Lee-Anne Pace won the Finnair Masters by three strokes on Sunday to claim her third title for the season on the Ladies European Tour.
The 29-year-old South African took a three-stroke lead into the last day and finished with a 14-under 199.
Pace had rounds of 66-64-69 and extended her lead on the money list.
Pace led Vikki Laing of Scotland by five shots going out on the last hole, where Laing had an eagle from 153 meters (yards) with a five-iron uphill shot. Laing finished second at 202.
Denmark's Lisa Holm Sorensen and Carin Koch of Sweden shared third place with Mollie Fankhauser of the United States and Christel Boeljon of France at seven under.
''I was keeping an eye on the others as they were making their moves. I had a bogey on the 13th, but after that it was smooth sailing'', Pace said.
She did not mind that Laing eagled the last hole.
''We have known each other two years, and I consider she is my best friend on the tour. I was quite happy for her, but also glad that I was five strokes ahead on the hole,'' Pace said.
The South African has two victories and one runner up-finish in her three last European Tour starts, her only events together with new caddie, Englishman Craig Barber-Ball.
''I did not find him, he found me. It all was a stroke of luck,'' Pace said.
She now tops the European Tour Money list with ?248,529 ($317,242) ahead of England's Melissa Reid, on ?204,869, In Kyung Kim of Korea and Laura Davies of England, both have ?176,000.
''My feeling now is that I am reching for the stars,'' Pace said.
