An unbelievable year for Helen Briem as she wins her fourth LETAS event this season but her first as a professional at the Rose Ladies Open
Germany’s Helen Briem clinched her first win as a professional after a play-off at the Rose Ladies Open.
The four-time LETAS champion was two shots back at the 36-hole mark at Brocket Hall and produced a round of 66 (-6) with a stunning eagle on the 18th to be in the play-off alongside 2023 graduate England’s Hannah Screen.
The duo headed back up to 18 for the play-off and both made birdies on the first and pars on the second. On the third hole, Briem made her par putt to clinch victory.
Briem said: “It feels fantastic to get my first win as a professional, especially here at the Rose Ladies Open.
“Every tournament has its own story and this one is mine. I’m so happy to have another win.
“In regulation play, I considered hitting a three-wood after the tee. But I drove it and had a distance I didn’t like at all. But I still finished with an eagle, and it was incredible.
Briem, who had three consecutive wins on LETAS back in June, has now confirmed her LET card for the 2025 season.
“In a play-off, you have to give it everything and, in the end, it went my way and I’m so happy.
“I couldn’t read my last putt, so I had to improvise and do aim point but it all worked out well.
“It’s been an amazing season so far and it’s so incredible that I’ve achieved my aim of getting my LET card.”
Sweden’s Isabell Ekstrom finished third on 12-under-par whilst fellow Swede Kajsa Arwefjall finished fourth on eleven-under-par.
In her professional debut, England’s Mimi Rhodes finished tied fifth alongside Gabriella Cowley.
LETAS now travels across the English Channel to France for the Hauts de France Pas de Calais, a co-sanctioned event with the Alps Tour.
