TOURNAMENTS

France's Valentine Derrey claimed her first win on the Ladies European Tour with a two-shot victory in the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open at National Golf Club in Antalya. The 26-year-old from Paris carded a final round of three-under 70 in hot and breezy conditions to end on a three-round total of seven under par, with Denmark's Malene Jorgensen second on five under after a closing 73. After sealing the win and being sprayed in champagne by her French friends on tour, Derrey said: “It’s awesome! Finally! Last year I finished on the podium three times so I’m finally the winner.” She had four birdies and one bogey in the final round and caught overnight leader Klara Spilkova at seven-under after making a long breaking putt for birdie on the 13th green.

She finished with five steady pars to claim her second professional title, after winning the Tate & Lyle Championship on the US Symetra Tour in 2011. “I wasn’t thinking about when my next victory would come. I tried to do my best and keep believing I could win,” continued the fourth-year LET member. “I just learned to keep patient and play my own game and that’s what I’ve been working on mentally. It’s a really nice course. I think it’s tough and you have to play target golf and really focus on yourself and your own game. For my part, I can’t really go for par fives.” heets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software.

Scotland's Vikki Laing had been second overnight but carded a three-over 76 to finish joint fourth with Russian Maria Balikoeva, who had a 72. Czech teenager Klara Spilkova took a one-shot lead into the final round and was briefly four clear after birdies on the second and third, but a closing 78 left her in a tie for sixth with England’s Sophie Walker on two-under-par.

2008 - 2013
2008 saw another first at the National with Many of the worlds top Lady professional Golfers from 31 countries lined up to compete for the Garanti Amex Turkish Ladies Open played over 72 holes. Lotta Wahlin from Sweden laterally obliterated the field shooting a magnificent 7 under par 285 to win by a record margin of 12 shots leaving great players such as Paula Marti (Spaın) , Johanna Wesberg, (Sweden) Stacey Lee Bregman (South Africa) in her wake.

The Title sponsorship in the following years has been taken up by Turkish Airlines and the event has gone from strength to strength, attracting many of the greatest names in golf. To name only a few. Laura Davies CBE. MBE (England). Laura a legend in her own time winner of more than 80 International professional tournaments represent Europe in the Solhiem Cup on 12 occasions, now at the age of 50 Laura is still a fierce competitor at the top level. Sophie Gustafson the great Swedish star winner 28 times on tour 16 ın Europe and 12 on the LPGA Sophie represented Europe in the Solhiem Cup on 8 occasions So Many more great names have also graced the Nationals faırways: Trish Johnson (Eng), Lee Anne Pace (SA) Helen Alfredsson (Swe) Gwladys Nocera (Fra) and new emerging stars Charley Hull(Eng) Carlotta Ciganda (Spa) Holly Clyburn (Eng) Chistel Boeljon (Ned)