Annabel Dimmock. LET

Annabel Dimmock is hoping a return to Evian Resort Golf Club will kick-start her season as the 2019 champions is back at the site of her only Ladies European Tour title — the Jabra Ladies Open

Four years ago, the 26-year-old from England held off French amateur Pauline Roussin to triumph and ecure a spot in the qualify for the Amundi Evian Championship.

“It was unbelievable to win. I still can’t explain how it feels,” Dimmock said. “I had no expectations going in. I missed the cut the week before but for some reason there was a calmness over me which every now and again I get.

“I was obviously swinging well and it was just one of those weeks where it all clicked. I didn’t hit many bad shots. I putted decent which you have to do around Evian.”

On the final day, Dimmock overhauled Roussin’s one-shot lead with four birdies in her first seven holes and prevailed by one.

“Every time Pauline did something good it was loud, and every time I did something good you could hear a pin drop,” she added. “The whole thing was a blur, which is how I know I was in that calmness. I can’t really remember many shots I hit apart from that hybrid I hit on the last where I thought it went in the water until I got up there and realised it was in the bunker.”

Annabel Dimmock. LET

When she returned to defend her title in 2021 (the 2020 event was cancelled due to Covid), Dimmock had to settle for second spot behind Pia Babnik.

“Because I’ve won it before, I told myself I can win it again,” she says. “I know this course well. It has a lot of subtle slopes so you have to be very imaginative around it. It’s like my home course Wentworth where you can see a slope and use it to your advantage.”

Now back at Evian Resort Golf Club once again — she missed the cut last year — following a seven week break in the LET schedule, Dimmick is hoping her happy hunting ground can spur her into action.

“The start of my season hasn’t been as good as I hoped,” Dimmock says — whose best finish in 2023 is a T36 at the Lalla Meryem Cup. “I haven’t missed a cut, but it’s been average so far, so I’ve been working on a few things at home. There’s been some positives and it’s been good for me to see where I’m at.

“Me and swing coach have been trying to make my swing a lot more simple. In the past I’ve hit it hard and swung it hard, which has meant my hands have got too far forward which pushes my body back and I get stuck.

“We’ve been working on making it wider and working in circles, instead of me trying to kill the ball all the time. I’m long enough, so this week I just need to focus on keeping the ball in play. I’ve now had seven weeks to work on my game and I’m ready for take two of the season!”

Babnik is also back in the field alongside defending champion Tiia Koivisto.