“It’s the 1st hole of the New Course and I didn’t want to be aggressive and just played it smart. So, I took my 3 Wood and made sure I hit the fairway. The second shot left me 176 yards to the pin. I hit 175 and missed on the left. When I saw, Kevin leaving it just on the green, I knew he would have a tough putt. I chipped to two feet but unfortunately Kevin 3 putted.” explained Taichi.
It was also a close affair in the girls’ division, which saw Virginie sink a 40 foot putt against Chloe in the second play-off hole to clinch her title. Virginie and Chloe could not be separated over 54 holes to tie at 225 with exactly the same scores for 3 rounds (76-74-75).
“I felt the first extra hole (15th of the New Course) was the hardest one for us. We both had bad experiences there on the first day and in the play-off we both took bogey 5s so we needed to go to the 16th. It’s an interesting hole and we were both in the same situation in the right-hand bunker after 2 shots. We both got out but I had a longer putt but with some luck, it fell in. It was a good fight against Chloe and we had a good laugh about it. We have played against each other for 3 consecutive years now and we have become very good friends,” added Virginie.
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