Ricoh British Open:Catriona Matthew has became the first Scot ever to win one of the four majors in women's golf - a mere 11 weeks after becoming a mother for the second time. Playing only her second tournament since returning to the game, Matthew took the Ricoh British Open at Royal Lytham by three strokes from Australian Karrie Webb.
"I had a tear in my eye coming up the last," said the 39-year-old, who has been a professional for 14 years. "I was overcome by it all."
Three clear with a round to go, things looked to be slipping away when she bogeyed the first, third and 10th and fell into a tie with Japan's Ai Miyazato, winner of last week's Evian Masters in France.
But then Matthew sank putts of 15 and 35 feet at the 13th and 14th and two-putted the long 15th for a third successive birdie to go clear.
Although she bogeyed the 17th, the big mistakes were being made elsewhere.
American star Paula Creamer - having climbed into second place - double-bogeyed the last, while Miyazato double-bogeyed the 17th.
Matthew, who with her husband Graeme had to escape from an apartment block fire in France last week, took the first prize of just over €230,000 with a closing 73 and three under aggregate of 285.
