Team Gustavsson crowned champions at Aramco team Series New York

Team Gustavsson celebrate their win in New York. (LET)
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  • Lexi Thompson and Nelly Korda set for head-to-head in individual competition on final day

NEW YORK: Team Gustavsson have swept to an impressive victory in the team competition at the Aramco Team Series 鈥� New York on the Ladies European Tour.

Swedish skipper Johanna Gustavsson led a quartet at Trump Golf Links that included Jessica Karlsson, Karolin Lampert and New York college star Jennifer Rosenberg, who took advantage of perfect conditions to finish on 23-under-par.

The winners held off late challenges in the $500,000 team event from a host of international talent to mark first LET victories for Gustavsson and Karlsson.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a win and it鈥檚 a team win and it鈥檚 just great to celebrate with the others and have this kind of experience,鈥� said Gustavsson. 鈥淭he joy of winning is so much better when you share it as well. It鈥檚 just been great, and having Jennifer with us, she鈥檚 got a bright future, turning pro soon, and I think we鈥檒l see her again.鈥�

It was back-to-back wins for Lampert, who also was part the winning team at last year鈥檚 Aramco Team Series 鈥� New York at Glen Oaks Golf & Country Club. 

Runners-up in the team competition was Team Hewson (-21) with Team Maguire (-19) and Team Babnik (-19) in third respectively.

In the second round of the individual competition, World No. 8, Lexi Thompson made the most decisive move, showing her class on Friday with a round of 65 to finish on eight-under-par 鈥� a slim one-shot lead heading into the final day on Saturday. Thompson鈥檚 round included five birdies and an eagle, with the American star鈥檚 putter red-hot in the New York sunshine.

Thompson said: 鈥淚t was a great day out there. We couldn鈥檛 have asked for better weather compared to yesterday and it was obviously a little softer due to the rain. It鈥檚 a tough track and it can get windy 鈥� so you just have to take advantage of the easier holes.鈥�

A victory would mark the 27-year American鈥檚 first professional win since the Shoprite LPGA Classic in 2019.

鈥淎ll I can focus on is my game and my emotions, so I鈥檒l just try and take that into tomorrow,鈥� Thompson said. 鈥淚鈥檓 sure I have to come out and play my A-game. But all I can focus on is my game and my emotions.鈥�

Just one behind is tournament headliner and World Number 4, Nelly Korda, who was another to stamp her authority on the Ferry Point Links. A round of 67 included four birdies and an eagle to finish on seven-under-par. Korda is aiming for back-to-back wins on the Aramco Team Series 鈥� a format she is becoming increasingly dominant at.

Chasing Thompson and Korda is Madelene Sagstrom (-5) and World No. 6, Brooke Henderson (-4.)

鈥淚鈥檓 just going to try to stay aggressive and I need to get the putter a little bit hotter, so hopefully that will help me tomorrow,鈥� said Sweden鈥檚 Sagstrom.

鈥淎 win would mean the world to me, and I鈥檓 going to go out there and give myself a good chance.鈥�

Saturday鈥檚 final day of play will see only the lowest-scoring 60 players and ties from the opening two days return to the course to battle it out for a share of another $500,000, this time in individual earnings.