Jan's perfect putt at perfect time

JAN CHAMBERLAIN produced the perfect putt at the perfect time to regain the island crown in thrilling fashion at La Grande Mare.

Yet the new champion wasted no time in giving much of the credit for her 15ft successful birdie putt on the 37th hole, which overcame 14-year-old Aimee Ponte, to her caddy Mandy Hardman.

'I said to her, "this is the read of our lives",' said a chuckling Chamberlain.

'It is funny, because I have played a lot of golf with Mandy and I have been used to giving her reads on the green, but today she gave me so many good lines and it was brilliant.

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