Gustafson snatches victory in dramatic finish

SOPHIE GUSTAFSON produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the year to win the BT Ladies Open at the Warrenpoint club in Northern Ireland.

The Swede shot a level-par 72 which included only four pars to snatch victory from England’s Alison Nicholas, whose 73 seemed enough until Gustafson eagled the 17th and held her nerve to par the last.

The pair began the day tied at 13 under but Nicholas moved ahead with early birdies at the third, fifth and sixth.