(4 December 2009 – St Georges Basin, NSW)
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Victoria&aposs Kate Combes held on to her 1-shot overnight lead to post her second victory on the ALPG Tour at the St Georges Basin Country Club Pro-Am today. Combes added to her opening round 70 with an Even par 72 to topple last year&aposs champion Rachel Bailey and Queensland&aposs Tamara Beckett.
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After a relatively disappointing opening nine of 2-over par, Combes knew she needed a good back nine and posted 2 birdies and 7 pars to edge ahead of her counterparts. A nervous start with two bogeys in the opening three holes left Combes with a feeling "that their was a lot of work to do to win the tournament." After turning at 2-over par for the day and hearing from officials that Beckett and Bailey had performed well on the front nine, she was determined to put herself "back into the mix" with a good back nine. After opening with three pars around the back she posted birdies on the 4th and 6th holes to get back into the tournament. She thought she would be safe when she knocked her second shot on the 7th hole to 3 feet only to miss the putt. However, 2-under around her back nine was good enough to secure victory, matching her win in the opening event of last season at Mollymook.
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Nicole Montgomery completed her best ALPG tournament in outright 4th place after adding a 3-over par 75 to an opening 71. In a closely fought tournament, she was followed by Bing Lim and Vikki Tutt who tied for 5th at 2-over par 148. Click here for final scores.
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Photo Paul Melville – Kate Combes celebrates victory.
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