Ana Peláez Treviño ended a four-and-a-half-year title drought with a spectacular final-round 64, featuring a hole-in-one, to win the Aramco China Championship by three strokes at Mission Hills China.
The Spaniard began Sunday tied for 10th but surged through the field with a flawless nine-under round on the par-73 World Cup Course. She finished at 20-under to secure her second Ladies European Tour title, adding to her breakthrough victory at the 2022 Comunidad de Madrid Ladies Open.
Peláez Treviño began her charge with birdies at the second, fourth and sixth holes before adding another at the 11th. The defining moment arrived at the par-three 13th, where she made a hole-in-one to take control of the tournament.
The 28-year-old refused to protect her advantage, closing with three consecutive birdies to complete the lowest round of the day and seal a convincing victory.
The result marked an important personal comeback after a difficult period in which Peláez Treviño had struggled for form and confidence. Her victory lifted her from 51st to 16th in the LET Order of Merit.
England’s Mimi Rhodes returned a two-under 71 to finish second at 17-under. Her runner-up result moved her from 67th to 36th in the season standings.
Charlotte Heath and Luna Sobron Galmes shared third place with Chinese trio Liqi Zeng, Shiyuan Zhou and defending champion Ruixin Liu. Liu closed with a four-under 69 containing seven birdies.
China’s Yujie Liu finished eighth at 15-under to secure the leading amateur honours. Lee-Anne Pace, Patricia Isabel Schmidt, Annabell Fuller and Sara Kouskova shared ninth, one shot further back.
India’s Pranavi Urs signed off with a one-over 74 to finish the championship at level par. The Asian Games gold medallist, who was the only Indian in the field, posted rounds of 73, 72, 73 and 74.
Pranavi opened and closed her final round with birdies but dropped shots at the fourth, 12th and 16th. The result represented a quieter week after her fourth-place finish at the Hero Women’s Indian Open.
Casandra Alexander retained the lead in the LET Order of Merit ahead of Anna Huang and Kelsey Bennett.
The LET now takes a two-week break before the season-ending Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, scheduled for November 26–29 at La Cala Resort.
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