Justin Rose Ladies' Series, The Royal St George's Golf Club
-1 G Dryburgh (Sco), C Hull (Eng), G Hall (Eng);
+2 A Dimmock (Eng), E Toy (AM) (Eng)
Gemma Dryburgh shot a one-under-par 69, which included three birdies and two bogeys, to beat her two playing partners, Solheim Cup duo Georgia Hall and Charley Hull, by a single shot.
It was a fantastic battle between the three, who were all one-under-par on the 16th tee after Gemma Dryburgh bogeyed the 15th. Georgia Hall then dropped a shot at the par-three 16th whilst Dryburgh holed an 18ft putt to save par and Charley Hull made birdie to pull one clear with two holes to play. However, Hull finished bogey-bogey to post a level-par score of 70 after missing a four footer on the 18th green that would have taken her into a playoff with Dryburgh. Hall finished par-par to post a level-par score of 70 and finish tied for second with Hull, whilst Dryburgh parred her way in to post a one-under-par score of 69 for the victory.
It was a special victory for Dryburgh. Not only did she make it two wins in a row in the Justin Rose Ladies' Series, but she also made history by winning the first ever woman's professional tournament to be hosted at the historic Kent links.
Emily Toy, the current Women’s British Amateur champion, finished tied for fourth with Annabel Dimmock, the 2019 Ladies Jabra Open winner, after they both shot a two-over-par score of 72.
After her win Gemma Dryburgh said:
“I’m delighted to be the first-ever female professional to win a tournament at Royal St. George’s in their first ever ladies’ professional event.”
“It’s just so special to be the winner at a great and prestigious course, which was in immaculate condition."
“It was great playing with Georgia and Charley, too, and we were neck and neck all day and feeding off each other, so it certainly felt like a big event and it was very special.”
Paying tribute to her dad, John, who was back on the bag for the second week running, Dryburgh joked:
"After back-to-back wins, we might need to re-negotiate his terms."
Dryburgh has moved above Hull in the Rose Ladies' Series Order of Merit. However, the Scot is unable to play in rest of the series as she confirmed:
"I'm flying out to the US on Monday as I need to quarantine for two weeks before playing in the first two LPGA events."
"I'm definitely feeling confident on the back of these two wins and there's no reason why I shouldn't be going into these LPGA events feeling I can win one of them."
The next event in the Justin Rose Ladies' Series is at JCB Golf & Country Club on Thursday 16 June.
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