Lejan Lewthwaite slipped to a two-over-par 74 on Saturday in the final round of the Ladies European Tour’s Access Series event, the Santander Golf Tour-AVILA at Naturavila Golf in Avila, Spain, as she finished in a share of 28th.
It was an up-and-down kind of round for Lewthwaite as she made five birdies and seven bogeys with only six pars in her final round to slip to a three-round total of three-under-par. That left her 11 strokes behind the winner.
18-year-old German amateur Helen Briem made history after securing her third win. Not only did she break the course record after a fabulous round of 10-under 62 in the second round and equal the lowest 18-hole score record on tour, but Briem also did what others can only dream about, and that is win three professional tournaments in a row as an amateur.
Briem has been unstoppable the last month with an exemplary tournament record. “This last month, it couldn’t have gone any better,” she said. “Starting with the LET event in Germany, then nearly winning the LET event in Sweden to three wins on LET Access. This is amazing, I’m so happy.”
Swedish star Kajsa Arwefjall had her first runner-up spot as a professional finishing on 13-under-par after rounds of 70, 66 and 70. Spain’s Elena Hualde and Danish amateur Cecilie Leth-Nissen, who played together in the penultimate group, finished tied third on 12-under-par.
