Shannon Tan created historical past on the Kenya Girls Open after turning into first lady from Singapore to win on the Girls European Tour.
The 19-year-old began the day in a share of the lead alongside Italy’s Alessandra Fanali on nine-under-par at Vipingo Ridge. Tan rolled in birdies on holes two, three and 5 to place herself in pole place earlier than dropping a shot on the sixth.
Nonetheless, she made one other birdie on seven earlier than making a bogey on the eighth and her closing birdie got here on 11 for a spherical of 70 to seal a four-shot victory over Italy’s Alessandra Fanali with a complete of 12-under-par.
“It was fairly shut between us till gap 16, there was just one or two photographs distinction the entire time,” stated Tan. “It was a great battle she gave me. I nonetheless caught to my gameplan all through. I simply tried to hit each fairway and each inexperienced I can – that was my gameplan all through the entire day and that’s the way it stayed.”
{The teenager} secured her full LET card at Qualifying College in December whereas nonetheless an beginner and was making her first begin on the LET as a professional. It’s the second skilled victory for Tan in her profession, after she gained the Singapore Girls Masters on the China LPGA Tour in July 2023, however her first since turning skilled.
She defined: “It was a troublesome resolution to start with, however I’m glad I made it now! It’s a great factor as a result of juniors again residence realize it’s doable and that something is feasible, and it may push them a bit of bit and encourage them.
“I’ll go into each occasion with the identical mindset and goal and simply attempting to do my greatest and simply management the controllables. I can’t management what different folks do, however simply what I can do. I’ll simply attempt to stick with my gameplan all through the season.”
Fanali’s disappointing closing 74 noticed her should accept second place, whereas a gaggle of 5 gamers – Manon De Roey, Ana Peláez Trivino, Alice Hewson, Nataliya Guseva and Chiara Tamburlini – shared third on four-under.
