Manon De Roey wins SA Women's Open, Olivia Mehaffey tied 44th

Manon De Roey can now call herself a two-time Ladies European Tour (LET) champion after the Belgian cruised to a four-shot victory at the Investec SA Women's Open.

Leading by three shots on 14-under-par before the start of play, the 32-year-old held her nerve in windy conditions at Erinvale carding an even-par round of 70 to claim title number two.

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Northern Ireland's Olivia Mehaffey finished with a one-under 71 that left her four-over for the tournament in a tie for 44th.

Reflecting on her triumph, De Roey said: "I’m super happy with my performance this week.

"I had a couple of goals at the beginning of this year and one of them was to win again. I like playing in windy conditions because I feel like I can shape the ball well. I can just let the wind do the work and I feel a bit more relaxed."

Playing alongside Morocco’s Ines Laklalech and Sweden’s Lisa Pettersson, De Roey got off to a steady start as her playing partners dropped shots early on carding six pars in a row.

As New Zealand’s Momoka Kobori made a move elsewhere, De Roey carded her first birdie of the day on the par-five seventh before dropping a shot after missing the green on the par-three eighth.

The one-time Olympian bounced back immediately thanks to a clutch birdie in front of the clubhouse on the ninth - one which took her lead to five as Pettersson and Laklalech found trouble on the same hole.

As victory loomed, De Roey would make eight straight pars in a row before dropping a shot on the 18th after three-putting the par-four.

Tapping in the bogey for a four-shot victory, De Roey was showered in champagne by Austria’s Christine Wolf and English trio Ellie Givens, Liz Young and Hannah Burke.

It's De Roey's second LET title following her