France’s Agathe Laisne won a dramatic five-hole playoff that finished in the dark to claim the Joburg Ladies Open at Randpark Golf Club on Sunday.

Laisne won with a birdie on the final hole of a marathon playoff to claim her second Ladies European Tour title.

“That was stressful with a lot of trips back to 18, but I’m glad it ended well,” said Laisne.

This final round had everything in it.

South Africa’s Casandra Alexander went into the final round four shots off the lead and surged through the field with two eagles on the front nine and then a key stretch of four birdies in five holes on the back nine for a 66 to finish on 19 under par.

She had an opportunity to win outright on 20 under par, but after a lightning delay she returned to bogey the last and fall into a playoff with Laisne and Australia’s Kirsten Rudgeley. Laisne closed with a 69 and Rudgeley a 67.

Playing the par-five 18th the first time, Alexander was knocked out with a par to the birdies of her two opponents.

And then Laisne and Rudgeley went at each other with some of the best playoff golf seen on the Sunshine Ladies Tour.

They both birdied the second playoff hole. Then they parred the third playoff hole.

With darkness falling and in attempt to get a result, the position of the hole was recut. It didn’t deter both Laisne and Rudgeley who birdied the hole again.

The hole was then shortened to a par three, and Laisne made the crucial birdie to win.