Wessberg edges Johnson in France
Wessberg had eight birdies and one bogey in her final round
L Wessberg (Swe)
T Johnson (GB)
G Nocera (Sp), S Croce (It)
L Wahlin (Swe)
R Hudson (GB)Britain’s Trish Johnson shot a 68 to finish a stroke back in second place, one ahead of France’s Gwladys Nocera and Stefania Croce of Italy.Wessberg, 27, from Gothenburg, began the day four shots behind the overnight leader Rebecca Hudson.But Hudson struggled to a 73 in the final round to fall out of contention.Wessberg,
the winner of the 2006 Wales Ladies Open, made a superb start with three birdies in her first four holes.She then managed three more in a row from the sixth to reach the turn in six under to hold a one-stroke lead on 10 under. She dropped a shot at the 11th to move into a three-way tie for the lead with Hudson and Johnson before two further birdies at the 13th and the 18th took her to 11 under. “I was hitting the ball really good. I got off to a good start and then all of a sudden I was six under after nine holes,” said Wessberg. “I made a stupid mistake on 11 because left of the pin is not where you want to be. I came back pretty well though. It’s nice to be able to show that winning last year wasn’t a one-off.”