Helen Briem fired a bogey-free final round of 66 (-6) to win the 2024 La Sella Open with a total of 18-under-par and clinch her first victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The German teenager began the day as the 54-hole leader and got off to a good start at La Sella Golf Resort making a birdie on her first hole.

Briem, who is a four-time winner on the LET Access Series (LETAS), continued to impress on a flawless final day with birdies on holes seven and nine, as well as 12 and 15.

With France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard only one shot behind the 19-year-old coming down the last, the German star rolled in her sixth birdie of the day on 18 to secure a two-shot victory.

“Currently, I have no words! It’s just incredible, it’s my first event on the LET as a professional and my third overall. I’m just really proud,” said Briem, who had already secured her LET card for 2025 through LETAS.

“Being in a battle like that is what the most fun is. It was a great battle, both on the fairways, on the tees and on the putting green. It was amazing. I’m pretty relaxed all the time, I just tried to maintain that and to have done it at the end, it’s great.

“I was surprised that I was down as the favourite going into this tournament, I was a little shocked when I found that out after round one but I’m happy to have done it and I’m looking forward to the future.”

It was also a flawless final day for Roussin-Bouchard who fired a round of 65 (-7) to finish in outright second place on 16-under-par.

The two-time LET winner also finished second two weeks ago at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open and is delighted to be in a rich vein of form.

“There is nothing I can really say! I was seven-under, no bogeys, 14-under for the weekend – it’s not every day that you do that and especially two rounds in a row without a bogey,” said the Frenchwoman.

“Honestly, solid from tee to green and just a perfect dance with my caddie. It’s two weeks in a row because we started working together in Ireland and finished second and then second this week. I’ve spent my days singing very badly and laughing and I had no clue about the scores and we kept it that way until the end.

“It was fun and it was nice to watch. Helen played amazing golf, she has a very complete game and it’s impressive to watch. I did my best while I was having fun – no regrets!”

In the LET Order of Merit, Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini continues to lead the way with 1,418.44 points followed by England’s Bronte Law and Belgium’s Manon De Roey.

France’s Roussin-Bouchard has moved up the rankings from 12th to sixth and now has 1,186.68 points to her name.

Next up for the LET is a trip to France for the 2024 edition of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France which will be held at Golf Barriere, Deauville from 26-28 September.

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