Australian Golfer's Winning Drive.

MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA – June 9, 2011: Australian Frances Bondad has won a BMW 640i Convertible worth AU$194,300 by hitting a hole in one in the final round of the Deloitte Ladies Open in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The 23-year-old from Greystanes in New South Wales registered her first hole in one at a professional tournament when she struck a gripped down 4-iron on the146-metre 16th hole.

Her prize was more valuable than the winner’s cheque at the tournament.

The golfer described the moment saying: “I’m kind of speechless at the moment. As soon as I teed the ball up, I looked at the car and I’m like, ‘This is mine,’ and I did my practise swings. I made sure I lined myself up properly and then as soon as I hit it I said, ‘Get in the hole,’ because it looked good. Then I saw it get close and everyone was like, ‘Ooooh.’

“Then I see my caddie, Marc, running over to me, giving me a hug and lifting me up in the air. I was like, ‘What are you doing? It’s just close!’ He said, ‘No, it went in the hole.’ The funny thing was, yesterday, on that same hole I hit my shot and it landed on the green and just for a laugh I’m like, ‘Oh it’s mine!’ to the car. That was yesterday, and he (Marc) actually said a little prayer before I teed it up today. It’s kind of a co-incidence I think.”

It was her third hole in one as she had previously scored two in practise rounds. Last year, Bondad finished 27th on the Henderson Money List with season’s earnings of 80,370.51 Euros.

She tied for 36th in the tournament overall on a total of six over par, with rounds of 72, 75 and 75.

The six-cylinder in-line TwinPower Turbo petrol engine BMW 640i convertible will be launched in Australia in August, at a MRLP of $194,300.