Sarah Hobday wins ladies open title

Manama : Starting day two of the 28th Bahrain Ladies Open in joint 4th position, Sarah Hobday (177 gross) surged ahead towards the end of the 36-hole tournament to claim her first Bahrain Ladies Open title yesterday at Awali Golf Club.

The second and final day started with an early morning shower of rain and after the skies cleared and the 25 competitors teed off on she was full of confidence and carded a birdie on the first hole for a first nine of 45 and then finished superbly with a 41 including a birdie on the 15th hole to ensure an emphatic victory.

Coming in second place was Susan Scott (183) with third place going to Nicky Bailey (185) with overnight leader Ariette Paul (185) fourth based, with Nicky Park (188) fifth and Noelle Casey (190) sixth to receive trophies.