Riverway Golf Club pro Salimah Mussani scored her first provincial title at the Professional Golfers Association of B.C. women’s championships on Tuesday.
The former Canadian PGA titlist fired back-to-back birdies on the final two holes to defeat first-round leader Ashley Zibrik by a pair of strokes at the Hazelmere Golf and Tennis Club.
Mussani carded a 36-hole total of 150 following her second consecutive round of 75 on the par-72 South Surrey course.
Mussani began the final round two shots behind 2012 champion Zibrik from Shaugnessy Golf and Country Club, but took the lead after the front nine with a one-over 39.
However, the lead did not stand up and the former two-time junior national champion needed birdies on both the 17th and 18th holes to capture her first PGA of B.C. women’s championship.
“It’s been a while since I competed – I missed it,” said Mussani in a PGA of B.C. press release. “It felt good to get out there, and great to get the win.”
Another former champion Patty Jonas of host Hazelmere finished seven shots back at 157.
Mussani, a former Burlington, Ont. golfer, won a CPGA national title in 2007.
