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LETAS: Spain's Latorre prevails in the playoff

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Spain's Amaia Latorre won the Ahlsell Trophy with a score of 208 (72, 70, 66, -8). On the course at Gränna Golfklubb (prior 72), in Västanå Castle, Sweden, she finished tied with Sweden's Isabell Ekstrom (71, 68, 69) and then won her first LET Access title, beating her in a play-off. Of the Italians in the field, Marta Spiazzi finished 30th with a score of 219 (79, 67, 73, +3), and Maria Vittoria Corbi was 50th with a score of 228 (76, 71, 81, +12).

Letas, results

Amaia Latorre, a 27-year-old from Vitoria-Gasteiz, had only achieved three top-ten finishes in her first 29 appearances on the tour. In the final round, she recovered from sixth place with a 66 (-6, one eagle, six birdies, two bogeys), the best score of the round, and caught Ekstrom, the leader after two rounds, to whom she was three strokes behind (69, -3, three birdies), making her sixth birdie on the 18th hole. For the 27-year-old Swede from Uppsala, a winless player on tour, this is her 12th top ten finish in 32 appearances. The Spaniard received a check for €7,200 out of a prize pool of €45,000.

Behind the two protagonists, and out of the playoff by one stroke, is Dutchwoman Lauren Holmey, third with a score of 209 (-7), followed by Czech Patricie Mackova and fellow Spaniard Maria Parra in fourth place with a score of 212 (-4), American Annika Borrelli and Englishwoman Ellen Hume in sixth with a score of 213 (-3), and Denmark's Cecilie Leth-Nissen in eighth with a score of 214 (-2), Mexican Fernanda Lira, who had won the previous two tournaments, and Swedish amateur Edit Hertzman, who had led in the first round.

After 36 holes, Emma Lundgren, 57th with a 150 (74 76, +6), amateur Matilde Modesti, 90th with a 156 (80 76, +12), and Caterina Tatti, 110th with a 166 (84 82, +22) were cut.

The first documents attesting to the existence of rules of golf date back to March 1744. The rules were produced for a competition to be held at a Scottish golf club, and contained 13 points in total.[3] Initially, writing the rules was the responsibility of each individual club and so they varied depending on where the game was played.

Webb Simpson backs Rory, says players shouldn’t be forced to play all tournaments

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Rory McIlroy's decision to miss the first part of the FedEx Cup playoffs at St. Jude Championship did not meet with positive reactions from the public, but also colleagues, as well as important figures of the golf scene. 

A Northern Irish golfer took advantage of a loophole in the law, deciding to take a rest. 

Although some reacted strongly, Rory hinted at such a decision last year, saying that he probably won't play the same number of tournaments this year. 

An experienced golfer is focused on the recovery process after difficult and demanding tournaments, and luckily missing this tournament will not bring him negative consequences. 

Among the important figures of the golf scene is Webb Simpson, who shared his view of the situation in an interview with Golf Week. 

Simpson is someone who emphasizes free will in the world of golf, aware that it is difficult to get someone to play tournaments regularly.

"I think it's too hard of a thing to make guys have to play," Webb Simpson said, as reported by GolfWeek. 

"We're still a sport where you can play when you want to play."

Rory's season

After winning the Masters this year, Rory's form was not particularly promising. However, not long after, Rory showed some of the brilliance that we expected, and it seems that he is well on his way to lifting the trophy again. 

Rory will not lose anything by missing this tournament, considering that he has a huge advantage over others. 

Simpson recalled one part of his career, stressing that he made the same decision, wanting to rest.

"I knew I couldn't fall more than one spot and I thought losing one stroke at East Lake was worth a week of rest because I was toast," Simpson said. "I don't know Rory's reason but I totally get it. It's a hard to thing to fix."- he said.

The 35-year-old showed that the reactions of the public are not particularly important to him, probably knowing that the public will react in this way.

Golf veteran Bubba Watson finally seeing results after career-long adjustments

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Bubba Watson is doing great things this season and is catching the attention of golf fans. 

Watson currently performs at LIV Golf UK. 

The famous golfer currently holds second place, six strokes behind the leader, Joaquin Niemann, and it is quite clear that he has a difficult task ahead of him. 

There are many who wonder what the recipe for his great form is, and the famous golfer revealed interesting details on the press. 

Watson found Peter Uihlein to be the key to his revival, seeking his putting tips. 

During his career, Bubba had a specific approach, which he decided to change, and it is obvious that he is now reaping the fruits of his labor.

"In my career I usually leave them a little short so they're usually just missing because I like to die the putts, and now it's getting a little bit harder.

Without changing my stroke, it's getting a little bit harder, so more are going in. It's exciting, and I've been calm, working on the mental side of it, and I've been calm out there on the golf course, and it's paying off…"- he said, as quoted by Golf Monthly.

Ted Scott and Bubba Watson

Watson recalled some stages of his career, when together with Ted Scott he had interesting analyses, and the popular caddy had interesting comments when it comes to Bubba's game. 

The seasoned golfer experienced a real revival by changing his approach, and it seems that he is well on his way to dominating the golf scene again.

"We've always joked, Ted Scott (former caddie), when he was with me for 15 years, we always joked if I could hit it about six inches further I'd win more tournaments.

That's what we tried to do. We tried to get a heavier hammer as we call it so the ball rolls a little bit further. It's easier to get the distance. It's been working so far."