Lee-Anne ups pace to win 5th tour title

01 November 2010 - 03:07 By Sapa
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Lee-Anne Pace clinched a four-way sudden death play-off to win the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open yesterday, just a week after winning the Sanya Ladies Open.



The 29-year-old South African came from six shots back, firing a final round 68 to force the tie-breaker with Christel Boeljon, Hannah Jun and Julieta Granada.

Mossel Bay's Pace defeated Boeljon and Jun on the second hole to claim her fifth title in five months on the Ladies European Tour.

The four players all finished tied on five-under-par 211 after three rounds on the Suzhou Taihu International Golf Course.

"This time I'm a little overwhelmed to be honest," said Pace, who has now won in Switzerland, Wales, Finland and China - twice.

"I actually feel like I stole it today. After nine holes I looked at the leader board and saw that the leaders were dropping shots. I was level and knew that if I could make five or six birdies I would have a pretty good chance . I birdied three of [the last] four, so that proved to be pretty good."

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