Haverfordwest's Becky Harries captured the Welsh Ladies Close title at Nefyn on the Llyn Peninsula for the second time in three years last Tuesday.
The 2011 winner lost her title last May to Curtis Cup star Amy Boulden, but recaptured her crown with a tense 2&1 victory in the final over Wrexham’s rising star Chloe Williams.
An ecstatic Harries described herself as “on top of the world” after her win, saying: “I am really happy.
“I’ve got a couple of 36- hole tournaments and then it’s the British Amateur coming up in a few weeks. I am really confident going in to that after this week.”
Williams made the better start and won two of the first three holes but then the Haverfordwest star came roaring back taking five of the next six to turn for home three ahead.
Still three up with five to play, Harries looked on course for a comfortable win, but Williams collected back to back birdies to reduce the deficit to one.
After halves at the next Harries eagled the long 17th where she rattled in a 15- foot putt to lift the crown.
“I just kept going when Chloe was in front and believed my chance would come,” said the new champion.
Harries had opened her day with a potentially tough semi-final against Cottrell Park’s Gemma Bradbury, who sensationally knocked Curtis Cup winner Amy Boulden out in the quarters the day before. In the end only a hole separated them.
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