VETERAN O'TOOLE EARNS WIN AT SCOTTISH OPEN


American Ryann O'Toole has won her first LPGA Tour event in 228 starts, closing with a bogey-free, eight-under par 64 at Dumbarnie Links for a three-shot victory in the Women's Scottish Open.
After tapping in for a closing par on Sunday, the 34-year-old O'Toole was showered with champagne and greeted with a kiss by her fiancee, Gina Marra.
"I still feel like I'm in shock and the tears are going to come later when things die down," O'Toole said.
"I'm excited and happy. The hours and grind and heartache this sport brings, the constant travel, for this moment, I hope it only happens again and again."
O'Toole finished on a 17-under par total of 271. New Zealander Lydia Ko also took advantage of the favourable sunny and largely wind-free conditions with a course-record 63 to post 14-under, tying for second with Atthaya Thitikul (66).
Australia's Whitney Hillier made up for a poor third round with a brilliant final round of 65 that shot her up to a top-15 finish but her compatriots didn't fare as well in preparation for this week's Women's British Open.
The top two, Hannah Green and Minjee Lee, didn't make the cut while Steph Kyriacou, who'll be in the field in Carnoustie, shot a calamitous 78, including a quadruple bogey seven at the short 6th hole, to end up 65th.
The ecstatic O'Toole revealed afterwards that she had been considering retirement.
"I'm getting married in December, and OK, my clock's ticking. I want to have kids. Like, how much longer am I going to be out here? I thought maybe this year would be my last year," O'Toole said.
"I've never wanted to be a mom on tour as far as having a kid and doing all that. It doesn't sound fun to me. But at the same time, I don't know if I could stop playing golf now."
She became emotional as she celebrated the victory with Marra.
"It's so nice to be able to share that, and to be myself out there and to have her greet me on the green and just live in a world today that I'm not scared to hide that," O'Toole said.

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