Leonie Harm Wins Maiden Ladies European Tour Title at German Masters in Hamburg

Leonie Harm won her maiden Ladies European Tour title at the German Masters at Green Eagle Golf Courses, just south of Hamburg, after securing a one-shot victory with a birdie on the last to beat South Africa's Casandra Alexander.

“- Published Leonie Harm was given less than a 1% chance of survival when she was hit by a car in 2013”

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Harm, who was given less than a 1% chance of survival when she was hit by a car in 2013, returned to the golf course just seven weeks later after being put in a coma with severe brain injuries and multiple bone fractures.

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The BBC said Harm shot a course record eight-under-par 65 in the first round and finished on 10-under-par, improving on her second place finish at the tournament in 2022.

Harm’s win came after she had considered quitting in 2024, and the BBC noted she had previously moved to the US to study biochemical and biophysical Sciences at the University of Houston.

At the same tournament, bunkered.co.uk said Harm secured the title on home soil by birdieing her final two holes at Green Eagle in Hamburg to win the Amundi German Masters by a single shot.

After breaking her professional title drought at her home tournament, Harm told the BBC, "I'm really happy I got it over the line this time after coming close in 2022 and just out here with all the German fans," as she described the support she received.

In the same BBC interview, Harm said, "Resilience is a good thing, and I have shown this at times, but I believe right now I'm in a good spot mentally," linking her mindset to the success that followed.

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Bunkered.co.uk also framed the win as a return from near-fatal injury, saying Harm was put into a coma after being hit by a drunk driver as a teenager and that "Nobody knew what the extent of my brain damage would be, or if I'd be able to walk again."

The BBC added that paramedics at the scene gave Harm a very slim chance of surviving, and it said she returned to the golf course just seven weeks later.

Bunkered.co.uk reported that after her accident, Harm asked the first question about whether she could play in the German Girls’ Championship, which was a few weeks away.

Elsewhere on the European golf calendar, Golf Magazine reported that Ugo Coussaud led the French contingent at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship after an opening round of 67 (-5), placing him in 8th position.

“Italian triumph in the Netherlands”

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Golf Magazine said Coussaud was two strokes behind the leaders, Spaniard Alejandro Del Rey and German Freddy Schott, who both posted 65 (-7), while the defending champion Englishman Laurie Canter sat in 3rd after a 66 (-6).

In the Netherlands, Federgolf said Filippo Celli claimed his first title on the HotelPlanner Tour by winning The Dutch Futures with a total of 269 (-15) strokes, with Renato Paratore finishing eighth with 276 (-8) and Stefano Mazzoli ninth with 277 (-7).

Federgolf reported that Celli’s victory on the Dutch Golf Club course in Spijk, Netherlands, included a 62 (-9) in the third round that moved him from 44th to first, followed by a decisive surge with three birdies in the last four holes.

Golf.ch reported that Mauro Gilardi won the Cuber Open in Germany on the Pro Golf Tour, using an exceptional 63 in the last round to finish with a total score of -23 and climb to 8e position of the Order of Merit.