It was a career-best finish for Métraux in South Africa, with the Swiss star maintaining her good form from Friday into the weekend, as she rolled in four birdies on her way to a final day score of 71 (-2) and a second place finish.

The par-fives were proving fruitful for the left-hander, as she capitalised on the first, eighth and tenth holes to pick up shots, while dropping one on the eighth.

And the 26-year-old was delighted with her performance throughout the week, as she claimed a first top ten finish since the 2021 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open last September with a birdie on the last, having bogeyed 17.

“It was quite good, I made a few mistakes today here and there, I had a couple of lip-outs but I was pleased with how I played again,” she said.

“I’m really pleased and happy to have come here to play that way and I’m proud of myself. I felt comfortable playing here and I really enjoyed the course. It was a bit more calm playing in the second to last group and I took some experience from Switzerland so I focused on my game and not anything else so I was happy with that.”

“I was annoyed with my mistake on 17 to make bogey, so I had to let it go and hit a good shot into the green on 18 so I was happy to make the putt and get a shot back.”

Kim Métraux finds herself rocketing up the rankings after her solid showing in South Africa, with the Swiss slotting in behind Johanna Gustavsson and Napoleaova in sixth position on 324.10 points.

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Photo: Ladies European Tour, Joburg Ladies Open 2022