Dylan Frittelli finished in a share of 29th on Sunday with his closing level-par 72 in the DP World Tour’s Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, but his efforts paled into insignificance compared with the drama that unfolded at the top of the leaderboard.
Linn Grant made yet more history as she won the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed for the second time, chasing down overnight leader Sebastian Söderberg courtesy of a flawless final-round 65 in her hometown of Helsingborg.
Grant, who became the first female winner in DP World Tour history at this event two years ago, started the day 11 shots behind runaway 54-hole leader Söderberg.
But as he slipped backwards throughout the afternoon, Grant made seven birdies and no bogeys to set the clubhouse target at 17-under.
And with her countryman Söderberg finishing his final-round 77 with a double bogey at the 18th to miss out on a play-off, Grant earned her second DP World Tour title in dramatic circumstances, winning by a single shot.
Söderberg finished in joint-second alongside Scotland’s Calum Hill on 16 under, with Swedish Ladies European Tour star Johanna Gustavsson three shots further back in a tie for fourth with Englishmen Alex Fitzpatrick and Andy Sullivan.
She said: “I’m so surprised. Standing here, now as a winner again in my hometown. Amazing. Honestly I just tried to go out today and give myself an opportunity. I didn’t even think that I had a chance of winning – 11 shots is a huge gap. So I just wanted to go out, have fun and make as many birdies as possible. And enjoy it with my brother on the bag and being at home. It turned out to be an incredible day.”
Louis de Jager was the next-best South African after Frittelli’s share of 29th on eight-under after he finished with a four-under 68 to move to seven-under and a share of 33rd. Casandra Alexander, on six-under in a share of 39th after a fine closing 68 which took her to six-under, was the leading South African woman and amongst the top 10 of the women finishers. Lee-Anne Pace was on four-under in a share of 46th.
