Caudal led after all three rounds of the tournament. She set a course record nine-under-par 64 in the first round and added a four-under-par 69 on the second day. She began the final round with a one stroke lead over Sweden’s Louise Stahle but was delighted that her room-mate for the week, current European number one Gwladys Nocera, came second because it meant that the duo’s plan for the day came off perfectly.

Caudal said: “When we arrived at the golf course today, she said to me, ”Okay, one and two; first and second.“ I said, ”Okay, why not.“

“When I saw her on the leader board I thought ”Unbelievable“. She is unbelievable. She is a great player.”

Caudal was tied for the lead with Stahle after the Swede birdied the first hole in the final round. Caudal birdied the sixth hole but Stahle took a one-stroke advantage into the back nine after three more birdies at the second, third and sixth holes.

After Stahle bogeyed the 12th and 13th holes and Caudal birdied the 13th, the Frenchwoman took a two-stroke lead but then dropped a shot at the 14th hole. She then birdied the 15th but three-putted the par-three 17th for bogey. She shared the lead with Nocera and Simpson at 15-under standing on the 18th tee.

Stahle, on 14-under at this point, was still in the hunt and both players hit two superb shots to the green at the par five 18th.

Both players faced similar eagle putts of 20 feet each, with Stahle putting first, uphill. When she missed hers short, Caudal followed suit with her downhill putt.

However, she rolled in her second shot from three feet for birdie sealing the victory and a first prize of €30,000.