England's Reid wins Vic Open, LET's season-opening event
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Melissa Reid of England made a three-foot par putt on the third playoff hole Sunday to beat Germany's Sandra Gal and win the Vic Open, the season-opening event on the Ladies European Tour.
Gal, who closed with a 69 in cool and blustery conditions, and third-round leader Reid, who shot 72 Sunday, finished with 16-under totals of 276 on the Thirteenth Beach golf links.
American Angel Yin (68) and Australian Su Oh (72) were two strokes behind and tied for third.
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Reid said she took inspiration from the memory of her late mother. Reid was 23 when her mother Joy was killed in a head-on car crash in Germany in 2012 while travelling to see her daughter play in a tournament.
"I had a good feeling — there have just been a few things," Reid said. "I didn't want to mention it to anyone, but it was my mom's birthday this week on the Tuesday. So I just thought that something good had to happen."
The women's event was held in conjunction with the Australian PGA tour's men's Vic Open, teeing off in alternate groups.
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In the men's tournament, Dimitrios Papadatos shot a closing 71 for a two-stroke victory over fellow Australians Adam Bland (70) and Jake McLeod (75). Papadatos had a 16-under total of 272 — the men played off a par-72 course, the women off 73.
"I stayed patient all day and it turned out pretty good," said Papadatos. ""It was a massive grind."