Top-10 finish for Lauren Walsh as Mimi Rhodes wins Dutch Open
Walsh finished on five-under par after a blemish-free round that included a pair of birdies to finish four shots adrift of the English winner.
It was a good tournament too for Anna Foster who produced her best round on Sunday. A bogey-free 69 saw her move to three-under and a share of 12th place.
After successive 71s, Canice Screene's 74 saw her slip to level-par while Annabel Wilson shot 73 to finish on one-over par.
Sara Byrne missed the cut on Saturday in the three-round event.
Victory went to Rhodes, her third Ladies European Tour (LET) title in the last four starts to cement her place at the top of the Order of Merit standings.
Rhodes entered the final round tied at the top of the leaderboard alongside Spain's Nuria Iturrioz and Italy's Alessia Nobilio.
"It's unbelievable", the 23-year-old said. "It's really hard to put into words how happy I am right now. It's very exciting for the future and for my career.
"On the 18th green I was actually thinking about what I was going have for dinner so I wasn't overly stressed about it. I knew I was two shots ahead, so just knew I needed to hold par. It's all a bit of a dream still," she said.
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