It took five extra holes to separate Agathe Laisne and Kirsten Rudgeley at the Joburg Ladies Open as the Frenchwoman won a marathon play-off to claim her second Ladies European Tour (LET) victory of the season.
After the duo were locked on 19-under par with South Africa's Casandra Alexander following 72 holes, it was back to the 18th hole for sudden death action at Randpark Golf Club.
On the first playoff hole, Alexander – the home favourite who bogeyed the final hole in regulation for a 66 (-7) – was unable to match Laisne and Rudgeley's birdies at the par-5 18th.
The pair returned to the tee on three more occasions matching one another’s scores as darkness set in. On the third playoff hole, Rudgeley, still chasing a maiden LET win, missed a seven-foot birdie for the victory.
With one more hole of light remaining, the 18th was shortened to a 78-yard pitch as the playoff intensified once more. Laisne dialled one in to 10-feet, rolling in the birdie to pile the pressure on the Australian once more. Rudgeley’s eight-foot effort would shave the hole giving Laisne a second victory in two months after she won the Ford Women’s NSW Open in Australia.
Ireland's Anna Foster finished on five under for a share of joint-38th spot after a round of 73.
