolled in a 12 footer for birdie while Caudal replied by holing hers from four feet. They both made pars on the 18th at the second extra hole, both players just missing their birdie chances.

After Caudal took four at the third extra hole, the 377-yard par-four 17th, Hudson sank her three foot birdie putt claiming her second individual Ladies European Tour title and a first prize of €45,000.

It was her first LET victory since the 2006 OTP Bank Ladies European Open in Hungary, although she also won the European Cup in Spain in April, which was a team event.

Source: Ladies European Tour