Hakkarainen claims Tenerife Open

FINAL LEADERBOARD GB & Ire unless stated level R Hakkarainen (Fin) +2 Elosegui (Spa) +3 R Hudson, K Taylor, R Coakley, S Waugh (Aus), V Auffret (Fra)

Finland's Riikka Hakkarainen won her maiden Ladies European Tour title at the Tenerife Open at Abama Golf.

The 28-year old carded rounds of 73, 70, 74 and 71 for a level-par total of 288 and a two-shot winning margin.

Spain's Tania Elosegui Mayor finished second after a final-round 71 while English duo Rebecca Hudson and Kirsty Taylor were in a group at three over.

Hakkarainen has been on the Ladies European Tour for eight years and was second at the 1999 Italian Open.

"I've been close to winning a few times so to finally make it all the way is a fantastic feeling," said Hakkarainen, who joins Minea Blomqvist as the only Finnish players to have won a professional golf tournament.

"This win will be great for Finnish golf. My goal was to win two tournaments this year but I usually peak later in the season so I wasn't expecting this at all."