Golf: An hangs tough for Danny Lee win

Women's winner at the Danny Lee Springfield Open, Brittney Dryland.

Auckland's Sam An and Brittney Dryland have won titles at the 2015 Danny Lee Springfield Open, but not without some late drama.

Defending champion Landyn Edwards, from Rotorua, had a chance to send the tournament to a play-off hole during the final round yesterday but duffed his shot on the edge of the 18th green.

That shot proved costly as Edwards went on to bogey the last hole and finish one shot behind champion An.

An - who also bogeyed the last hole, after his drive went into the trees - finished the tournament at two-under par (72, 63, 73) while Edwards finished runner-up at one-under (67, 71, 71).

In the women's field, a bogey-free second round helped Dryland secure a relatively comfortable victory. It was her second title at the Danny Lee Springfield Open after she won there in 2013.

An, 20, said he was stoked to win the men's title at the 56-hole tournament, and was looking forward to collecting a prize from the generous $10,000 prize table.

His victory at the weekend was built around a brilliant 63 (seven-under par) on Saturday, the lowest round shot during the tournament.

"That is the second time I have shot seven-under at a tournament, and the back nine was one of my best nines I have had. I actually bogeyed one of the easiest holes to start the round then I played pretty solid after that and the putter was really hot."

Leading by a single shot going into the 18th hole, during the final round, An admitted he put himself in a tough spot after driving into the trees.

"I had two options [on my second shot], I could try and go for the right side of the green or chip out of the trees. I chipped out and backed myself to get an up and down for par. I ended up bogeying the hole but obviously Landyn did the same."

An is a former New Zealand representative and also won the Rotorua Open five years ago as a 15-year-old.

Dryland said winning the tournament felt great, but it was hard to rate the victory against her first win back in 2013.

"This one I played way better, but last time it was a bit closer because we had a play-off, but this feels pretty good."

The 20-year-old said she shot her first ever bogey-free round during the tournament at the weekend. "That was my first time ... and I have been playing for 10 years."

She said it was one of her highlights each year coming and staying in Rotorua to play the Danny Lee Springfield Open.

The two Aucklanders are both members of the Titirangi Golf Club in Auckland.