Sunday June 23, 2013: Brezno, Slovakia: Former European No.1 Gwladys Nocera gave herself a confidence lift when she won her first Ladies European Tour title for five years on Sunday. The 38-year-old Frenchwoman, whose last tournament victory was at the 2008 Madrid Ladies Masters, took the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open presented by Respect with a four stroke margin of victory over South African Lee-Anne Pace. “I’m very, very happy and pretty emotional,” said a tearful Nocera after claiming ...

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    Paula Grant (Lisburn) beat Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) on the 19th in a dramatic finish at Ballybunion. In gale force winds the pair battled for the crown. The 19th Par 4 – Lisa’s drive found the fairway and Paula in the rough on the right.  Paula punched her second with a wood 50 yards short of the green.  Lisa’s second in greenside trap. Both end up on green about 20 ft from the hole.  Paula holed her putt for ...

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