Swedish novice Meja Ortengren recovered from a late wobble, together with a double bogey on her penultimate gap, to birdie the final and declare a two-stroke win on the Hills Open for her maiden Women European Tour title.
The 20-year-old ended on six beneath for the occasion in her homeland after taking pictures a one-under last spherical of 71, with compatriot Lisa Pettersson and Germany’s Leonie Hurt sharing second place on 4 beneath and England’s Thalia Martin fourth on three beneath.
Ortengren was 4 beneath for the day after a blemish-free first 13 holes and led the event by 4 photographs at that time, solely to then bogey 14 and 15 earlier than a six on the par-four seventeenth.
Nonetheless, the teen held her nerve with a acquire at 18 to affix England’s Lottie Woad (2025 KPMG Girls’s Irish Open) and Jana Melichova (2022 Czech Women Open) as an novice winner on the Women European Tour.
Ortengren, who had brother Alexander as her caddie, stated afterwards: “I do not even know the place to begin. I am misplaced for phrases. I am very comfortable to get the win and comfortable that the spherical is over.
“I will get some ice cream proper now with my household. I am simply comfortable that they might be right here this weekend, and to get a win with them could be very particular.
“I started to get nervous around 13 when the wind started to blow hard again – I made some mistakes. And then on 17, I hit it in the bunker on the right side which was tough.”
‘Emotional’ Martin thanks mom after fourth-placed end
England’s Martin took the perfect end of her profession on the LET, closing with a flawless bogey-free, four-under spherical of 71.
The 28-year-old stated: “I feel ecstatic. I was a bit emotional after holing the birdie putt on 18. When I glanced at the leaderboard and realised I was inside the top five, I honestly couldn’t believe it.
England’s Thalia Martin was ‘ecstatic’ after ending fourth in Sweden
“I feel like the last few weeks I’ve hit some good scores but always the first round can be a little bit of struggle. Then, the next few rounds, I tend to climb back up.”
Martin feels an enormous a part of her success is having her mum on her bag, including: “We have a really good routine going on.
“Having her with me is so particular. She retains me at a gentle tempo – as I can rush quite a bit – helps me visualise my photographs, and asks the best questions so I keep clear in my choices.
“Alongside the work I’ve been doing with my team, everything just feels like it’s clicking.”
