She is ahead of Gwladys Nocera and the French golfer is in California preparing for this week's LPGA pre-qualifying school.

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France's Gwladys Epangue, who defeated Tina Morgan of Australia, and Sandra Saric of Croatia, who outscored Puerto Rico's Asuncion Ocasio Rodriguez, both collected bronze medals.

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"I was very fortunate although I was a walking skeleton - I came home to a wonderful wife, Gwladys, and she nursed me back to health, " he said.

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The nine automatic qualifiers were Gwladys Nocera (France), Tania Elosegui (Spain), Diana Luna (Italy), Davies (England), Sophie Gustafson (Sweden), Suzann Pettersen (Norway), Helen Alfredsson (Sweden), Catriona Matthew (Scotland) and Maria Hjorth (Sweden).

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