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Olivia Mehaffey comes home in season's best third in Finland

Olivia Mehaffey shot 68 on Saturday
Olivia Mehaffey shot 68 on Saturday

Olivia Mehaffey fired a closing round 68 to claim her highest finish of the season - a tie for third place - at the Ladies Open by Pickala Rock Resort in Finland.

Mehaffey got to the turn on three under for her round after picking up birdies on the third, fifth and eighth holes, while she also dropped a shot on the fourth.

Three more birdies on the spin had moved her to 10 under par by the 14th, but she would drop back to nine under - her finishing score - after losing one on the 15th.

It's a third top-50 finish in the last month for the Belfast woman, following on from similar results at the Amundi German Masters and the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open.

Carmen Alonso, who came into the final day a shot off the lead after being clear of the pack after the first round, won the tournament, finishing on 15 under par, one clear of Johanna Gustavsson.

It was a maiden victory for the Spaniard, who was playing her 251st tournament, in her 19th season, on the Ladies European Tour.

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