LOUISE BLAHUTA would like the world to know that she did win the Lancashire Ladies Derby Challenge - despite what the Daily Telegraph said!

Rising star Blahuta, a late starter in golf at the age of 36, beat former Lancashire player Ann Baines in the final of the handicap competition at Leyland.

It was the biggest competition Blahuta had ever won, but she was more than a little annoyed to see the result in the Telegraph - which said Ann had won.

"It said she beat me in the final and I have been trying to ring them to get it changed but I haven't had much luck," she said.

"It's not often you get your name in a national newspaper for winning a golf competition and the least they could do was get it right!

"I was a bit annoyed but obviously I was delighted to win it."

Blahuta came through a marathon two days, four rounds and almost 72 holes of matchplay to take the title.

She got through to the matchplay stage by finishing in the top eight of the East Lancashire qualifier at her home course, Blackburn.

A score of 88, less her handicap of 16, was enough to make it through to the final and by the time she got there her handicap had been reduced further, to 13.

In the last 16, she played Di Norris of Hindley Hall, winning by two holes with one to play.

Lancashire B player Sue Warrington of Bury was up next, Blahuta winning by just one hole.

In the semis she beat Lancashire Girls player Katherine Baines two and one, to book her place in the final against Katherine's mum, Ann!

She was three up going to the 16th, needing to halve the hole to win the game. She did more than that, winning the hole to finish four up with two to play.

"It was the biggest thing I have ever won," she said.

"I have won quite a few club competitions but nothing like this. I still can't believe it, I can't stop thinking about it. It was amazing.

"Before the competition, I had only played 18 holes at one time before."

At the beginning of this season, Blahuta's handicap was 22.

"I only started playing seriously two years ago," she said.

"We used to live in Saudi Arabia and I played a bit when we were there so when we came back two years ago I started playing more seriously.

"I want to get my handicap down even further and I would love to play for Lancashire."