Feng clinches fourth Dubai Ladies Masters
DUBAI: Defending champion Feng Shanshan won a record fourth Dubai Ladies Masters title on Saturday following a brilliant eight-under par final round 64.
The 27-year-old from China started the day five shots behind overnight leader Felicity Johnson of England.
But she claimed back-to-back titles finishing on a 10-under par total of 206 as the leaders fell by the wayside on a windy day at the Majlis course of Emirates Golf Club.
Feng, the highest ranked player in the field at world No4, was chased home by England’s Charley Hull second at eight-under par following a 65. India’s Aditi Ashok signed off a brilliant season tied for third place with England’s Florentyna Parker at six-under par 210 in the tournament that was reduced to 54 holes following the death of caddie Maximilian Zechmann on the opening day Wednesday. American Beth Allen won the LET Order of Merit crown, while Ashok was the Rookie of the Year.
Feng made the most of the early holes playing downwind, making four birdies in a row from the second onwards, and then had another fantastic stretch from the difficult par-4 ninth onwards, as she added three more to her tally. “I’m really happy that I actually brought out my ‘A game’ today,” said Feng. “I knew that it was going to be windy and I knew that playing in the wind is one of my strongest parts. So even though I was five behind, I always thought that maybe I would still have a chance to win this week and I tried my best. Eight-under was a pretty good score.”