The Euro pro blew an eight-shot lead to lose in gut-wrenching fashion

Sunday’s final round of the DP World Tour’s Scandinavian Mixed, a tournament sanctioned in conjunction with the Ladies European Tour and featuring men’s and women’s pros playing together, looked to be an anointing of sorts for Sebastian Soderberg, who then. shot rounds of 63-66-66, holding an eight-shot lead going into the final round.

The first three rounds have been a continuation of the good form of the 33-year-old Swede, who has posted three top three scores in his last four matches.

But a disastrous last-minute final round at the host Vasatorps Golfklubb ended Soderberg’s chances of adding a second DP World Tour victory to his resume.

Soderberg posted an opening nine 37 on Sunday, then carded two bogeys and two bogeys on his back nine to post a final round of 5-over 77.

Despite his long slump, the championship title was within reach until the final hole, the par-4 18th. Soderberg’s 267-yard drive found the fairway, leaving him 162 yards to the pin. A par would seal his victory.

Soderbergh’s approach has found a place under the right greenside. He managed to get his ball out successfully, but left himself 25 feet for par – the putt he needed to make to claim the championship title. Soderberg missed, but had 1 foot, 3 inches left to force a playoff.

Then, Soderberg missed a spectacularly short putt, with the ball doing a nearly 360-degree lip-out. Soderberg chipped in with an impressive double-bogey, while fellow Swede Linn Grant received news of his clubhouse win as he prepared for a potential match at the course.

Grant was tied for 18th with a round of 65, which cut Soderberg’s lead to two shots at the time, although he finished well ahead of him. Soderberg played his last 11 holes in five over par. For Grant, the comeback was 11 shots – the most ever on the DP World Tour.

“Very mixed emotions,” Grant said after receiving the news of his win. “I honestly feel bad for Sebastian right now. I don’t even have the words for it. I can’t even imagine how she feels. At the same time, I am surprised, as I am surprised, standing here as a winner and in my city.”

With her first Scandinavian Mixed win in 2022, Linn Grant became the first woman to win on the DP World Tour. With Sunday’s victory, she is the first woman to win twice.

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