Pauline Roussin (FRA) fired a final round 64 for a 54-hole total of 15 under par to win the $1 million ARAMCO Team Series – Singapore at Laguna National, Singapore, on the Ladies’ European Tour (LET).
22 year-old Roussin, the former Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking Number One for 34 weeks in 2020, turned professional in 2021. As an amateur she represented France in the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2016 and 2018.
This is her second win on the LET, her first win was at the Skaftö Open, two weeks after she ended life as an amateur, where she shot a second round of 60 (−9). She started this week in 92nd place in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings.
She started the final day in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard, and went to the turn in 34. Then she took control of the tournament with a stunning run of birdies, six in the seven holes from hole 10, and with two pars to finish for a back nine 30 and handed in a 64, the best score of the week by two shots.
In second place was playing partner Danielle Kang (USA) who finished strongly with a 68 and Women’s World Number One golfer Lydia Ko (NZE) shot a final round 66 to finish one back of Kang in solo third.
Dubai based 16 year-old Chiara Noja (GER) had a final round of level par 72 to go along with her first two rounds of 71 and 69 to finish in tied 11th on four under par 212, alongside Bronte Law (ENG) and second round co-leader Nicole Garcia (RSA).
This is Chiara’s fourth tournament of the season, with her best finish third place in the Investec South African Open with the other finishes: tied 11th, tied 12th, and this week’s tied 11th.
The next event on the 2023 LET schedule is the €300,000 Jabra Ladies Open at the Evian Resort in France, 11th - 13th May.
Final Round Scores (6,480 Yards, Par 72)
1 - P. Roussin (FRA) 68, 69, 64 = 201 (-15)
2 - D. Kang (USA) 69, 68, 68 = 205 (-11)
3 - L. Ko (NZL) 72, 68, 66 = 206 (-10)
4 - E. Arvidsson (SWE) 72, 70, 67 = 209 (-7)
- K. Davidson Spilkova (CZE) 68, 72, 69 = 209 (-7)
- L. Grant (SWE) 68, 71, 70 = 209 (-7)
