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Coakley sixth as Davies wins for 75th time

Rebecca Coakley was sixth in Austria
Rebecca Coakley was sixth in Austria

Ireland's Rebbeca Coakley finished in tied-sixth behind winner Laura Davies, securing her 75th career win, in the UNIQUA Ladies Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria.

Coakley had two two birdies and two bogeys in her final round to remain on seven under – four shots behind England's Davies.

Davies fired a closing 70 to win for the third time at the same event at Golf Club Foehrenwald in Wiener Neustadt after wins in 2007 and 2008. She was also second in 2009.

Despite her impressive record, Davies revealed that she was nervous coming down the stretch.

She said: 'I was shaking. It’s your legs; your legs go. If your hands and your arms go then you’re in trouble but you feel your legs getting a bit shaky.

'Over that bunker shot, with all the water behind, my legs were a bit shaky on that and over the putt but I guess that’s just the adrenaline and you’re just excited about trying to win a golf tournament. If you didn’t have that then you wouldn’t win.'

Davies entered the final round a stroke behind compatriot Melissa Reid, who closed with a 73 to share third with Alison Walshe of the United States, shot 67.

Reid was tied with Davies with a hole to play and in an almost identical spot in the bunker but three-putted for a bogey to slip behind Lagoutte-Clement.

Davies becomes the Ladies European Tour’s oldest winner aged exactly 46 years and 11 months and she hopes to top the Henderson Money List for the eighth time in her career by the end of the year.

Martina Gillen, Hazel Kavanagh and Tara Delaney were the other Irish players in the field.

Gillen started the day on level par and carded a one-under final round of 71 to finish in a share of 28th place.

Delaney signed for a round 76 to finish on four-over along with Hazel Kavanagh, who had a 79.

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